Social Worker Grade 2

GRADE 2 SOCIAL WORKER

• Full time permanent position
• Based at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
• Central location with great public transport links

About St Vincent’s
Located in vibrant Fitzroy, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is part of St Vincent’s Health Australia and a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service which employs more than 6,000 staff across 18 sites throughout Melbourne. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services including acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, medical diagnostics, rehabilitation, allied health, mental health, palliative care, correctional health and community residential care. SVHM is one of Australia's leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare providers.

About the 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. In addition to this, SVHM has a widely respected Aboriginal Health Unit and over 10 years of experience in designing a comprehensive clinical model of responding to Elder Abuse. 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 is comprised of 3 teams and covers patients at St Vincent’s Hospital in Fitzroy, St George’s Hospital in Kew and St Vincent’s on the Park in East Melbourne. We provide a comprehensive and flexible professional development program, as well as structured supervision and support for clinical decision making. In addition to this, we are able to assist you to develop your skills and plan your career progression via varied clinical rotations in a wide range of practice areas. This may include the opportunity to experience work at different sites within SVHM.

With a strong focus on innovative service delivery and continuous practice improvement, you will also benefit from the knowledge and support of a Grade 4 social worker who is dedicated to research and quality improvement.

About the Role
An opportunity currently exists for an experienced Grade 2 Social Worker to join our Team on a permanent basis. To fulfil this role, it is essential that you have a number of years of experience in hospital social work.

The successful candidates will need highly developed skills in assessment and complex discharge planning, as well as the ability to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. They will contribute to positive outcomes for patients via the provision of high quality social work service to patients and families using proficient clinical skills, effective communication and collaboration. Supervision of a Grade 1 social worker and/or social work student may be required.

Classifications for this position will range from SC21 - SC24 ($81,300 - $90,400 per annum)

Duties

• 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

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor Degree or Qualifying Masters in Social Work
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Significant social work experience in a hospital or related inpatient health care setting is essential

Benefits of being an SVHM staff member

• Central location – with excellent public transport links to all SVHM sites
• Bike storage and showering facilities
• A strong focus on employee wellbeing including the Employee Assistance Program and in-house STAR support available 24 hours a day
• Salary Packaging
• Staff car parking

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

At SVHM we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. If you would like further information, contact our Indigenous Recruitment Coordinator through our careers page.

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 (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

All appointments are made subject to the candidate providing a current satisfactory National Police Certificate conducted by The Victoria Police.

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.