Social Worker - Rotating Leave Reliever

Health; Sunshine Coast Regional; Hybrid; AUD 15,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Social Worker for Rotating Leave Relief at Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. The role supports frontline services across hospital units, requiring adaptability and the ability to work autonomously in clinical practice.

Experience in emergency and other acute settings is highly desirable. The successful candidate will work across sites to support staff on leave and ensure high-quality psychosocial care and discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Experience within an emergency department desirable.
• Flexibility to move across sites and clinical teams.
• Ability to manage psychosocial assessment and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment, risk assessment and discharge planning in fast-paced hospital settings.
• Maintain documentation and patient records in line with procedures.
• Participate in quality and service improvement activities to enhance patient care.

Job description

# Social Worker - Rotating Leave Reliever**Queensland Health** (Organisation site) Sunshine Coast University Hospital, BirtinyaDevelop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.## Job details| | || --- | --- || Position status | Fixed Term Temporary || Position type | Full-time || Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support || Classification | HP3 || Workplace Location | Sunshine Coast || Job ad reference | QLD/SC696143-RD || Closing date | 17-Nov-2026 || Fortnightly salary | $3213.00 - $4628.00 || Job duration | Until 27/6/27 || Contact person | Elita Stevens || Contact details | 0475 835 617 Access the National Relay Service |**This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.**We're excited to welcome a Social Worker to our Rotating Leave Relief team within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. Experience within an emergency department, and across acute and sub-acute areas would be highly desirable. The successful candidate will be comfortable moving across sites and clinical teams to provide valuable support for staff on well-earned leave. This role requires a flexible and adaptable clinician who can quickly orient to new environments, build effective working relationships with multidisciplinary teams, and confidently manage psychosocial assessment, risk assessment, and discharge planning within fast-paced hospital settings. This position demands the ability to work autonomously and independently in their clinical practice with a high degree of sound critical reflection.As a highly functioning multidisciplinary team member, we deliver high level Social Work clinical services across one or more specific work units, to stakeholders/customers of the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and Queensland Health (SCHHS).**Key Responsibilities include:*** Demonstrate competent knowledge, expertise and skill in the provision of Social Work services commensurate with level of experience in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, existing evidence-based practice and established clinical protocols. For complex or novel cases, you will seek direction from clinical seniors as appropriate.* Maintain appropriate documentation and patient records in line with Departmental, Unit and Health Service procedures, and contribute to the maintenance of accurate and timely information systems (statistics collection, quality data). Ensure that time spent across clinical and non-clinical work is in keeping with assigned requirements.* Participate in quality and service improvement activities to continually improve patient/client care, including the development of clinical practices, procedures and protocols within the work environment.* Commit to ongoing professional, service and individual development through participation in activities including professional development activities, professional supervision, supervision of students or clinical assistants, research activities.Remuneration value up to $137 760 p.a., comprising salary between $3213.00 - $4628.00 p.f., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (HP3) (Fixed Term Temporary position available until 27/06/2027). Applications will remain current for the duration of the vacancy. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).