Social Worker

Broadbean ATS; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Hunter Valley Private Hospital in Shortland (near Newcastle) is seeking a casual Social Worker to support a diverse inpatient caseload across neurological, orthopaedic, amputee, chronic illness, and palliative care.

Qualifications

• Approved Degree in Social Work; eligible for AASW membership.
• Police and Working with Children Checks required.
• Experience in adult acute inpatient hospital settings.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of clinical social work care.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Contribute to comprehensive patient care planning and discharge planning.
• Inpatient assessment, care coordination, referrals and advocacy.
• Communicate effectively with doctors, allied health, nurses, patients and families.

Skills

Social work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Time management

Advocacy

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Are you a compassionate and adaptable Social Worker who thrives in a multidisciplinary environment and enjoys supporting patients across a diverse caseload including neurological, orthopaedic, amputee, chronic illness, and palliative care settings?

• Casual employment opportunities
• Tranquil location - off street staff parking
• Easy commute from the Pacific Motorway
  

About the role:

The caseloads are varied and can include clients with neurological, orthopaedics, amputee, chronic illness, and palliative care conditions.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker who can work casually with availability required on weekdays. The available position offers a Social Worker the opportunity to be part of a friendly multidisciplinary team.

About us:

Hunter Valley Private Hospital, located in Shortland is on the fringe of Newcastle and is close to the Pacific Motorway. HVPH is a busy private hospital that provides care to inpatient Rehabilitation, Medical and Surgical patients, as well as providing overnight & Day Surgery and Outpatient Rehabilitation services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing a high standard of clinical care
• Working as part of the healthcare team
• Contributing to the multidisciplinary care of our patients
• Involvement with inpatient services providing assessment, care co-ordination, intervention, referrals, advocacy and discharge planning
• Communicating effectively with all stakeholders including doctors, allied health, nurses, patients and their families
• An approved Degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the AASW
• Police and Working with Children Checks
• Demonstrated experience in adult acute inpatient hospital experience
• Demonstrated effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills including the ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills
• Ability to prioritise caseload and work within timeframes
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage both clinical workload and administrative duties
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team;
• Knowledge on a variety of health-related conditions, aged care services and local community support services
• Ensure patient/consumer care is delivered within professional, organizational, legal and ethical boundaries and reflects evidence based, best practice knowledge

If you are successful in the role, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant experience factored against the relevant Enterprise Agreement, being the Healthscope - New South Wales - Allied Health Professionals.

More Information:

Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. We are also committed to child safety. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.