• Join a leading integrated person centred healthcare network
• Grade 3 SHRFV Project Coordinator
• Limited Term Full Time or Part Time until June 30, 2021

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

This position provides an exciting opportunity for Social Workers experienced in the field of family violence to expand their project coordination skills. The Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) initiative is part of the government response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence, and relates to Recommendation 95 which requires a ‘whole-of-hospital’ model for responding to family violence in public hospitals.

The SHRFV initiative builds on the collaboration between the Royal Women’s Hospital and Bendigo Health, with ongoing leadership and support provided by The Royal Women’s Hospital to metropolitan health services undertaking this important and complex work. The model is an implementation framework using a project management approach aimed at strengthening Peninsula Health’s capacity to identify and respond to family violence.

The SHRFV Project aims to increase staff competence, develop and share resources and build hospital capacity across Victoria to respond to family violence and improve outcomes for patients who have experienced family violence. Peninsula Health have developed and are now implementing a whole-of-network approach for embedding the practice of identifying and responding to family violence experienced by patients.

The SHRFV Project Coordinator will report to the Head of Social Work, within the governance of the Social Work Department. This is a full time position, however hours are open to negotiation.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of a plan to deliver on the program objectives in relation to training, stakeholder engagement and reporting, in accordance with timeframes and resources
• Embed the program into the care provided by Peninsula Health, ensuring that its delivery is based in contemporary evidence and is sustainable into the future.
• Provide clinical mentoring and guidance to staff who are working with patients and families that are experiencing family violence.
• Adapt and deliver family violence staff training, ensuring that all Peninsula Health staff receive the relevant education to their role and practice area.

What You Need

Essential Criteria

• Senior Social Worker - Member or eligible for membership of AASW
• Experience in project design, implementation and evaluation
• Experience in the area of family violence and/or the prevention of violence
• Extensive experience of staff supervision and clinical mentorship, preferably including the areas of family violence
• Experience delivering training, preferably training pertaining to family
  violence.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with a diversity of stakeholders.

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

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