Make complex decisions that change lives. Lead child protection assessments and system responses across health and statutory partners.
Join Logan Hospital's Child Protection Unit as a senior social worker delivering complex assessments, interagency liaison, education and service improvement in a high-impact role.
About This Role
Your new role:
As a Child Protection Liaison Social Worker (HP4), you will deliver senior-level social work services within the Logan-Beaudesert Child Protection Unit, operating with a high degree of autonomy in a complex, fast-paced hospital environment. You will provide expert clinical advice, coordinate child protection responses, and support safe, evidence-based decision-making across health and statutory systems.
Key Responsibilities Include
* Managing complex child protection assessments, interventions and evaluations within an interprofessional team
* Providing expert consultation and liaison to clinicians, families and external agencies
* Contributing to service development, quality improvement, audits and education initiatives
* Supervising and supporting HP3 clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants
About You
You are a senior social worker with strong clinical judgement, confidence operating in statutory environments, and the ability to influence practice across systems. You are calm under pressure, values-driven, and committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
You Will Bring
* Advanced experience in child protection social work within health or statutory settings
* Strong assessment, risk management and complex decision-making capability
* High-level communication skills for liaison, conflict resolution and clinical advice
* Experience supervising, mentoring or educating less-experienced practitioners
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What We Can Offer You
* We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
* We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
* We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
* You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
About Us
Logan Hospital:
Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.
We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.
Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
We are
better together
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Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.