Social Worker (Level 3) - Community Palliative Care

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Allocated Day Off (ADO)

Parental leave

Annual leave loading

Additional public holiday during year

Salary Packaging

Professional development opportunities

EAP counselling

Flu vaccination programme

Fitness Passport access

Telehealth nutrition & wellness

Job summary

NSW Health invites applications for a Social Worker (Level 3) within the Community Palliative Care team at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. This permanent full-time role (38 hours per week) provides social work support to community clients accessing palliative care.

You will join a dedicated Social Work Department, work in a multidisciplinary setting, participate in after-hours on call, and contribute to end-of-life care, grief and family support, with strong opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Social Work with eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Experience at Level 2 or higher in social work, including palliative care or end-of-life settings.
• Strong verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills for working with diverse patients and families.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary hospital team, with ethical boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work support to people in the community accessing palliative care.
• Collaborate within the Social Work Department in a hospital setting to support patients and families.
• Participate in after-hours on-call crisis service, including weekends.
• Contribute to bereavement support, care planning, and discharge planning as required.

Skills

Clinical Social Work

Palliative Care

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor or postgraduate Social Work (AASW eligibility)

Job description

Social Worker (Level 3) - Community Palliative Care

Employment Type: PermanentFull Time; 38 hours per week
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $121,568 - $125,507 per annum + Superannuation
Location: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Requisition ID: REQ694573

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated social worker to join the Social Work Department at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

About the Role

You will be working at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH). It is one of the nation’s most respected hospitals, with a distinguished history of serving the health needs of local, statewide, national and international communities. Our facilities and services are world class and our staff are dedicated, innovative and caring.

That permanent full time senior level 3 position is located within our Specialties Team and provides social work support to people living in the community and who are accessing palliative care services. You will be part of a large, dedicated and highly skilled department working with culturally and socially diverse patients and their families. All of our positions are also required to provide support to other areas within the hospital as required.

Applicants are advised that at times the position involves working with vulnerable people and people experiencing trauma. Applicants are also advised that this position includes ongoing participation in the after-hours on call crisis service, including weekends. We appreciate that Social Work in public health can be both challenging and rewarding, and we have a suite of wellbeing initiatives occurring across the department to make sure we’re caring for ourselves as well as our patients.

For more information, please view thePosition Description.

Ideal Candidate

• Holds a Bachelor or post graduate degree in Social Work that provides eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with experience at Level 2 or higher.
• Advanced clinical knowledge, skill, and significant recent clinical experience in the provision of Social Work in an inpatient and/or community setting including end of life and palliative care, grief and loss counselling with individuals and carers.
• High level verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences and work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to independently problem solve, apply professional and ethical boundaries when working with complex situations including end of life care in the hospital and/or community setting.
• Holds a current NSW driver licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).
• Allocated Day Off (ADO) each month, paid parental leave and annual leave loading.
• Additional pubic holiday during the end of year period.
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus.
• Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education.
• Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families.
• Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

For more information about other benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy(PD2026_004).

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit:https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

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For further information, please contact Scott Crehan on 0425 250 *** or via email at ************@health.nsw.gov.au.

Applications Close: 5 October 2026

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