Social Worker - Cairns Hospital, Queensland Health

Queensland Government; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for Cairns Hospital to provide psychosocial assessments and intervention planning, ensuring patient-centred care within the Hospital in the Home framework.

The role emphasizes advocacy, equity of access, and collaboration with clinical teams, to support patients and families across Far North Queensland.

Qualifications

• Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and develop intervention plans.
• Translate clinical assessments into social work interventions.
• Advocate to address client needs and ensure equity and access to services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, develop intervention plans and achieve outcomes informed by social work theory and health determinants.
• Translate information from assessments into appropriate social work interventions.
• Provide advocacy to address client needs and ensure equity and access to services.

Job description

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

About us:

At Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS), our values are shaped by our staff, patients and community, guiding everything we do. We are committed to improving health outcomes by working in partnership with the communities we serve and delivering person-centred care across Far North Queensland.

Hospital in the Home (HITH) offers an innovative model of care, providing hospital-level treatment, monitoring and clinical support in patients' homes as an alternative to inpatient admission. As part of one of Queensland's largest regional health services, you'll join a network of more than 30 facilities delivering essential healthcare across regional, rural and remote communities, making a real difference to the lives of people throughout the region.

If you're passionate about helping people achieve the best possible outcomes while delivering care where it matters most, this is your opportunity to build a rewarding career and make a lasting impact in the community.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, develop appropriate intervention plans, and achieve outcomes, informed by social work theory and contemporary knowledge of social determinants of health; medical terminology; legislation; resources; services and policy requirements.
• Translate information from clinical assessments and diagnostic conclusions into appropriate social work interventions.
• Provide advocacy to address client needs and ensure equity and access to services.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

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Social Worker - Cairns Hospital, Queensland Health Cairns, Australia