CCLHD - Social Worker Level 3 - Inpatient Senior Clinician

NSW Health; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued day off

Annual leave loading

Parental leave

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Relocation assistance

Gym discounts

Flu vaccinations

Telehealth

EAP counselling

Private health insurance

Professional development

Secondment opportunities

Job summary

The Senior Social Worker (Level 3) within the Complex Discharge Advisory Team (CDAT) at Gosford Hospital, NSW Health, leads psychosocial assessments and discharge planning to support timely, safe transitions to community care.

You will mentor MDT colleagues, develop partnerships, provide guidance, and contribute to service innovation while working with inpatients to improve patient journeys and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work with eligibility for AASW membership.
• Experience in psychosocial assessment and crisis management in health settings.
• Permanent residency or Australian citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement service innovation within the CDAT program.
• Mentor MDT colleagues and build practice capacity.
• Develop internal and external partnerships and provide discharge planning.
• Deliver comprehensive assessments and psychosocial care for discharge.

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Crisis management

Person-centred care

Trauma-informed care

Education

Social Work degree (AASW eligible)

Job description

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration:$2,329.84 - $2,405.33 per week
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ703963
Location: Gosford Hospital
Application Closes: Monday 16th November 2026 at 11.59pm

Join our dynamic team at Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) as a Senior Social Worker(Level 3) Complex Discharge Advisory Team (CDAT) team based at Gosford.

About the Opportunity

As a Social Worker within the CDAT program, you will have a unique opportunity to lead and implement service innovation. This service integrated program brings both Social Work and Occupational Therapy together to provide consultation, to mentor, build practice capacity and work alongside your Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and Allied Health colleagues and patients and their families / carers to enable timely , safe and appropriate discharge with sustainable transfer of care to the community.

With advanced understanding of:

• Complex psychosocial challenges that can occur for patients and/or their families and the impact these challenges have upon timely and appropriate hospital discharge;
• The range of emotional responses that can accompany chronic illness, crisis and trauma for patients and their families;
• Approaches that enables mentoring and support provided to your allied health and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) colleagues;
• The community service system including Guardianship and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) processes;

You will develop internal and external service partnerships, provide comprehensive assessments, care and discharge planning, mentorship, support and guidance to your MDT colleagues.

As part of our mutually supportive and dedicated team, you will have opportunities for professional development, service development, and collaboration with senior managers and colleagues.

For more information about this role, please view the Position Description

Whereyou will be working

The position is part of the Inpatient Social Work team based at Gosford Hospital providing a professional social work service to patients and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes for patients consistent with CCLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct.

This position will work alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality care in a dynamic team environment.

The Social Worker will work with the multidisciplinary team, senior managers and other inpatient social workers to ensure the delivery of effective and proactive social work services and psychosocial care.

The Senior clinician is expected to be proactive and show leadership in the areas of service development, implementation, evaluation and reporting providing Social Work Clinical supervision , mentoring and multi-disciplinary staff and Social work student learning.

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) (overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number). A demonstrated understanding of the current AASW Practice Standards as they relate to Inpatient Social Work.
• A well-developed understanding of the psychosocial issues that arise for patients and their families during chronic and acute illness and trauma. Preferably demonstrated social work experience in the clinical specialty area where applicable.

Demonstrated experience in providing psychosocial assessment and crisis management, within person centred, trauma informed and brief intervention models and preferably within a health clinical setting and or within the clinical specialty where applicable.

Applicants must have current work rights in Australia or be a permanent resident or citizen. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants who do not meet this requirement.

Benefits

• Work-Life Balance:Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
• Financial Benefits:Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
• Health & Wellbeing:Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
• Career Growth:Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.

Need More Information?

Kelly Bowditch
Phone: [phone]***
Email: **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health

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Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through theStepping Upinitiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process. You’re also welcome to reach out to Nathan Bramston-Deaninour Aboriginal Workforce Development Team at***************@health.nsw.gov.auor call 02 4320 3*** for one-on-one support.

All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive. This includes:

• Category A positions: Mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.
• Category B positions: Vaccination is recommended but not mandatory.

Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement. For detailed information, please refer to theNSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Policy.

NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However,COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

Additional Information

An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.

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