Reference: 1793
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Salary Range: $50 - $60
Make an impact supporting the lives of patients, their families and carers by joining our multidisciplinary team.
Grade 3, full-time opportunity (Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week with ADO)
Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options and car parking available.
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education, and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne. We have a highly engaged, diverse, and collaborative workforce unified by our purpose to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Acute Psychiatric Unit Austin Health's Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. The Acute Psychiatric Unit (APU) is part of the broader Mental Health Division. We are an 18-bed inpatient unit located at the Austin Hospital, committed to promoting the highest level of mental health care to our patients, their families, and carers.
About the role As the Social Worker, you will deliver excellence in collaborative clinical practice and patient care. You will provide direct services to patients, their families, carers, and support persons, aiming to minimize the impacts of illness and hospitalization, and enhance social and emotional functioning through targeted discipline-specific social work interventions, including the mobilization of services and supports.
As part of the admission process, the patient is assessed within the family unit, and a treatment plan tailored for the individual is developed. Risks of family violence and other psycho-social risks are discussed and included within this tailored plan. While concurrently addressing the patients' health issues, the team maintains a recovery focus both during the patient's admission and ensures recovery principles are incorporated into discharge planning.
About you To be successful in this role, ideally you'll bring with you:
An approved tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).Minimum 7 years' professional social work experience, preferably in a hospital/health care setting.Demonstrated well-developed skills and knowledge in mental health practices, including brief inpatient interventions, discharge planning, consultation, referral, mental state and risk assessment, treatment, and collaborative care planning.Proven capacity to perform as a clinical social worker in practice settings; has a sound knowledge of principles of professional practice and adherence to professional ethics.Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging.A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Mentoring and career development opportunities.Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking, and end-of-journey facilities for cyclists.Work with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+, and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and, if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager – Melissa Leslie (Nurse Unit Manager, APU), ******.
Application closing date: 17 January 2025 To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Austin Health job application system.
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