Job Description

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Melbourne Health

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 55900

Social Worker Grade 2 |Part time |64hrs per fortnight

Based at St.Albans Community Care Units

Rich opportunities for Professional Development and Training

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

As one of the largest health services in Victoria, and a team of more than 10,000 strong, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.

Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence - benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new team

An exciting opportunity exists to join the St Albans Community Care Unit (CCU). As a social worker you will be required to provide quality standards of care and this includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Providing care to adults between the ages of 18-64 years of age, St Albans CCU residents require intensive recovery orientated treatment and interventions that are unable to be provided by less intensive community services.

The preferred candidate will join a small multidisciplinary and supportive team, committed to the wellbeing of both colleagues and residents

Your success in this role, will be in your ability to

Provide specialist social work consultation and intervention such as family and carer support, discharge planning , housing support, applications for Guardianship and Administration orders, counselling, support and information provision regarding resources and services as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team

Prepare reports, which explain assessment findings and outline relevant recommendations for the consumer, carers and other CCU staff.

Along with being the designated Key Clinician for your consumer(s), the social worker can provide secondary Key Clinician support

Your Contribution

Excellent interpersonal skills plus the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers

Commitment to ongoing professional self-development

Well-developed skills in writing and an ability to promptly prepare case assessments, individual service plans, discharge summaries and other forms of documentation

Our Commitment to you

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community - Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

St Albans Community Care Units | 3/38 Evergreen Avenue, Albanvale, Vic 3021

Tel: +61 3 9365 3006 | Fax: +61 3 9365 3011|

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.