Role details
The Bowen Hospial is seeking applications for a Social Worker (Frail Aged Service) to join their team on a permanent basis.
How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
To deliver high level comprehensive Social Worker clinical skills and leadership to provide holistic, coordinated care to patients and their families engaged with the Connected Community Pathways Service (CCP) multi-disciplinary team.This position reports operationally to the Director of Nursing Facility Manager (Bowen) and professionally to the Director of Social Work (MHHS).About the Team
Bowen is situated at the top of the Whitsundays about 2 hrs drive from two larger towns, Mackay to the south, and Townsville to the north. Bowen Hospital is a 27 bed Hospital, comprising sub-acute inpatient beds, emergency department, and oncology and renal day patient services. The Bowen community supports two Aged Care Facilities and multiple home care support services.
Funded via the Connected Community Pathways (CCP) project, this Social Work position sits within a multidisciplinary team, which is led by a Frail Aged Nurse Practitioner. This service specifically focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of older people aged 55 years and above who reside in Bowen, including reducing failed hospital discharges and re-admission. The role is diverse and interesting and covers inpatient and outpatient services.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlementsFlexible working arrangementsA diverse work cultureCareer developmentProfessional development opportunitiesEducation opportunities, Study and ResearchPaid parental leaveEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Discounted Private Health InsuranceFitness PassportWorkforce attraction incentive scheme
You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 2, the scheme is available to health workers (new and current Qld Health employees) that relocate from intrastate (MM1 to MM2), interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $70,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply).This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. #J-18808-Ljbffr