Senior Social Worker - Banksia

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 30,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging option

Hybrid work model

On-site facilities

Staff counselling & wellbeing program

Flexible working arrangements

Close to public transport

Job summary

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne is seeking a part-time Social Work professional for the Banksia inpatient mental health unit. This fixed-term 12-month role provides expert psychosocial assessment and intervention to patients and families within a multidisciplinary team at RCH.

The position involves some out-of-hours on-call social work services, with a hybrid work model and strong emphasis on staff safety and a positive culture.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for membership of AASW and meet AASW CPE accreditation standards.
• Extensive experience in Social Work, including clinical expertise and leadership roles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of responding to vulnerable children, trauma and grief.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert psychosocial assessment and intervention to patients and families.
• Lead and contribute to timely decisions, discharge planning and referrals to community providers.
• Support vulnerable young people and families in crisis, including trauma and family violence.
• Provide leadership and mentorship within the Social Work Department and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Social Work

Leadership

Trauma & grief

Interpersonal skills

Education

AASW eligible

Job description

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne – Parkville VIC

2d ago , from The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is availablehere.

About the Role:

This is a Fixed Term (12 month) part-time positon, at 0.5 FTE (38 hours) per fortnight within the Social Work department and the Banksia inpatient mental health unit at RCH. The position with provide expert psychosocial assessment and intervention to patients of RCH and their families and play a key role in a multidisciplinary team to improve timely access to supports both within the RCH and in the community.

What you'll achieve:

• High-level of clinical reasoning and advanced casework skills
• Leadand contributes to timely decision making, transition or discharge planning and referral to community providers
• Support for vulnerable young people and their families in crisis situations including severe trauma, family violence and grief and loss
• Provide leadership and mentorship within the Social Work Department

Your skills and experience:

• Eligibility for membership of AASW and meet AASW CPE accreditation standards
• Extensive experience in Social Work, including clinical expertise and leadership skills recognised in closely related field of practice
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and ability to respond to vulnerable children, trauma and grief and loss
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and effectively articulate the social work role
• This position also includes some out of hours work in the on‑call after hours social work service to the hospital

About the Social Work Department:

RCH Social Work is a growing team of 48 EFT and over 68 employees and is one of the largest Allied Health teams at RCH. Social workers work in collaboration with Medical, Nursing and Allied Health staff across the hospital as well as provide community liaison to ensure delivery of great care for patients and families.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging option with our partner, SmartSalary – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum (and other additional salary‑enhancing options!)
• Workplace culture of continuous improvement, growth, support and training
• Clinical Education Hub on‑site to support continued training and professional development
• Hybrid work model, if applicable to role
• Convenient location & close to public transport
• Special events
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Support for working mothers including two on‑site Early Learning Centres, flexible working arrangements, breast feeding and pumping facilities
• Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
• Unlimitedaccess to select fitness facilities in your local area via Fitness Passport
• Enjoy the convenience of an on‑site retail precinct, featuring a range of shops, cafés, and food outlets (retail discounts & more)

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world‑class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award‑winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption,andoffers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?