October 22, 2024

Queensland Health

Far North Queensland

OTHER

Social Worker, Social Work Department, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service

About us:
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your role:

Ensure patients and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of gender, cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
Provide advocacy to address client need and ensure equity and access to services, including, and not limited to, the utilisation of existing links with the Public Guardian, QCAT, Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF), NDIS and other agencies to benefit patients and families.
Participate in the clinical assessment and intervention planning for service recipients from a Social Work and multidisciplinary team perspective, ensuring timely identification of client's needs, service provision, and discharge planning within the work unit or professional team.
Lead staff by fostering and committing to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by maintaining and evaluating safety and quality practices and initiatives.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

Generous superannuation
Salary packaging
Annual incremental increases
Career training and development
Flexible work arrangements
Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Why choose Cairns?
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