October 25, 2024

Western Sydney Local Health District

Westmead

OTHER & FULL TIME

Social Work Team Leader TACP - Westmead

Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
Salary Packaging: Cut taxes and Boosts take home pay
Monthly Paid Day Off, in addition to annual leave (full-time staff)

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: ,$108,595 - $112,114 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Westmead
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) delivers health services to communities in Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs. The team is driven by a vision of better healthcare for Western Sydney residents, grounded in values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care.
Supports complex social work issues such as elder abuse, child protection, and domestic violence.
Oversees the TACP Social Work team and contributes to senior management.
Engages in professional development and evidence-based practice.
Delivers consultancy and psychosocial interventions in aged care.
Works closely with multi-disciplinary teams for patient care and safety.

What you'll be doing
The Level 3 Social Worker in the Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) delivers timely, effective services within the Geriatric Medicine Department. This role involves managing complex social work issues, providing supervision, and contributing to quality patient care.

Manages the TACP social work team in Geriatric Medicine.
Handles complex issues like elder abuse, child protection, and domestic violence.
Provides supervision to social work staff and students.
Conducts complex psychosocial assessments and interventions.
Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams for patient care.
Engages in professional development and quality improvement activities.

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements
Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).

Selection Criteria

Demonstrated experience in the delivery of social work services in Aged Care and or Rehabilitation, in a hospital or community setting, with demonstrated high level skills in psychosocial assessments, adjustment to illness / disability, new diagnosis, Elder abuse, Guardianship matters, NDIS and complex patients and familial presentations.

Experience in leadership, including experience in staff and/or student supervision.

Demonstrated well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills, and high-level computer literacy, and understanding of developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education.

Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stake holders throughout all organisational levels.

Ability to initiate, lead, complete and implement quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.

Current Driver’s licence valid in Australia and Participation in the After Hours Crisis on Call Social Work Service.

Requisition ID: REQ530107

Applications Close: 10th November 2024

Need more information?
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Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
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For inquiries about the role, contact Gayatri Noor on Gayatri.Noor@health.nsw.gov.au or Annette Jones on Annette.jones@health.nsw.gov.au

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.