Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful

• Social Work New Graduate position in 2024, Monash Health
• Fixed Term Full-time Grade 1 Social Worker (1 position available)
• Two year new graduate program until December 2025
• Site: Rotational
• Opportunity to join the largest healthcare network in Victoria

Our Journey

The Social Work Service at Monash Health assists patients and families with psychosocial support and advocacy through assessment, counselling, information provision, access to community resources, and discharge planning. Social Workers function as members of the multidisciplinary team and have a pivotal role where social complexity exists. The Social Work Service operating hours are standard business hours Monday to Friday. A weekend service is provided by roster at Casey, Clayton, Dandenong and Victorian Heart Hospital sites and an on-call service is also provided to the acute sites.

The Social Work Department is looking for Grade 1 Social Workers to join our growing team at Monash Health,working in both acute and subacute hospital setting. These roles is a fixed term full-time role. You will have the opportunity to join a dynamic social work and multi-disciplinary team where you will have a pivotal role in contributing to a positive team culture.

A Day in the Life

As a Grade 1 Social Worker you will be provided with an opportunity to develop your skills including:

• Working with people from a range of diverse backgrounds
• Complete complex psychosocial assessments,
• Development of patient centred care plans and complex discharges.

You will be a member of a dynamic and supportive Social Work and Allied Health team working in a collaborative model of care across Monash Health. The position works closely with the internal and external stakeholders to provide care founded on current evidence-based practice for patients accessing care through the inpatient and community based setting. To see first-hand what our team of Social Workers think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video and please check out our YouTube link!

What you need:

• Bachelor of Social Work or Masters Social Work Qualifying OR Master of Social Work, OR equivalent as assessed and approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Eligible for ordinary membership of AASW if overseas trained (www.aasw.asn.au)
• A current Victorian Driver’s Licence

In Return:

• A supportive and dynamic team environment.
• Opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary team of Clinicians
• Provision of supervision in line with AASW standards
• Access to profession specific, relevant health and welfare education and encourages participation in quality and research activities.

Monash Health is a great place to work

In 2022 Monash Health was nominated by LinkedIn as one of the top 25 organisations in Australia to grow your career. Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

• salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
• a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
• free vaccinations
• private health insurance at discounted rates
• health imaging services
• + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call:

Diep-Thanh Lee - Senior Social Worker/Team Leader

t: 0409687604

e: [email protected] using the subject line: Social Work - New Graduate Program enquiry via EthicalJobs