Your Position at St John of God Berwick Hospital
You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to clients/patients.
We are seeking an experienced casual Social Worker to provide weekday leave cover across our inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation departments and within our acute medical and surgical wards. Primary role is to support the multi-disciplinary team with complex discharge planning within populations that may include but not limited to; chronic illness, oncology and orthopaedics. There may also be opportunities to assist with running group education sessions to our outpatient population within the cardiac, pulmonary and oncology rehabilitation programs.
The Position
* Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating Social Work interventions.
* Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients.
* Actively intervene with appropriate counseling, support, education, community liaison and referrals Actively participate and where appropriate, lead family meetings.
* Participate in multi-disciplinary service approach for clients, including contributing to the evaluation of the Social Work service and Clinical Specialty.
* Deliver patient-centered care, building health literacy and promoting self management. Demonstrate reflective practice and commitment to professional development.
* Supports Social Work service by communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service. Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.
* Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate Liaise with patients and their Carers to identify social support requirements Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their Carers.
You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work. You will demonstrate skills and experience in social work assessments, case management and discharge planning.
To succeed you will demonstrate previous capacity to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team.
Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
The Benefits
* Salary: $46 to $63 per hour (casual loading included), plus 12% superannuation
* Casual position required
* As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period
* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Innovative Professional Development opportunities
For enquiries contact Tara McGranth, Allied Health Manager, on
If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.