Outpatient Paediatric Senior Social Worker

Western Sydney Local Health District; Blacktown; Hybrid; AUD 122,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Sydney Local Health District invites applications for an Outpatient Paediatric Senior Social Worker based at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. You will lead specialist paediatric social work, deliver evidence-based interventions and mentor team members in a busy multidisciplinary clinic.

You'll manage complex psychosocial presentations, partner with medical and allied health staff to coordinate family-centred care, and contribute to service improvement and professional supervision

Qualifications

• High level clinical experience with infants, children and families.
• Advanced practice skills for comprehensive assessments and interventions in child protection, domestic violence, and disability.
• Understanding of challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, refugees and CALD groups.
• Experience developing policies and supervising staff or students.
• Strong time management and report writing skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in quality assurance or clinical practice improvement.
• Willingness to participate in After Hours Crisis On-Call Service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex assessments and tailored interventions for children, young people and families.
• Identify vulnerability and respond to child protection concerns.
• Provide expert consultation and supervision to colleagues and students.
• Lead service planning, evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and engage in ongoing professional development.

Skills

High level clinical experience

Advanced practice skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Supervision/education

Communication & report writing

Time management

Clinical leadership

After Hours On-Call ability

Education

Social Work degree (AASW eligibility)

Job description

Outpatient Paediatric Senior Social Worker

Western Sydney Local Health District – Blacktown NSW

Make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families

Lead complex clinical practice and strengthen family wellbeing

Empower multidisciplinary teams through expertise, supervision and collaboration

Lead specialist paediatric social work, deliver evidence-based interventions and champion better outcomes for children, young people and families.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3

Remuneration: $121,568 - $125,507 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Blacktown & Mt Druitt Hospitals

Where you'll be working

Join Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) as an Outpatient Paediatric Senior Social Worker, based at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals. This is an opportunity to bring your advanced clinical expertise to a service supporting children, young people and families navigating complex health and psychosocial challenges.

Working within a multidisciplinary paediatric clinic team, you'll contribute to compassionate, evidence-based care in a collaborative environment where your clinical judgement, leadership and advocacy can make a meaningful difference.

Specialist paediatric care: Support infants, children, young people and their parents or carers through complex psychosocial and family circumstances.

Collaborative practice: Partner with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to coordinate responsive, family-centred care.

Clinical leadership: Share specialist knowledge, mentor colleagues and contribute to the development of social work practice.

Quality and innovation: Help strengthen clinical services through evidence-based practice, service evaluation and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

As a senior clinician, you'll draw on advanced social work knowledge, independent clinical judgement and a consultative approach to manage complex presentations and deliver tailored interventions. You'll help families navigate challenging circumstances while supporting high standards of clinical practice across the multidisciplinary team.

Deliver specialist clinical interventions: Undertake complex individual and family assessments and provide evidence-based social work interventions tailored to the needs of children, young people and their families.

Navigate complex psychosocial needs: Identify vulnerability and respond to child protection concerns, domestic and family violence, childhood disability, chronic grief, sudden loss and significant deterioration.

Provide expert consultation and supervision: Advise multidisciplinary colleagues, deliver clinical education and support social work staff and students in line with professional and departmental standards.

Lead clinical improvement: Contribute to service planning, evaluation, quality improvement initiatives and the implementation of WSLHD policies, protocols and procedures.

Maintain professional excellence: Work autonomously within your scope of practice, maintain accurate clinical documentation and activity data, and engage in ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.

Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated high level clinical experience and understanding of the needs of infants, children, young people and their carers.
• Demonstrated experience in using advanced practice skills to provide high quality comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions for cases in child protection, domestic and family violence, NDIS, childhood disability, and profound grief and loss.
• Demonstrated understanding of the challenges in accessing health services/navigating the health system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Refugees and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client groups .
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education with experience in staff and/or student supervision.
• Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and / or clinical practice improvement activities.
• Ability to participate in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service

Requisition ID: REQ693670

Applications Close: 10 November 2026

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For inquiries about the role, contactAnna Fainuu at ***********@health.nsw.gov.au or on 0447925***

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.