• Employment Type – Casual Positions Available  
• Classification – Health Professional Level 3
• Position Number: 603099
• Salary – $105,900 - $119,774 (Plus Super) pro rata
• Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT
• Section – Social Work 

Highly flexible opportunity to join a supportive, talented and growing team of social workers who celebrate diversity and innovative practice! The Department of Social Work and Psychology at North Canberra Hospital is looking to expand its’ casual workforce to cover periods of leave and support the operational needs of the hospital.

What can we offer you

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions. 
• 11.5% Superannuation.

About the Hospital

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW.   North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the role

The Acute Allied Health Services Social Work team at North Canberra Hospital is responsible for the care and support of patients across a range of critical and acute care areas of The Canberra Hospital. These include the Medical and Surgical inpatient wards, Intensive Care Unit, the Emergency Department, Adult and older person mental health inpatient wards, Maternity and Special Care Nursery wards and a range of adult outpatient clinics.

Social workers provide assessment and therapeutic intervention for a range of client populations throughout their patient journey. The patients we see present with a range of psychosocial issues that impact their health circumstances across the lifespan including ante-natal care, newly acquired and chronic health conditions, medical and surgical treatments, rehabilitation and ageing.

The Social Worker will have an understanding of issues related to health and wellbeing and the impact on the person and their family/carer, including adjustment to change in their health.  The Social Worker will promote improved client outcomes through working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality clinical services across a range of service speciality areas.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system at the Apply Now link below:

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees.
• A maximum two page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria when drafting your response.
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

Applications from third parties or agencies will not be considered.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident”

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS Credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Karen Dell, [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Social Workers enquiry via EthicalJobs.