Social Worker, Queensland Health

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government health service in Brisbane is looking for a dedicated Social Worker to deliver quality services and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will engage in activities that promote health equity and ensure optimal outcomes for patients, families, and caregivers. The position offers flexible working arrangements and various employee benefits aimed at fostering a rewarding career and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary rates

Higher employer contribution to Superannuation

Annual leave loading

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to adhere to AASW Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Standards.
• Capacity to work effectively in a team.
• Experience in education and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality Social Work services to optimize psychosocial outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of Transplant Services.

Skills

Deliver quality Social Work services

Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams

Participate in strategic direction

Monitor and evaluate safety and quality initiatives

Job description

About the role

This Social Work position is based within the Transplant Services in the Heart and Lung team at The Prince Charles Hospital. This position comprises 0.6 FTE permanent funding, with an additional 0.4 FTE provided as temporary funding for a 12-month period.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values :

• Deliver quality Social Work services in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW Professional Practice Standards to optimise the psychosocial outcomes, and to achieve maximum benefits from health care services to patients and their families / carers.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team / s by effectively providing Social Work leadership to achieve optimal health outcomes for patients, families and caregivers.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of Transplant Services and Social Work Service through participation in the team meetings and other service development initiatives and quality activities.
• Relevant to the position, participate in the ongoing education, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of safety and quality initiatives relevant to The National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP).

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work‑life balance