Senior Manager, Social Work - Lead Care & Innovation

PageUp People Limited; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options up to $9,010

Meal allowances

Professional development allowance

Flexible work options where available

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is seeking a Senior Manager Social Work to lead and shape social work services across CALHN sites. You will guide teams, influence strategy and build contemporary services that support best practice, workforce growth and better patient outcomes.

You will lead complex service planning, manage budgets, drive evidence-based practice, and develop staff through supervision and education while fostering partnerships with clinical and executive teams.

Qualifications

• Hold a Social Work degree eligible for full AASW membership.
• Bring strong operational clinical Social Work and leadership experience.
• Lead complex service planning, change and workforce priorities.
• Build trusted relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Drive evidence-based practice, quality and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead Social Work services across CALHN sites and teams.
• Shape strategic plans, service models and workforce priorities.
• Manage people, budgets, resources, safety and quality.
• Guide complex clinical care with expert professional advice.
• Build partnerships across clinical and executive teams.
• Drive evidence-based practice, research and service improvement.
• Develop staff through supervision, mentorship and education.
• Champion consistent, safe and high-quality Social Work practice.

Skills

Social Work leadership

Strategic planning

Workforce development

Stakeholder engagement

Evidence-based practice

Education

Social Work degree eligible for full AASW membership

Tools

Budget management

Job description

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is seeking a Senior Manager Social Work to lead and shape social work services across CALHN sites. You will guide teams, influence strategy and build contemporary services that support best practice, workforce growth and better patient outcomes.

You will lead complex service planning, manage budgets, drive evidence-based practice, and develop staff through supervision and education while fostering partnerships with clinical and executive teams.