• Join our social and friendly multidisciplinary team
• Continuous professional development opportunities available

Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity

Te Toka Tumai have an excellent opportunity available for a Social Workers to join our Cancer Support: Psychology and Social Work team with 0.6fte. This is a permanent part-time position working Monday to Friday.

We are an innovative, compassionate team who provide integrated psychosocial services to cancer patients and their families. The team works across many Te Toka Tumai specialities and in collaboration with the Northern Region Cancer Support Teams. We work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team, cancer NGO’s and initiative staff across the region and the country. The role is predominantly outpatient based.

Our team has a vacancy for a Social Workers with a proven ability to apply best practice skills in addressing the needs of people with cancer. Rigorous psycho-social assessment skills, the ability to think critically and develop patient centred interventions and strong advocacy skills are central to this role. It is expected that the person appointed will contribute to projects aimed at improving the holistic care of patients with cancer.

The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential. A passion for fostering engagement with tangata whenua is a requirement of this role.

You will be provided with regular supervision and continuing professional development to enhance your capacity to engage in effective social work practice. You will receive routine and regular support from your Practice Supervisor, Clinical Leader, Professional Leader as well as the Regional Lead Cancer Support.

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For further information about the role, please contactLauren Bradley, Regional LeadCancer Support Team Mob: 021 744 523 or e-mail[email protected]

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal candidate for this role, you have the following skills and attributes:

Required:

• A recognized Social Work qualification with full registration with the New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Excellent psycho-social assessment and intervention skills
• Well-developed communication skills
• An understanding and competence in Tikanga Māori
• A full, clean class 1 driver’s license.

Preferred:

• Experience in Health Social Work
• Experience working with grief and loss
• Experience in MDT working
• Strong cultural knowledge and a capacity to work effectively alongside our diverse communities
• Experience in service development and managing projects aligned with improving patient services

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part ofTe Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and nationallevels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Whyyou willenjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai.

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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: on08March 2024 at 11:59 pm(New Zealand standard time).

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the role and to the competencies listed in the position description.

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If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contactVaidehi Sharma-Recruitment Consultantat[email protected]quoting ref#AUC18829to discuss how we can best support your application.

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