New Graduate Social Worker - Grade 1

• New Graduate Social Worker Grade 1
• Get your social work career off to a great start!
• Benefit from our structured new graduate framework to support your learning
• No on-call or after-hours roster

About the Role
An opportunity currently exists for a new graduate social worker to join our team. To fulfil this role, it is essential that you have completed a hospital-based placement. The position will be based on the acute wards at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) located in Fitzroy.

To perform this role, you will:

• Use your skills to undertake multi-dimensional, comprehensive psychosocial assessments, apply clinical reasoning, and formulate appropriate complex intervention and discharge plans
• Liaise with patients, their families and/or carers to co-ordinate, facilitate and communicate patient treatment and outcomes
• Actively participate in quality improvement and research activities
• Provide supervision and participate in clinical education programs as required
• Promote and develop positive relationships within the department, wider organisation and with community partners​

The classification for this position is SC13 ($74,172.80 per annum).

Your Contribution

• Bachelor Degree or Qualifying Masters in Social Work with graduation in the last 12 months
• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
• Social work experience in a hospital inpatient care setting is essential
• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain.
• Current Working with Children’s Check desirable

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Staff Health Centre
• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Career development & advancement encouraged
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Social Work Department

The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction. At SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care.

The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction. At SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care.

Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. There is no need to respond directly to each of the key selection criteria.

Please click here for a copy of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Contact

Penny Lording penny.lording@svha.org.au