Senior Social Worker
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Job Description:
Role Title: Senior Social Worker
Role Type: Permanent Full-time
Role Grade: Social Work Level 3
Department and Location: Psychiatric Inpatient Emergency Care St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst
Salary: $112396 - $116038 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 full-time position working a 7-day rotating roster within the Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team based in the inpatient mental health service. Provide advanced social work interventions within an acute multidisciplinary team.
Participate in the 24-hour on-call social work crisis service delivering timely support and interventions outside standard hours.
Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments to inform person-centred care recovery-oriented practice and clinical decision-making across acute inpatient mental health and complex medical settings.
Lead care coordination and discharge planning by collaborating with hospital teams community services and external agencies to ensure safe patient transitions including arranging accommodation and ongoing support.
Deliver therapeutic counselling advocacy and clinical interventions addressing psychosocial impacts of mental illness; manage complex applications to government and non-government bodies such as NCAT NDIS and Housing NSW.
Provide clinical supervision education and consultation to staff and students and contribute to quality improvement research and professional development aligned with St Vincents Hospitals mission and policies.
About You:
Qualified Social Worker with a degree in Social Work eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with advanced clinical expertise in mental health including crisis intervention psychosocial assessment short-term solution-focused and trauma-informed therapeutic interventions case management and discharge planning all delivered within a person-centred and strengths-based framework.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with complex issues such as drug and alcohol use domestic violence child protection victims of crime trauma homelessness sudden death and coronial processes.
Recognised clinical leader providing expert social work advice in multidisciplinary teams skilled in managing high-demand critical care environments promoting consumer participation in decision-making and leading service improvements to enhance patient care and outcomes.
Excellent interpersonal communication negotiation and organisational skills with a commitment to collaborative team practice professional development and mentoring junior staff and students through supervision and education.
Willingness to participate in a seven-day rotating roster
Ability to contribute to the 24-hour on-call social work crisis service (5pm8am shifts) contributing to a comprehensive responsive social work service.
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 1 July 2025 with interviews to be held on the 7 July 2025
Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest skills and experience align with the role and address each of the criteria.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received we encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
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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Code of Conduct:
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
