Palliative Care Social Worker: Bereavement & Family Support

PageUp People Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $9,010 for livi

Meals and entertainment allowance

Pre-tax super and novated lease

Job summary

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) seeks a compassionate Social Worker in Palliative Care to provide specialist psychosocial care to patients and families. You will contribute to bereavement support, advocate for patients, and connect families with community services.

The role emphasizes education, leadership, and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team, while aligning with AASW standards and ethics.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree giving eligibility for full AASW membership.
• Bring health experience in complex psychosocial care.
• Apply counselling skills with individuals and whole families.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment, counselling and bereavement support
• Advocate for patients and connect families with community services
• Identify grief risk and provide tailored support and referral
• Advise teams and agencies on specialist psychosocial care
• Lead education, supervision and support for staff and students
• Build community partnerships around grief, loss and resilience
• Shape service improvement, research and best practice models
• Maintain high professional standards aligned with the AASW Code of Ethics and AASW Practice Standards

Skills

Psychosocial assessment

Counselling

Bereavement support

Interdisciplinary team work

Education

Degree with eligibility for full AASW membership

Job description

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) seeks a compassionate Social Worker in Palliative Care to provide specialist psychosocial care to patients and families. You will contribute to bereavement support, advocate for patients, and connect families with community services.

The role emphasizes education, leadership, and collaboration within an interdisciplinary team, while aligning with AASW standards and ethics.