The position of Social Worker (Clinical Paediatric) will provide competent clinical Social Work services within a multidisciplinary team across all areas of the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Job details

About the Role

 Your contribution will include:

Clinical Practice

• Deliver quality paediatric Social Work services across the continuum of care to patients and families of the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service as part of a team of social workers or within an inter-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary team, to provide tertiary level health services to children, adolescents, and families.
• To provide direct clinical social work services, that include routine psychosocial assessment and intervention for the emotional, behavioural, and psychosocial aspects of clinical care for children, young-people, and families.
• To keep accurate and confidential records of client assessment, therapy/interventions, and reports in keeping with the medico-legal requirements. The service also requires staff to maintain statistical data.
• To demonstrate sound knowledge and integration of social work theory and practice, and the ability to acquire knowledge for social work services in a paediatric hospital.

Communication/Team Participation

• To provide a competent Social Work service, expertise, and knowledge for relevant professionals within a multidisciplinary team.
• To maintain a current knowledge of community resources and legislative requirements appropriate to the allocated areas of responsibility.
• To provide ethical decision making in the achievement of organisational goals.
• Be responsible for the communication of psychosocial issues for children within the multidisciplinary environment.

Leadership

• To contribute to evidence based clinical protocols and guidelines in paediatric illness and the psychosocial impact upon the child and family.
• Identify, promote, and advocate for the needs of patient groups within the hospital system and wider community.
• Participate in quality and service improvement activities to improve patient care.
• Participate in supervision programs for junior staff, undergraduate students, Welfare and Health Liaison Officers.
• Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resources management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health and safety, and ethical behaviour.
• Develop a positive culture within Clinical Support Services which encourages and recognises high performance, builds leadership capabilities, and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)
  
  HP3 Social Worker - RD (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)