Social Worker Level 3 - SMART

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging Scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

Transfer of leave/service

Job summary

NSW Health at Westmead Hospital is seeking a Social Worker Level 3 for a temporary part-time role in the Cancer and Chronic Care Team. You will deliver high-level psychosocial care for complex patients and families, lead clinical practice and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

You will join a supportive MDT, participate in after-hours crisis on-call work and pursue ongoing professional development with university partnerships and structured supervision.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of psychosocial issues associated with rehabilitation medicine and illness adjustment.
• Experience supervising staff and students.
• Experience developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with report writing skills.
• Ability to engage constructively with diverse stakeholders across all levels.
• Experience leading quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of psychosocial care to patients and families in the Western Sydney Local Health District.
• Work within the Cancer and Chronic Care Team across Oncology, Palliative Care, Haematology and related services.
• Lead clinical practice, education and service improvement initiatives.
• Participate in After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service and training activities.

Job description

• Deliver high-level psychosocial care in a specialist rehabilitation setting.
• Join a collaborative multidisciplinary team at Westmead Hospital.
• Lead clinical practice, education and service improvement initiatives.

Use your expertise to support complex patients and families while shaping high-quality rehabilitation care.

Employment Type:TemporaryPart Time (up to 8 January 2027)
Position Classification:Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration:$61.31 - $63.29 per hour
Hours Per Week:14
Location:Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working

The SMART Social Work position is responsible for providing a high standard of care to the patients and families of Western Sydney Local Health District.

You will be working in a supportive department with a positive team culture which values professional, personal and career development.

Minutes from Parramatta CBD, the local area is home to heritage sites, beautiful parks and waterways. Currently undergoing a $1.1 billion redevelopment program, Westmead Hospital, together with its partners, will be one of the largest health, education, research and training precincts in Australia.

What you'll be doing

The Cancer and Chronic Care Team at Westmead is a large team of social workers providing coverage to the areas of Oncology, Palliative Care, Haematology, Bone Marrow Transplant, T-Cell Therapy, Youth Cancer Services, Cardiology, Respiratory, Cystic Fibrosis, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and General Mixed Medical Wards.

There are opportunities to broaden your skill development as part of team cover and through After Hours Crisis On Call work.

What this role and WSLHD Allied Health will offer you:

• An opportunity to work in a supportive, inclusive and caring team environment
• Ongoing education and development including regular clinical supervision, monthly staff development sessions to enhance clinical practice and opportunities for external education and training.
• Opportunities to lead and be involved with research, with established partnerships with universities and a WSLHD Professor of Allied Health
• Programs and learning opportunities for Allied Health staff funded by WSLHD include:
  FLASH Allied Health leadership program – a program specific to WSLHD which offers Allied Health specific leadership development https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Education-Portal/Professional-Development/flash
  Accelerated Implementation Methodology (AIM): a course for staff leading projects to provide them with the knowledge, skills and structure to effectively manage change
  sparQ: Empowering safety and quality excellence through leadership and development at WSLHD https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Quality-Patient-Safety/sparq

Other benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District:

• Salary Packaging Scheme - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - a professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• Potential transfer of leave/service to other eligible public sector organisations

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated understanding of psychosocial issues associated with acute and chronic illness in rehabilitation medicine and demonstrated high level knowledge and skills in social work assessment, crisis intervention including trauma, counselling, case management for patients/families with illness adjustment, domestic violence, child protection, end of life care and bereavement support.
• Demonstrated experience in staff and student supervision.
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education.
• Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy.
• Demonstrated excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and implement quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client groups.
• Participation in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service.

Applications Close: 27 October 2026

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.