Social Worker Grade 3 - Camberwell, Australia - Epworth Healthcare

Epworth Healthcare

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Camberwell, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Epworth Rehabilitation is seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Grade 3 Social Worker to provide comprehensive social work services to patients in both an inpatient and outpatient setting across the rehabilitation sites at Richmond, Hawthorn and Camberwell.

This role would primarily be based at Epworth Camberwell.

This is a part time, fixed term position of 30.4 hours per week, until May 2025.

Responsibilities will include undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments, providing supportive counselling, liaising with key stakeholders and discharge planning.

Commensurate with the Grade 3 role, responsibilities will also include staff and student supervision, clinical leadership and participation in senior forums within the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Division.

The Social Work Department has a high commitment to supervision and professional development, as well as to engagement in quality activities and research.

You will work in an energetic and cohesive clinical team that strives for excellence in patient care.

You will make an impact by:

Undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments and complex discharge planning utilising your specialist knowledge in the areas of aged care, VCAT, NDIS, family violence and elder abuse
Striving for patient and family inclusive practice in all stages of care
Providing leadership within the Rehabilitation Social Work team and wider Rehabilitation team at Camberwell
Providing high quality supervision to staff and students
Leading quality improvement and/or research projects
Demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic clinical environment

To be successful in this role you will have:

A minimum of seven years relevant social work experience in a hospital, rehabilitation or other healthcare setting
Experienced Grade 2 Social Workers are welcomed to apply.
Knowledge in the area of the aged care sector would be highly desirable
Ability to manage a complex caseload of both inpatients and outpatients and facilitate group work
Extensive skills, enthusiasm and commitment to your work and embrace the opportunity to contribute to the positive culture at Epworth HealthCare
Welldeveloped expertise in assessment, intervention and discharge planning

Position Description Inherent Requirements

About Rehabilitation & Mental Health
Epworth Rehabilitation and Mental Health services are some of the most progressive of their kind in Australia. Our clinical approach involves individualised treatment and collaborative team decision-making to achieve positive outcomes for patients.

Our strong team ethos extends across our rehabilitation and mental health services at our Epworth hospitals in Richmond, Camberwell, Hawthorn and Geelong.

Qualifications:

Bachelor or Master of Social Work
Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Additional Information:

At Epworth, it's a community.

It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters.

In addition to this, you will have access to:

Epworth's enhanced Not for Profit status_ (and not available in the public sector)_ provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to
$15,900 pretax annually, plus
$2,650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
Discounted private health insurance
Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

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As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you)._
At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care._