Social Worker - Canberra, Australia - ACT Government

ACT Government

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Canberra, Australia

4 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Social Worker

Full-time Permanent:

Closes: 09 March 2023:

Classification:
Health Professional Level 2

Salary:
$70,679 - $97,028 plus superannuation

Position No:
Z8

Directorate:
Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 February 2023

Our Vision:
creating exceptional health care together

Our Role:
to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values:
Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Acute Support Social Work team is responsible for the care and support of patients across a range of critical and acute care areas of The Canberra Hospital.

These include the Medical and Surgical inpatient wards, Intensive Care Unit, the Emergency Department, Maternity and Paediatric inpatient wards and a range of paediatric and adult outpatient clinics.

Rehabilitation Aged and Community Services team (RACS) provides integrated and effective services in the areas of rehabilitation, aged care and community care in a broader range of sites throughout the ACT, including The Canberra Hospital and The University of Canberra Hospital, community health centres and the homes of clients.

This includes health care and support for people with acute, post-acute and long-term illnesses.

The Cancer Psychosocial Service is located in the Canberra Region Cancer Centre (CRCC).

This service provides multidisciplinary psychosocial care to patients and their families or carers who attend the Canberra Region Cancer Centre, or who have been admitted into Ward 4A or Ward 14B.

Working closely with other disciplines in the CRCC and the wards in Canberra Hospital, the Cancer Psychosocial Service provides leadership in psychosocial care of patients and their families or carers.

Services include facilitation of access to resources, responding to crisis, counselling, palliative care and bereavement issues, staff consultation and in-services.

Social workers provide assessment and therapeutic intervention for a range of client populations throughout their patient journey.

The patients we see present with a range of psychosocial issues that impact their health circumstances across the lifespan including ante-natal care, newly acquired and chronic health conditions, medical and surgical treatments, rehabilitation and ageing.

The Social Worker will promote improved client outcomes through working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality clinical services across a range of service speciality areas.

As well as the permanent position on offer, a merit list will be created from this recruitment round which may be used to fill future temporary or permanent HP2 SW positions across RACS for the next 12 months (both full time or part time).

ABOUT YOU

Behavioural Capabilities

Good organisational skills with a high degree of drive
Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet patient's needs
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Willingness to critically reflect on and develop practice skills and framework

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

Relevant degree in Social Work qualifications and a minimum of 1 years' experience working professionally in Social Work is preferred.
Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
Be registered (or eligible for registration) with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
The successful applicant will need to be available for occasional weekend and afterhours work, with access to flex time.
You will need to understand how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
You will need to fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and other related frameworks.
CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.**
Undergo a preemployment National Police Check.
Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the _Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011_ is required.
Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
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