Senior Social Worker, Surgical & Infectious Disease Care

Melbourne Health; Melbourne; Sur place; AUD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Meaningful Work

Career Growth

Supportive culture

Innovation

World-class Excellence

Salary packaging

Résumé du poste

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking a Grade 3 Social Worker within the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS) in Surgical Services. You will provide advanced clinical care, leadership, and supervision to social work staff and students, across VIDS and the Surgical Division.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you’ll lead complex discharge planning, advocacy, and service development while contributing to quality improvement and innovative models of care to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant clinical experience in acute health care settings.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and advanced social work practice skills.
• Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

Responsabilités

• Provide advanced social work assessment, intervention, advocacy and care coordination across VIDS and the broader Surgical Division.
• Deliver compassionate support to patients and families navigating complex medical, psychosocial and discharge planning needs.
• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health colleagues within specialist multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to social work staff and students.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and innovation initiatives.
• Champion evidence-based practice and support excellence in patient care.

Connaissances

Clinical leadership

Discharge planning

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team supervision

Formation

Social Work degree

Description du poste

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking a Grade 3 Social Worker within the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS) in Surgical Services. You will provide advanced clinical care, leadership, and supervision to social work staff and students, across VIDS and the Surgical Division.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you’ll lead complex discharge planning, advocacy, and service development while contributing to quality improvement and innovative models of care to improve patient outcomes.