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Employment Type: Permanent full time
Hours: 38 hour week or 40 hour week with an ADO.
Salary: Per the EBA
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Senior Social Worker | Paula Chapman, P..
About the opportunity
Where there's life, there's Mercy. Where there's care, there's You. For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. Mercy is a for‑purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, offering more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you'll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality client‑focused care to patients, their families and carers using a holistic approach.
- Facilitate comprehensive psychosocial assessments and timely interventions to support holistic discharge planning.
- Deliver patient‑centred care with a compassionate, flexible and positive approach.
- Build and maintain respectful relationships and contribute to a team-oriented team environment.
Qualifications & Experience
- Eligibility for membership to the AASW.
- Demonstrated ability to learn and utilise tools and frameworks for psychosocial assessments.
- Strong compassion, flexibility, positive attitude and effective patient care skills.
- Proven ability to build friendly, respectful relationships and work collaboratively.
Required Documentation
- Current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives – and your career. Are you ready to apply? Apply now. Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
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