Social Worker - Inpatient Mental Health

Job Description:

• Role Title: Social Worker - Inpatient Mental Health

• Role Type: Permanent Part time working 32 hours per week

• Role Grade: Social Work Level 1-2

• Department and Location: Caritas Inpatient Mental Health Service St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $73427 - $104752 (Pro-Rata) Super Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincents Health Australia Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857 our 30000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals residential aged care community and virtual care and outreach programs.

About the Role:

• Permanent part-time providing comprehensive social work services including psychosocial assessments and risk evaluation to patients families and carers in the Caritas Inpatient Mental Health Service.

• Develop and implement individualised treatment and care plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

• Lead safe discharge planning coordinating referrals to community services and accommodation placements.

• Deliver counselling to individuals and families supporting adaptation to medical and lifestyle changes grief and loss.

• Advocate for patients and carers with relevant government and NGO agencies provide consultation and support liaise with internal and external services maintain accurate clinical documentation and actively participate in multidisciplinary team activities.

About You:

• Degree in Social Work and eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

• Skilled in delivering comprehensive psychosocial care including assessments counselling therapeutic interventions case management advocacy and discharge planning always with a person-centred and strengths-based approach.

• Specialised knowledge and hands-on experience in managing intensive mental health needs supporting patients compassionately and effectively across both inpatient and outpatient settings with clinical acuity.

• Your an effective and empathetic communicator who excels in collaborative team environments fostering strong trusting relationships with patients families and multidisciplinary colleagues.

Why Work at St Vincents

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program to make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Financial support for educational development scholarship programs paid study leave

About the Hospital:
In this role you will be based at St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes galleries and theatres parks nightlife and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation bone marrow transplantation cardiology cancer care AIDS/HIV respiratory medicine mental health homeless health drug & alcohol services and correctional health
  

Pre-employment Checks:
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity:
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to Apply:
The closing date for applications is 25 June 2025

To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the About You as above.

Further information please contact

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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