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- **Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards**:
- **Transferable leave from other public sector agencies per mobility provisions**
Join our leading multidisciplinary team to provide social work services at Crown Princess Mary Outpatient Services.
**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time (Up to 7th March 2025)
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1 / 2
**Remuneration**: $35.77 - $51.04 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 22
**Location**: Westmead
**Where you'll be working**
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
**What you'll be doing**
The Level 1/2 social work position is responsible for the provision of comprehensive social work services to patients/carers of the Crown Princess Mary Outpatient Services.
The Level 1/2 social work clinician is able to exercise independent professional judgement on routine matters. They may require direct professional supervision from more senior staff members when performing novel, complex, or critical tasks.
The Level 1/2 social worker clinician will assist in the development of policies, procedures, standards and practices. They will be expected to participate in quality improvement activities, departmental committees and may be required to participate in clinical research activities.
**How to Apply**
**Essential Criteria**:
- Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).
**Selection Criteria**:
- Demonstrated understanding of psychosocial issues associated with acute and chronic illness.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide counselling, case management for patients/families with illness adjustment, complex social issues and end of life care.
- Demonstrated clinical experience or understanding of the psychosocial impact of illness adjustment, grief, loss and bereavement.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client group.
- Demonstrated well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy.
- Demonstrated ability to work with mínimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Knowledge of quality assurance and / or clinical practice improvement activities.
- Participation in the After Hours Crisis On Call Social Work Service.
**Requisition ID: REQ516386**
**Applications Close: 27th October 2024**
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- People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard._
**_ Please note: _**_A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for _**_temporary employment_**_ _for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position._