Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term
Organisation: Austin Health
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 1844
Job posted: 14/11/2024
Closes: 24/11/2024
Classification: Undefined
Salary Range: $40 - $45
Work location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Multiple positions available: part-time (.6) or full-time 12 month fixed-term roles (parental leave cover) Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the role: As a Grade 2 Social Worker you will be responsible for providing clinical social work services to inpatients across one or more of our Austin Health sites. A regular day will see you work clinically with patients, attend family meetings and non-clinical meetings, and undertake other duties that support the social work department and its operations.
Key responsibilities will see you: Apply your Social Work knowledge and skills to assess, treat and plan the discharge of patients.Provide counselling to patients and families.Participate in quality improvement, service improvement and/or research.You must have: Worked in a hospital or health related setting.The ability to work and contribute to team culture and work within a multidisciplinary environment.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 for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation ($11,660 in salary packaging benefits).A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities.Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking.Five weeks annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus purchase leave options.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 disability, 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 prior to 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, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? View the position description for further details. Please contact Nicola Hainsworth (Grade 4 Senior Social Worker) if you would like to discuss this opportunity (03) 9496 5560. To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Austin Health job application system.
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