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- Two full‑time positions, 1.0 EFT ongoing + ADO
- Parkville location, with multiple public transport options
- $90,235 – $103,724 + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women’s Hospital
The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
Social Work Department
Social Work at the Women’s aims to improve the health and well‑being of women and babies attending the Women’s. Social Work embraces a view of women’s health that is holistic and considers women’s social, physical, emotional and cultural well‑being. Our social workers offer support to women through their maternity, neonatal, gynaecological and oncology experiences and provide advocacy, counselling, support and information for women in response to health and social needs.
About The Role
This position provides an experienced Grade 2 Social Worker with unique opportunities to further develop their skills in women’s health. With excellent supervision and support, the successful applicant will provide holistic care to patients, including developing case plans, supporting adjustment to new diagnoses, undertaking risk assessments for vulnerable patients, discharge planning, liaising with other healthcare providers and managing a caseload.
Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Provide a high‑quality evidence‑based social work service to the patients of the Women’s, including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short‑term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison and referral, case management and discharge planning.
- Ensure prompt assessment of newly referred patients.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women and their families.
- Provide supervision to Social Work students as required.
About You
To be successful within this role you will need to have:
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Social Work as well as meeting eligibility requirements for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Demonstrate a theoretical understanding and an intersectional approach to your clinical practice in relation to working with victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault and knowledge of working with complex trauma and the child protection system.
- Demonstrated knowledge in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short‑term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison and referral, case management and discharge planning.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and ability to establish and maintain functional networks with a wide variety of health personnel and other service providers.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to manage a demanding workload, and effectively prioritise tasks, seeking guidance and support as appropriate.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of rewards:
- Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end‑of‑trip facilities.
- Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services.
- Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby.
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities.
- Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOs and purchased leave options.
Inclusion and Belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability and people of any age. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and a sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child‑safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and well‑being.
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