Casual Social Worker

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• Casual Social Worker
• Grade 2 casual rates - From $45.67 to $52.49 per hour + Casual Loading
• Parkville location, close to public transport options

We are one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

The Social Work team aims to improve the health and wellbeing of women and babies attending the Women’s, and embraces a view of women’s health that is holistic and considers women’s social, physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing. Our Social Workers are connected with a range of specialist clinics including Maternity, NICU, women’s health clinic, foetal medicine unit, young mums, women with individual needs and gynaecology.

As a casual Social Worker, you’ll be a valued member of the Women’s Social Work team supporting specialist clinics. As a casual staff member you will be expected to work weekdays during business hours. We are seeking someone that is able to work 2-3 days or more if possible. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that patients and families are provided with continuous care and support throughout their admission at the Women’s.

You’ll respond to diverse and varied circumstances, providing bereavement support, managing child protection issues and family violence related incidents and risk, assess patient needs, coordinate resources, facilitate communication between patients and medical staff, and assist with discharge planning.

Key responsibilities will see you:

• Provide quality patient focused care to patients and their carers and communities through culturally safe, competent, evidence-based clinical skills relating to psychosocial assessment, interventions including crisis intervention, short-term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison, referral and discharge planning
• Involve patients, carers and significant others in medical treatment decision making and care plans, treatment goals and discharge plans as per the patience wishes
• Provide appropriate secondary consultation and support to clinicians regarding child and family risk issues to achieve high quality and safe outcomes.
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women and their families with a view to achieving desired patient outcomes.

You will be someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills who has the ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

You’ll bring with you:

• Qualifications as a Social Worker with 3-5 years post qualifying experience, as well as meeting eligibility requirements for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Demonstrated high level of understanding of the principles of trauma informed care when working with victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault
• Experience and ability to work autonomously and a range of interventions to patients and families in crisis situations including family violence, child protection, trauma and bereavement
• Advanced time management, administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to work autonomously and in a multidisciplinary team setting

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Mentoring, learning…