Position Title: Senior Social Worker (Level 3)
Employment Type: Maximum Term Full Time (10-week relief cover)
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Level 3
Salary: $108,595.00 - $112,114.00 base salary per annum
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2009
Department Name: The Gorman Unit, Alcohol and Drug Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance
About the role:
The Gorman Unit Senior Social Worker will work as part of the St Vincent’s Drug Health Service (DHS) to provide clinical leadership to the allied health staff of the Gorman Unit. This role will ensure high level service to patients, their families and carers and will provide assessments, counselling and case management to both the Gorman inpatient and outpatient service.
The position will also be responsible for conducting assessments, care planning, brief interventions and discharge planning to clients accessing the service. The social worker will assist in the development and facilitation of therapeutic groups. The incumbent will liaise with other health care professionals within St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and with external agencies relevant to the area of clinical allocation. The social worker is responsible for ensuring that appropriate treatment strategies are conducted in consultation with consumers of the service and that outcome measures are routinely gathered. The Gorman Unit Senior Social Worker shall be expected to provide supervision to staff and students as required, conduct educations sessions for staff of all disciplines, provide training and support excellence in clinical practice founded in current evidence.
The Drug Health Service is committed to the provision of regular clinical supervision to all staff working directly with clients as part of their role in the organization. Clinical supervision is considered to be an important part of an employee’s professional development.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Social Worker who possess a passion for person centred care. We welcome applications from people who highly organised, motivated and a willingness to apply their knowledge to this crucial role.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
- Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Demonstrated experience in assessment, individual counselling and group facilitation
- Demonstrated competencies and experience in the clinical leadership of health professionals and in the provision of clinical supervision of staff and students.
- Demonstrated effective time management skills and ability to priorities competing workloads with in a complex environment.
- High level understanding and experience of the complex social issues related to harm reduction and strengths-based approaches in working with people affected with substance use.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with report writing and computer literacy
- Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing and evaluating quality
Applications close on 18 April 2024
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