• Department of Health
• Professional 3 - Remuneration Package Range $134,618 - $150,549 (including salary $114,199 - $127,898)
• Allied Health Division
• Alice Springs, Northern Territory
• One ongoing full time vacancy is available

About Alice Springs Hospital

Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) is Central Australia’s primary acute care service with a catchment area of approximately 50,000 residents across Alice Springs and up to 50 remote community locations. It is a 209 bed facility and specialises in general and emergency medicine, surgical, maternity and paediatric services with a 10-bed intensive care unit and renal dialysis centre.

The Role

As a Senior Social Worker, you will provide high quality culturally appropriate, effective, and contemporary Social Work assessment and intervention services to meet the needs of patients, their families and significant others throughout Alice Springs Hospital.

Working as part of the front-line Allied Health team you’ll provide both inpatient and outpatient services, participate in the after-hours Social Work Services roster and supervise Social Work students and junior staff.

About you

You’re a compassionate and skilled Senior Social Worker who thrives in diverse clinical settings. To be successful in this role you will have:

• Relevant qualifications in Social Work that meets membership eligibility requirements of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Extensive post graduate experience in providing contemporary high level clinical Social Work services to patients and families/carers.
• Extensive postgraduate experience working in and leading teams within a hospital social work setting and demonstrated ability to facilitate and support team functioning in a pressured environment.
• Proven ability to independently plan and priorities a high-volume complex workload within an ever-changing work environment.
• Extensive experience in clinical supervision of students and staff and a commitment to professional development.
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of Aboriginal culture and proven experience in working effectively with patients and families/carers of diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
• Proven high-level communication and interpersonal skills, including well developed negotiation and conflict management skills, with significant experience working in a team environment to achieve positive health outcomes.
• Proven ability to initiate, implement and complete continuous quality improvement and service development activities.
• Demonstrated high level leadership skills with capacity to provide leadership in a team environment.
• Willingness to participate in after-hours Social Work Services (Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday).

Lifestyle and Community

Central Australia, home to Alice Springs (Mparntwe in Arrernte), is the heart of Australia. With a population of around 33,000, Alice Springs sits between Darwin and Adelaide, 1,500 km from each. Surrounded by stunning natural beauty, it offers access to Uluru, the Larapinta Trail, the MacDonnell Ranges, and more. The well-maintained highways link Alice Springs to major cities in SA, QLD, and WA.

The town boasts modern sporting facilities, including an aquatic centre, basketball stadiums, and multi-purpose sporting fields, as well as cinemas, lively markets, and a thriving arts scene featuring galleries, festivals, and cultural events. With a strong sense of community and a friendly, inclusive atmosphere, Alice Springs makes it easy to connect with others, whether through sports, social groups, or community events.

The Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package
• Generous leave entitlements
• Professional development opportunities and allowances
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Relocation support
• Study or research assistance
• Professional practice supervision/mentoring.

View the Allied Health Incentives

For further information about this vacancy please contact:

Lauren Hart, Director of Allied Health on 08 8951 7980 or [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Social Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Quote vacancy number: 4220

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Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

A position description is attached.