Job Summary
- $70,679 - $97,028 per annum (Plus Super)
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 10th Jan 2024
- Canberra & ACT > Bruce
Join a supportive, talented and growing team of social workers who celebrate diversity and innovative practice!
The Department of Social Work and Psychology at North Canberra Hospital is looking for HP2 Social Workers to join a team of HP1-5 social workers, a social work assistant, psychologists and Aboriginal Liaison Officers
North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)
This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.
The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.
Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.
The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.
HP2 Social Workers at North Canberra Hospital are employed under generalist positions and are supported to develop expertise with a robust program of professional development, group and individual supervision and rotations to area of interest in the hospital and at Clare Holland House.
Social Work within Allied Health, North Canberra Hospital, provides services to a range of clients in the Emergency Department, acute inpatient and specialised outpatient settings. Our social workers work closely with patients, carers, referrers, other health professionals and multidisciplinary teams to achieve safe, high quality patient care.
Social workers play a key role in the multidisciplinary management of patients across the care continuum. This position works in collaboration with the social work and multidisciplinary team to deliver services, supporting patient flow and maximising patient outcomes. At North Canberra Hospital our staff have a strong sense of ‘Being for Others’ and you will play a key role in the support of patients, families and colleagues including members of the multidisciplinary team.
All social work staff have access to professional supervision as well as group supervision and education through workshops, interest groups, 1: 1 mentoring with a Senior Clinician and regular internal and external professional development opportunities. All social workers in the Department attend the Donate Life Introductory Donation Awareness Training (IDAT) Workshop, Palliative Care Education through PEPA and External Domestic and Family Violence Training as part of their orientation to hospital social work. We are committed to ensuring our staff receive the support they need to become confident and capable practitioners.
You will be required to participate in restricted on-call rosters.
A merit pool will be developed from this round and may be used to fill vacancies which occur over the next 12 months.
Under limited direction of the HP3 Senior Social Workers and the Director of Social Work/ Social Work Team Leaders you will perform clinical social work duties at North Canberra Hospital. You will:
North Canberra Hospital is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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Highly Desirable:
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Applications must be submitted by clicking 'Apply Now';
To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident
These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resume and experience.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Felicity Hamilton, [email protected] using the subject line: Junior Social Workers enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A merit pool will be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.
If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident and are interested in temporary roles please note this in your cover letter