Subacute Social Worker — Rehab & Family Support

Albury Wodonga Health; Wodonga; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and growth opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive employee benefits

Job summary

Albury Wodonga Health is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to join the Subacute Services Team. You will deliver psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions, advocacy, and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation setting.

Working with medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues, you will support patients and families to cope with illness, injury, disability and changing health needs, aiming to enhance wellbeing and promote optimal recovery across the care

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Social Work with a minimum of 3 years' experience.
• Registration or eligible for full registration with the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)
• Clinical knowledge and expertise in hospital Social Work
• Understanding and applied knowledge of NDIS
• Proven ability to relate and communicate with diverse stakeholders from different professional backgrounds
• Experience in data collection processes and demonstrated skills in data analytics

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality social work services as part of the rehabilitation team, including psychosocial assessment, therapeutic intervention, advocacy and discharge planning.
• Support patients and families to adjust to illness, injury, disability and changes in functioning, building resilience and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop safe, effective, person-centred care pathways; participate in weekend shifts and on-call roster.

Skills

Social work

Stakeholder communication

Data analytics

Clinical knowledge

NDIS awareness

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor or Master of Social Work

Registration or eligible for AASW

Job description

Albury Wodonga Health is seeking a compassionate Social Worker to join the Subacute Services Team. You will deliver psychosocial assessments, therapeutic interventions, advocacy, and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation setting.

Working with medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues, you will support patients and families to cope with illness, injury, disability and changing health needs, aiming to enhance wellbeing and promote optimal recovery across the care