• 64609
• Full time for 12 months (maternity leave), commencing January 2024
• Join one of Australia’s leading hospitals
• Specialising in Neonatal Intensive Care and Special Care Nursery caseloads

Our Journey

Exciting 12 month role starting in January 2024

Social Workers at Monash Children’s Hospital sit within the Monash Children’s Allied Health Team, providing specialised services to infant, paediatric and adolescent patients and their families. Social work services are provided in inpatient settings including Paediatric ICU, Children’s Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; in ambulatory care services such as the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and via state-wide services such as the Paediatric Palliative Care Program and the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service.

A Day in the Life

This is a rare opportunity to join our Social Work team in our Monash Newborn service. Monash Children’s Hospital nursery is one of the State’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) and Special Care Units (SCN) and provides an exciting and supportive work environment. This is an inpatient role with a large focus on supportive care and counselling as well as engaging with families to ensure the best health outcomes for our patients and their families. There is a focus on holistic care and a systems approach is integral. The role engages with many other clinical areas as well as community agencies which will highlight your networking skills. This is a fast paced role in which good organisational and advocacy skills are required for you to achieve optimal outcomes for patients and their families.

To see first-hand what our team of Social Workers think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video: https://monashhealth.org/careers/allied-health/social-work/ and please check out our You Tube link below.

What you will bring

• You will have a good knowledge of resources and understanding of the assessment and intervention frameworks used to guide practice including the Children’s Youth and Families Act and appropriate referral networks.
• You will be able to demonstrate skills in psycho-social assessments, problem solving, communication and discharge planning.
• You will be skilled at supporting families adjusting to their child’s illness and able to provide grief and bereavement support as required.
• You will develop and maintain strong links with universities and your Monash Health social work colleagues and supervise students and other staff as required.
• You will be a dynamic, innovative and flexible practitioner and will receive regular supervision from highly experienced social work supervisors with opportunities for ongoing professional development.

You will be required to participate in Social Work on-call after hour’s service across the Monash Hospital sites and may be expected to work across sites within Monash Health as required.

What you will need

• Minimum 2 years clinical social work experience
• A relevant social work qualification
• Eligible for AASW membership
• Experience preferably in an acute health care setting and/or with children and families and/or with Child Protection

In Return

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
• Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
• Mentorship and career guidance
• Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jennifer Ward on 0466 730 939.

Monash Health is a great place to work

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICare values.

How to Apply

Click "Apply Now". Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).