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    Social Worker

    Sydney Local Health District
    • Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up to January 2026; 38 hours per week
    • Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1 
    • Remuneration: $1,359.63 - $1,588.75 per week + annual leave loading + 11.5% Superannuation
    • Location: Canterbury Hospital 
    • Requisition ID: REQ515335

    Start your career in Social Work with Sydney Local Health District 

    Where you'll be working   

    The Social Worker New Graduate position is based in our inpatient Social Work Department at Canterbury Hospital. The Social Work Department at Canterbury Hospital is a team of 7 Social Workers providing a high standard of care to patients, families and carers under the care of Geriatric Medicine, Orthopaedic Medicine, General Medicine, Antenatal, Maternity, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine.

    You will be working in a small, supportive department with a fun and positive team culture which values professional, personal and career development.

    Canterbury Hospital services a diverse and multicultural community and is staffed by a dedicated and community-minded multi-disciplinary team.

    What you'll be doing

    The Social Worker Level New Graduate position is responsible for the provision of Social Work services to patients, families and carers, who are under the care of the inpatient teams of Geriatric Medicine, Orthopaedic Medicine and General Medicine. This is a rotational position, rotating every 6 months between General Medicine and Geriatrics and Orthopaedics.

    There are also frequent opportunities to broaden your skill development through coverage of, and shadowing within, Emergency Medicine, Violence, Abuse and Neglect, Paediatric Medicine and Women’s and Babies.

    The Social Worker New Graduate will have access to frequent informal supervision from more senior staff members, and may require direct professional support when performing novel, complex, or critical tasks.

    The Social Worker New Graduate will participate in quality improvement activities, departmental committees and may be required to participate in clinical research activities.

    For more information, please view the Position Description.

    The ideal candidate

    • Must hold a Bachelor or post graduate degree in Social Work that provides eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
    • Demonstrated knowledge, skills and clinical experience in Social Work clinical practice.
    • Demonstrated ability to analyse problems, set priorities and apply a range of options to develop solutions.
    • It is a condition of employment that all Social Workers in the Social Work Department participate in the afterhours on call roster, which provides after hours Social Work support to the hospital 24/7. Afterhours training will be provided.

    Benefits and Perks

    • Allocated Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading.
    • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit SalaryPackagingPlus
    • Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
    • Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
    • Because we care about your health: Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals.

    For more information about the benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

    About working for SLHD

    This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2024_015).

    SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

    Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/.

    Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

    To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn.

    For enquiries, please contact Amy Eldridge on (02) 9153 2493 or via email at Amy.Eldridge1@health.nsw.gov.au using the subject line: Social Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.    

    If this sounds interesting to you – we want to connect!

    How to apply

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