**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 3
**Remuneration**: $2,154.06 - $2,223.86 per week
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Location**: Gosford Hospital
**Requisition ID**: REQ562121
**Applications Close**: Sunday, 27th April 2025 at 11:59pm
Join our dynamic Inpatient Social Work team at CCLHD, as a Social Worker NSW Health Professional Award (HPA) Level 3 Team Leader, specialising in Geriatric services at Gosford Hospital. Here, you'll play a crucial role in supporting patients and their families in their emotional and psychosocial response to older patients experiencing illness diagnosis, disability and treatment, supporting patient and families/carers as they navigate their journey, including interfacing with NSW Civil and Administration Tribunal (NCAT) Guardianship processes and/or transitioning to residential aged care facilities with optimal care and support.
**About the Role**
Located at Gosford Hospital, you will be working with a highly skilled and motivated multi-disciplinary team who are dedicated to patient centred and trauma informed care. The role provides social work support to patients of varying ages, who have experienced a neurological event.
As a Social Work Team Leader in Geriatrics Services, you'll draw upon your extensive clinical expertise to deliver top-tier care within a multidisciplinary framework. Operating autonomously within our team, you'll provide senior leadership to fellow inpatient social workers, proactive service development, education, and supervision. Your role encompasses comprehensive assessment, crisis intervention, and counselling, alongside facilitating seamless transitions to community services and support networks.
For more information about this role, please view the Position Description.
**About You**
- You hold Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number). A demonstrated understanding of the current AASW Practice Standards as they relate to the Social Work Team Leader position.
- Demonstrated social work experience in the Geriatrics area and in providing psychosocial assessment and crisis management, within person centred, trauma informed and brief intervention models, and well-developed understanding of the psychosocial issues that arise for patients/clients and their families during chronic and acute illness and trauma.
- You have demonstrated team management and leadership experience of a clinical team providing supervision to staff and students, effectively managing staff professional development and performance and the building of a mutually supportive team.
**Benefits**
- **Work-Life Balance** - Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
- **Financial Benefits** - Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
- **Health & Wellbeing** - Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
- **Growth opportunities** - Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.
For more information, please visit Benefits at CCLHD
**Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health**
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process.
**NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.**
**Additional Information**
**An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.**
**Need More Information?**
**For role-related queries, please contact Kelly Bowditch on**:
**Phone**: 02 4320 2922
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📌 Cclhd - Social Work Level 3 - Team Leader (Geriatrics Gosford Hospital)
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