Lead with purpose as a Social Worker – Clinical Leader in Toowoomba. In this senior clinical role, you'll shape high‐quality social work practice, guide and inspire others, and improve outcomes for patients and families across a regional health service that values compassion, courage and innovation.
What Your Day Could Look Like
As a Social Worker – Clinical Leader, you'll play a vital role in strengthening care for patients and supporting clinicians across Darling Downs Health. You'll balance advanced clinical practice with leadership, ensuring social work services are responsive, ethical and make a genuine difference for the community we serve.
Key Responsibilities
* Providing expert clinical leadership in complex cases, helping patients and families navigate critical moments with dignity and care
* Guiding and mentoring social workers through supervision, advice and capability building to lift practice across the service
* Influencing service improvement by shaping standards, pathways and innovative approaches to care
* Partnering with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to improve continuity of care and patient outcomes
About the Candidate
You're a confident, thoughtful clinician who leads with integrity and heart. You bring clarity to complexity, support others to grow, and take pride in delivering care that truly matters. You're motivated by impact, committed to ethical practice, and energised by the opportunity to lead positive change for patients, colleagues and community.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Eligibility for professional membership as a qualified social worker
* Advanced clinical experience managing complex situations in a health or community setting
* Strong leadership, communication and judgement, with the ability to influence and guide others
* A commitment to compassion, dignity, innovation, integrity and courage in everyday practice
You will stand out if you bring experience leading practice improvement initiatives and/or postgraduate study relevant to your clinical field.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. Whether you live in Taroom, Texas or any point in between, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Benefits
* Maximise your take‐home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
* Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
* Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
* Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration
* Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport
Occupational Group
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
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