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October 23, 2024
Northern Sydney Local Health District
St Leonards
OTHER & FULL TIME
Social Work Team Leader, Chronic and Complex Care Team
Come and join the fantastic Social Work Department at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker (Level 4)
Remuneration: $2,252.73 - $2,307.33 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ528255
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
What you'll be doing
Lead and guide a Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with NSLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position is responsible for providing professional leadership and team management to Social Work staff located in Royal North Shore Hospital Acute Care and Women, Children and Family Health Teams.
The position works co-operatively with the Social Work Head of Department and will assist in the coordination of comprehensive Social Work Services including supervision of a team of social workers. The position is expected to provide leadership in quality activities, attend to human resource management and manage specific projects.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker (Level 4)
Remuneration: $2,252.73 - $2,307.33 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ528255
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards
What you'll be doing
Lead and guide a Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with NSLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position is responsible for providing professional leadership and team management to Social Work staff located in Royal North Shore Hospital Acute Care and Women, Children and Family Health Teams.
The position works co-operatively with the Social Work Head of Department and will assist in the coordination of comprehensive Social Work Services including supervision of a team of social workers. The position is expected to provide leadership in quality activities, attend to human resource management and manage specific projects.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with extensive experience at a Level 2 or above with a demonstrated understanding of the psychosocial impacts of living with chronic health conditions and hospitalisation.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, counselling and therapeutic interventions, complex clinical casework, advocacy and discharge planning.
- Demonstrated ability to provide guidance, leadership and management of a Social Work team.
- Demonstrated advanced communication skills (both written and oral) and demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems
- Excellent negotiation, complex decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature across a team.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to quality processes and the application of evidenced based practice within Social Work.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Sandra Barr-Lynch on Sandra.Barr-Lynch@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 6477.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 6 November 2024
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Sandra Barr-Lynch on Sandra.Barr-Lynch@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 6477.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 6 November 2024
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available
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