Senior Social Worker

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Community Social Work Service on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on adults with chronic health conditions, delivering person-centred care across the Te Toka Tumai region.

You will manage a clinical caseload, perform comprehensive assessments, and collaborate in a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years post-graduate social work practice.
• 2–3 years within Community Health Social Work or relevant specialty.
• Registered with NZ Social Work Registration Board with Annual Practising Certificate.
• Senior/advanced level of health social work expertise.
• Supervision, mentoring, coaching and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with adult clients in the community who have physical disabilities and complex health needs.
• Manage a clinical caseload and provide comprehensive, evidence-based social work assessment and intervention.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team with Allied Health and other services; provide supervision and support to junior staff.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement in the community setting.
• Take on delegated responsibilities from the Social Work Practice Supervisor or Service Lead as required.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Supervision

Clinical assessment

Education

NZ Social Work Registration Board

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

About the Role

Exciting opportunity to join our team of enthusiastic and passionate Social Workers within the Allied Health Community Social Work Service at Te Toka Tumai|AucklandPermanent 1 FTE Full-time positionHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our Social Work team in a permanent, full-time (1.0 FTE) position. This role offers the opportunity to further develop your leadership capabilities while working across the Te Toka Tumai region with adults living with chronic and long-term health conditions. Combining advanced clinical practice with leadership development, this role provides opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives while supporting the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care in the community.

Key responsibilities

• Working with adult clients in the community who have physical disabilities and complex health needs.
• Managing a clinical caseload and providing comprehensive, evidence-based social work assessment and intervention.
• Contributing collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including Allied Health professionals in the Community Allied Health Service, as well as colleagues from Community Rehabilitation (CoRe), the Intermediate Care Team (ICT), Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC), District Nursing, and Specialist Nursing ServicesProviding supervision, mentorship, and support to junior Social Workers and/or other junior staff members in the wider team.
• Participating in service development and quality improvement initiatives within the community setting.
• Taking on delegated responsibilities from the Social Work Practice Supervisor or Service Lead as required.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Community Allied Health Team is a large multidisciplinary service for adult clients who have physical health and disability needs and live in the central Auckland region. Our Social Workers work in multidisciplinary locality teams and are committed to the holistic delivery of health services within the Te Toka Tumai|Auckland community providing integrated care that is coordinated around the client and their needs. For more information on living and working in Auckland

About you

As the ideal person for this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

• Has a minimum of 6 years post-graduate SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE experience.
• Including 2-3 years within Community Health SW or relevant specialty
• Is registered with the New Zealand Social Work Registration Board, and holds a current Annual Practicing Certificate.
• Is an experienced practitioner who is able to demonstrate a senior or advance level of HEALTH SOCIAL WORK expertise.
• Has proven supervision, mentoring, coaching and leadership skills.
• Is motivated and passionate to ensure the delivery of high quality HEALTH Social Work services.
• Preferably has experience in the community HEALTH setting.
• Has experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Holds a current clean, FULL, drivers licence.

For more information about this role please contact Routhelle Gaerlan (Interim Allied Health Service Lead) on [e-mail]

Working at Health New ZealandHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.