Senior Social Worker – Emergency Mental Health & AOD

Monash Health; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 60.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Monash Health's EMAAP team at the Clayton ED seeks a Grade 3 Social Worker to deliver senior psychosocial care for behavioural health and complex needs. This role emphasizes autonomy, clinical expertise and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead psychosocial assessments, coordinate care, provide outreach post-discharge, and mentor colleagues, contributing to recovery and person-centred pathways.

Competenze

• Experienced Grade 3 Social Worker with acute or emergency background.
• Skilled in psychosocial assessments and short-term interventions.
• Ability to lead, supervise and support a multidisciplinary team.

Mansioni

• Provide senior clinical care to people experiencing behavioural health and complex psychosocial challenges.
• Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments and collaborative care planning.
• Provide short‑term assertive outreach for up to 28 days post‑discharge.
• Turn complex situations into practical pathways forward, reducing psychosocial stressors and supporting safe, timely discharge.
• Build strong connections with community services, health providers and support networks, creating care that extends well beyond the ED.
• Work with medical and nursing teams, EPS clinicians and peer workers, bringing the social work lens to complex clinical presentations.
• Lead, educate and supervise, sharing your expertise and helping strengthen social work and interdisciplinary practice across the service.

Conoscenze

Social work

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Leadership

Descrizione del lavoro

Monash Health's EMAAP team at the Clayton ED seeks a Grade 3 Social Worker to deliver senior psychosocial care for behavioural health and complex needs. This role emphasizes autonomy, clinical expertise and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead psychosocial assessments, coordinate care, provide outreach post-discharge, and mentor colleagues, contributing to recovery and person-centred pathways.