• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

• Permanent full time position (76 hours per fortnight).
• Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
• Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
• Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 per fortnight.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
• Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Once a raw frontier town built in the heart of North West Queensland around the vast mineral resources, Mount Isa has grown into a thriving industrial and commercial centre renowned for its friendly and welcoming nature.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

About the role

In this role you will be part of a multidisciplinary team that contributes to the provision of a comprehensive healthcare service across a range of acute, sub-acute, ambulatory, paediatric, maternal, and women’s health services. As a social worker within Growing Deadly Families team, you will be responsible for the delivery of efficient and effective social work services to women and their families.

Support and maximise the psychosocial functioning and adjustment of Maternal Health patients and their families through the provision of psychoeducation and facilitation of referrals, interprofessional practice, and community agency.

Engage with patients in an inpatient and outpatient setting as well as an extended hours roster, on call weekend service, and during outreach opportunities.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• Appointment to this position requires proof of possession of a tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). 
• It is a genuine occupational requirement that the incumbent to this position is a female due to the nature of the services provided to women in this role.
• Applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander are encouraged to apply and will be highly regarded.
• You must hold a Working with Children Blue Card prior to appointment to this position. Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description, attached below, for further information and application / interview preparation.

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Contact: Dayle Easlea on 07 4744 4898.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.

We are an equal opportunity employer.