Cancer Care Social Worker: Holistic, Multidisciplinary Support

St Vincent's Hospital Network; Sydney; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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World-class hospital network

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

St Vincent’s Public Hospital in Sydney invites applications for a Social Worker - Cancer Care (Level 1-2). This full-time, max-term role supports patients with head/neck cancer and radiation oncology across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will conduct psychosocial assessments, provide counselling, coordinate discharge planning, advocate for services, and contribute to service development while operating within a strong, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified Social Worker eligible for AASW.
• Experience in cancer care, psychosocial assessment, counselling, case management.
• Strong crisis intervention and grief knowledge.
• Excellent teamwork and communication in multidisciplinary settings.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist social work services to cancer patients and families across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Undertake psychosocial assessments, identify and manage risk, provide counselling and support.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic patient care and discharge planning.
• Advocate for patients and carers, including access to supports and services.
• Contribute to service development, supervision, quality improvement, education and research; participate in on-call roster.
• Maintain high standards of practice with accurate documentation and compliance.

Skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Counselling skills

Crisis intervention

Documentation

Time management

Education

Degree-qualified Social Worker

AASW eligible

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

St Vincent’s Public Hospital in Sydney invites applications for a Social Worker - Cancer Care (Level 1-2). This full-time, max-term role supports patients with head/neck cancer and radiation oncology across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will conduct psychosocial assessments, provide counselling, coordinate discharge planning, advocate for services, and contribute to service development while operating within a strong, multidisciplinary team.