Social Worker

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

SA Health in Adelaide seeks a Social Worker to join the Social Work and Counselling Services within the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. The role focuses on early psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, and connecting patients to relevant services to achieve positive outcomes.

You will work in a collaborative multidisciplinary team to support patients and families in an acute care setting, ensuring active involvement and high-quality, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Degree eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Extensive clinical experience in early assessment and discharge planning.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ability to contribute to performance targets in activity, quality, research and development.
• High level interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide early psychosocial assessment within a multidisciplinary care context.
• Develop and deliver services addressing consumers’ psychosocial needs.
• Ensure active participation of patients and families in assessment and discharge planning.
• Provide information on assessment and ongoing care at discharge from hospital.
• Offer specialist advice related to the social work discipline and multidisciplinary services.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Communication

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Job no: 953347
Work type: Full time, Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Mental Health, Public Health

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Social Work and Counselling Services
• Salary $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | Short term Contract until October 2027
• Multiple positions available,with part-time hours negotiable

Make a Meaningful Impact in Acute Care !

Join a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team, providing meaningful support to patients and families in an acute care setting.

About the role:

Reporting to the Social Work Manager, this role you'll working alongside a collaborative multidisciplinary team, will provide assessment, intervention and discharge planning while connecting patients with the right services and resources to achieve positive outcomes.

Duties for the role will include:

• The provision of early assessment of the patient in the context multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
• Developing, negotiating and delivering services that are relevant to the consumers psychosocial needs.
• Ensure active participation of patients and their families/ carers in their assessment and early discharge planning.
• Provide information regarding assessment and ongoing care on discharge from hospital.
• Provide specialist advice related to the professional discipline and AH multi-disciplinary services.

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
• Extensive clinical experience in early assessment and discharge planning of patients.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to contribute to the achievement of performance targets in relation to activity, quality, research and development in line with organisational goals.
• High level interpersonal skills, including conflict resolutions skills and the ability to communicate with patients, professional staff of different disciplines, administrative staff and staff of other agencies both orally and in writing.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Amelia Agar, Acute Social Work Manager, 8204414, [e-mail]

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm, Sunday 25th of October 2026

Attachments:

• Social Work Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 953347