St George Hospital - Social Worker - Level 3

About the role

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering holistic, person-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) in the Obstetrics, Neonatology and Paediatric Service. They will provide advanced psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients and families who are pregnant, supporting complex discharge planning and case management for safety and risk assessments and grief and bereavement care during pregnancy. They will collaborate closely with medical, nursing, allied health, pastoral care and other external stakeholder teams (Police, DCJ, Child, Youth and Family teams) to ensure integrated care delivery and safety planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced psychosocial assessment and intervention for patients and families who are pregnant.
• Safeguard and manage risk assessments and grief and bereavement care during pregnancy.
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, allied health, pastoral care and other external stakeholder teams (Police, DCJ, Child, Youth and Family teams).
• Offer clinical supervision and mentoring to junior social work staff and students.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in Women’s and Children’s medicine or Paediatrics is desirable.
• Working as a clinical social worker for at least 5 years to be considered eligible to apply.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership of the AASW.
• Extensive post graduate clinical experience in relevant specialty area with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.

Skills

• Negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Plan and prioritise your own and team work requirements effectively within agreed time frames.
• Initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.

Benefits

• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay!
• Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
• Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Discounted Private Health Insurance.

Pay

$116,892 - $120,680 per annum plus Superannuation.

Schedule

38 hours per week.