Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent Position
Classification: Health Professional 3 (LP6929)
Location: North Canberra Hospital
Section: Acute Allied Health Services
Closing Date: 21 April 2026
Make a Difference When It Matters Most – Join Our Critical Care Social Work Team
We're looking for two passionate and skilled Social Workers to join our North Canberra Hospital Emergency Department in permanent part-time job share roles. These roles provide essential social work services after hours. Whether you're returning to the workforce, seeking flexibility, or ready for a new challenge, this is a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully in a dynamic, supportive environment
What can we offer you:
* Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
* Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
* Flexible working conditions.
* Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
The Social Work and Psychology Department is a contemporary evidence-based service including around 17 FTE social workers providing high quality inpatient and outpatient care at North Canberra Hospital. The Department provides care and support to patients and families across critical and acute inpatient areas and specialised outpatients settings, including medical and surgical areas, intensive care unit, the emergency department, maternity and hospital in the home.
As the After Hours Emergency Department Senior Social Worker you will provide a range of social work clinical services and support to patients, families and carers with a focus on the Emergency Department.
Responsibilities:
* Assessments and interventions to address complex psychosocial needs. This may include working with traumatic injury, psychological trauma, family violence, new diagnosis, adjustment to health condition, management of chronic health conditions, loss and grief, safety concerns, mental health and alcohol and other drug issues.
* Referral and liaison with health and other service providers
* Advocacy to promote and address patients' needs
* Counselling and emotional support
* Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate a positive patient journey and provide a high-quality clinical service
Clinical supervision is provided through team and department structure. Access to formal professional development funds is available and outlined in our EBA.
You will play an integral part of the team, supporting students and junior staff.
Note: Due to operational needs this position(s) is a rostered shift work position with set hours/ days and the requirement to work rostered public holidays and shutdown periods. Payment and entitlements for shift workers is described in the ACTPS Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026.. The emphasis placed on each duty will vary according to the requirements of each position.
Prerequisites before Commencement:
* Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
* Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
To Apply:
Applications need to include a CV AND a 2-page pitch describing your areas of interest within the acute hospital setting and responding to the following 3 questions. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response. Selection criteria are listed in the position description however a selection criteria report is not required and will not be assessed as part of your application.
* Emergency departments often involve complex presentations. Share an example of how you assessed and responded to a situation involving risk or vulnerability. What frameworks or strategies guided your decision-making?
* Social work in emergency settings can challenge personal values and assumptions. Reflect on a time when your values were tested. How did you respond, and how has this shaped your approach to working with others?
To ensure timely and accurate assessment of your written application by the panel please ensure that all documents are saved with the name of the applicant in each document title and the name of the applicant is present on every page in the header/footer.
Only applications that are submitted online via the E-Recruitment system will be accepted and include both:
* A CV or Resume AND
* The 2-page pitch with the required document naming
***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***
If you are successful in obtaining interview we will request contact details for 2 professional referees. One of these must be a current or former line manager/supervisor.
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity please contact Karen Dell at Karen.dell@act.gov.au
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