Employment Type : Permanent Full Time
Position Classification : Social Worker Level 1/2
Location : Nepean Hospital
Remuneration : $70, - $101, per annum
Hours Per Week : 38
Requisition ID : REQ461109
Applications Close : 25/02/2024
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.
What we can offer you (for eligible employees):
·Accrued Day Off (ADO) (for full time employees)
·Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
·Novated Leasing
·Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
·Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
·Fitness Passport
What you will be doing: ?
An exciting opportunity is available for a Social Worker to join the Aged Care team at Nepean Hospital on a permanent full time basis. In this role you will be responsible for providing a high quality social work service to the Aged Care wards at Nepean Hospital, this requires working knowledge of social work theories which inform your practice. You will also be required to work closely with the multiple disciplinary teams (MDT) on the ward/s to achieve best outcomes for our patients in an efficient and effective way.
Members of our Aged Care Social Work team are required to complete psychosocial assessments, attend case conferences, facilitate family meetings, provide varying types of counselling and contribute to case and discharge planning.
An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.?
NBMLHD : is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, refugees, people of diverse genders and sexuality, and people with disability.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.