Palliative Care Social Worker - Compassionate & Impactful

Central Adelaide Local Health Network; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Adelaide Local Health Network in Adelaide, SA seeks a Social Worker in Palliative Care to provide specialist psychosocial care for patients and families facing complex illness and loss. You’ll contribute to a responsive, evidence-based palliative and bereavement service within an interdisciplinary team.

You will assess needs, support grief, advocate for community connections, and help shape service improvement while maintaining high professional standards aligned with the AASW Code of

Qualifications

• Hold a degree giving eligibility for full AASW membership.
• Health experience in complex psychosocial care.
• Apply counselling skills with individuals and whole families.
• Work confidently within an interdisciplinary care team.
• Understand palliative care, grief and bereavement support.

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

Counselling skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Palliative care knowledge

Bereavement support

Education

Degree for AASW membership

Job description

Central Adelaide Local Health Network in Adelaide, SA seeks a Social Worker in Palliative Care to provide specialist psychosocial care for patients and families facing complex illness and loss. You’ll contribute to a responsive, evidence-based palliative and bereavement service within an interdisciplinary team.

You will assess needs, support grief, advocate for community connections, and help shape service improvement while maintaining high professional standards aligned with the AASW Code of