Senior Social Worker - Internal Medicine

A permanent part-time opportunity to provide advanced social work services to patients with complex psychosocial needs while contributing to patient flow, safe discharge planning, and improved health outcomes across a busy tertiary hospital environment.

About the role

As the Senior Social Worker - Internal Medicine, you will play a key role in delivering advanced social work services to patients, families and carers within a busy tertiary hospital environment at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment, risk management, counselling, advocacy and discharge planning for patients with complex care needs. Your expertise will support safe, timely and patient-centred care, while contributing to improved patient flow and service delivery outcomes across the Internal Medicine Stream.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Deliver high quality, evidence based clinical services in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW Professional Practice Standards by assessing complex psychosocial needs of patients, families, and caregivers; identifying clinical risk and providing multiple clinical interventions to maximise patient health and psychosocial outcomes.
• Possess a high level of knowledge, skills and experience in working with Residential Aged Care, QCAT and NDIS pathways.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with patients, their families, and caregivers, as a member of a multidisciplinary and social work teams.
• Provide high level expertise in the delivery of social work services to clients through collaborative participation as a multidisciplinary team member and contribute towards multidisciplinary team processes.
• Contribute to the ongoing identification, development and implementation of quality and service improvement activities that enhance the delivery of social work services and patient care.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED