Social Worker

South West Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly work environment

Public health system benefits

Professional development allowances

Salary packaging and leave entitl.

Job summary

South West Hospital and Health Service invites you to join the Rehab@Home Social Work team, delivering high-quality, client-centred services to people receiving rehabilitation in community and residential settings. Your role supports recovery and independence with a strong emphasis on collaboration within an interprofessional team.

Engagement with clients, families and external agencies, plus accurate documentation and case management, enables effective discharge planning and responsive care

Responsibilities

• Deliver Social Work assessment, therapeutic intervention, patient education, care coordination and discharge planning as part of an interprofessional team across the Rehab@Home service.
• Manage an allocated caseload, applying evidence-based practice, sound clinical judgement and effective prioritisation while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and service reporting.
• Build collaborative relationships with clients, families, carers, health professionals and external agencies to support positive, person-centred outcomes.

Job description

Make a Difference Beyond the Hospital – Join Our Rehab@Home Social Work Team

Bring your Social Work expertise to Rehab@Home and help people achieve their rehabilitation goals in the place they call home. Join a supportive, multidisciplinary team where your clinical skills, compassion and collaborative approach can make a real difference to clients, families and carers.

About This Role

Your new role:

Join the Rehab@Home Social Work team to provide high-quality, client-centred Social Work services to people receiving rehabilitation in community and residential care settings.

• Deliver Social Work assessment, therapeutic intervention, patient education, care coordination and discharge planning as part of an interprofessional team across the Rehab@Home service.
• Manage an allocated caseload, applying evidence-based practice, sound clinical judgement and effective prioritisation while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and service reporting.
• Build collaborative relationships with clients, families, carers, health professionals and external agencies to support positive, person-centred outcomes.

About You

Join the Rehab@Home Social Work team to provide high-quality, client-centred Social Work services to people receiving rehabilitation in community and residential care settings.

• Deliver Social Work assessment, therapeutic intervention, patient education, care coordination and discharge planning as part of an interprofessional team across the Rehab@Home service.
• Manage an allocated caseload, applying evidence-based practice, sound clinical judgement and effective prioritisation while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and service reporting.
• Build collaborative relationships with clients, families, carers, health professionals and external agencies to support positive, person-centred outcomes.

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What We Can Offer You

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About Us

Community and Oral Health Services:

Community and Oral Health Services deliver a broad range of quality community-based care and support services to help people improve and maintain their wellbeing and independence as well as oral health services to adults and children.

We deliver a myriad of services across Metro South including Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation, Chronic Disease, Acute Care, Dementia Outreach, Oral Health, and specialist residential care along with delivering numerous other vital community health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.