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Social Work Manager - Alice Springs

NT Government

Health Careers & Opportunities in the Northern Territory

If you want your career to go places then join NT Health. The challenges and opportunities in health and community care in the Territory are like no other in Australia, from remote Aboriginal health to tropical health and urban tertiary care. Continued investments in Aboriginal health, remote health, and acute care and community services offer many opportunities for health professionals who want to be part of making a difference.

  • Senior Professional Officer 1, Remuneration Package Range $142,695 - $159,228
  • Allied Health – Social Work
  • Ongoing vacancy available in Alice Springs

We are seeking an experienced Social Work Manager to join our team, with relevant qualifications in Social Work that meets membership eligibility requirements of the Australian Association of Social Workers and a citizenship/visa that supports employment. You will manage, lead and develop the Social Work Department at Alice Springs Hospital, to ensure delivery of a high quality, culturally appropriate inpatient and outpatient service, and to lead service development initiatives, act as the key source of advice regarding Social Work services to the Central Australia Health Service.

This position will require the applicant to have proven advanced management and leadership skills within an acute health setting, with the ability to facilitate and promote team functioning and the ability to provide an innovative, strategic and flexible approach to service delivery. You will have the ability to provide a high level of professional consultation, effective clinical supervision and support to social work practitioners of varying levels of experience and will have demonstrated advanced knowledge of social work service provision in the acute and sub-acute hospital setting including theoretical frameworks, practice standards, AASW Code of Ethics, hospital accreditation processes and CQI practices.

Please contact Beverley Pavkovich, Manager Social Work on 08 8951 7972 or [email protected] using the subject line: Social Work Manager - Alice Springs enquiry via EthicalJobs.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Applicants should address the selection criteria and provide a current CV and contact details for 2 referees (preferably an email address). For a copy of the Job Description please visit www.jobs.nt.gov.au

Information on the Northern Territory and its great lifestyle is available at www.australiasnorthernterritory.com.au

Note: The preferred or recommended applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice / Ochre Card and undergo a criminal history check. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.

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