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The Child Protection Forensic Medical Service (CPFMS) is seeking a dedicated Senior Social Worker to join our vital multi-disciplinary team. In this pivotal role, you'll provide specialist social work expertise in child protection and sexual abuse cases, ensuring the safety and well-being of those who need it most.
About The Child Protection And Forensic Medical Service Team
Child Protection Forensic Medical Service (CPFMS) provides a multi-disciplinary tertiary referral hospital service for the consultation and management of suspected child abuse and neglect, as part of a state-wide clinical leadership role in education, training and research and is based at Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) and has services at Redlands Hospital and Inala Community Centre.
Children's Health Queensland has been funded to set up and provide the Statewide Child Sexual Abuse Response. The service will ensure trauma-informed, streamlined, and timely service delivery statewide and provide ongoing consultation, education, and formalised peer review for regional, rural, and remote sites around Queensland. The service will align with the newly developed Sexual Abuse Services Framework (the Framework), for children under 14 years.
Your Opportunity
The Senior Social Worker in the Child Protection Forensic Medical Service (CPFMS) is responsible for:
* Providing specialist Social Work child protection and sexual abuse practice and interventions, including consultation and liaison, safety planning and supporting ongoing management of children and young people where there are child protection concerns or identified risks.
* Support the Social Work Project Officer with the development of psychosocial guidelines, resources, models, and standards for the delivery of holistic psychosocial care for children requiring sexual abuse examinations and ongoing care.
* Participate as an effective member as the senior Social Work practitioner within a multi-disciplinary team, to provide high level social work knowledge within a collaborative care framework in case management and treatment planning relevant to child protection/sexual abuse.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
Benefits
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
* Opportunities for professional growth and development
* Competitive renumeration
* Annual pay increases
* 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
* 17.5% annual leave loading
* Salary packaging
* Employee wellness and assistance program
* Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here .
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