Social Worker MSPCS

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government's Metro South Palliative Care Service is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to deliver psychosocial assessment and support to adults in palliative care across community and inpatient settings, including Canossa and Wynnum Manly Palliative Care Units.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to manage a caseload, provide education to patients and families, and ensure ethical, evidence-based care while coordinating transitions between care settings.

Qualifications

• Competent in delivering psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Strong communication with patients, families and clinical teams.
• Ability to work across hospital and community settings in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Sound clinical judgment and ethical decision-making.
• Experience with bereavement support and end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessments and interventions for adults in palliative care.
• Support patients and families with end-of-life, emotional, social and bereavement needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external providers to coordinate care.
• Manage a caseload and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Deliver timely service reporting and educational support to families.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Caseload management

Clinical judgment

Ethical practice

Education

Bachelor of Social Work (or equivalent)

Tools

Documentation systems

Job description

Your new role:Make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families during some of their most challenging times. As a Palliative Care Social Worker with Metro South Palliative Care Service, you will deliver compassionate, evidence-based psychosocial assessment and support to adults receiving palliative care and their families and carers across community and inpatient settings, including Canossa and Wynnum Manly Palliative Care Units.In this role, you will:Provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions and patient and family education.Support patients and families with complex end-of-life, emotional, social and bereavement needs.Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, community organisations and external service providers to coordinate care and facilitate safe transitions between care settings.Manage an allocated caseload, maintain accurate clinical documentation and deliver timely service reporting.About you:You are a compassionate and adaptable Social Worker who can build trusting relationships with patients, families and carers during challenging and sensitive circumstances. You bring sound clinical judgement, strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering ethical, evidence-based care while working effectively across hospital and community environments.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:The ability to deliver high-quality, efficient and evidence-based palliative care social work assessment and interventions.Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.Effective caseload management, prioritisation, problem-solving and independent working skills.A commitment to ongoing professional development, clinical education and continuous service improvement.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!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 roleYou'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:Metro South Palliative Care Service (MSPCS) provides specialist palliative care utilising the model for population-based care developed by Palliative Care Australia. MSPCS provides direct care in the Canossa Palliative Care Unit and Wynnum Manly Palliative Care Unit, consultative and/or direct care for patients in all hospitals in the Metro South Hospital and Health Service and provides community-based specialist palliative care across the district. Community services, including in-reach consultatory service to Residential Aged Care Facilities, are based at Brisbane South, Redland and Logan & Beaudesert. The MSPCS team is an interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals who deliver collaborative patient-centred care in partnership with acute, domiciliary, aged care health providers and general practitioners.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.