Blacktown Hospital Extended Hours Social Work Level 3

Deliver high-quality, extended hours social work support at Blacktown Hospital.
- Enhance patient flow with flexible assessments and timely case planning.
- Contribute to streamlined patient care and positive health outcomes.
- Provide high-quality, extended hours social work support, crisis response, and holistic care to patients and families at Blacktown Hospital._

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time **Position Classification**:Social Worker Level 3 **Remuneration**: $112,396
- $116,038 per annum **Hours Per Week**:38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours) **Location**: Blacktown Hospital

**Where you'll be working** Blacktown Hospital is situated in a rapidly growing, culturally diverse community, providing modern facilities aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes.
- State-of-the-art facilities designed for exceptional care.
- Teaching hospital offering university students a rich, supportive experience.
- Dedicated outdoor staff areas with landscaped gardens for well-being.
- Convenient access to Westpoint shopping center, just a 10-minute walk away.
- Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and close proximity to Blacktown train station.

Discover more about our workplace culture by watching this short video: Hear from Our Staff.

**What you'll be doing** The Extended Hours Senior Social Worker is responsible to the Department Head: Social Work, for providing a high quality, extended hours Social Work service to the patients/ clients of Blacktown Hospital and to their families. This position provides a rapid response to extended hours crisis situations predominantly in the areas of Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit and Women’s and Children’s Health. The position can also have a significant impact in support appropriate patient flow by providing flexible schedule for patient / carer assessments, case planning and additional capacity to action new referrals.

**How to Apply**

**Essential Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

**Selection Criteria**
- Previous Social Work experience working in an acute hospital setting across a number of clinical areas.
- Experience in crisis counselling, end of life planning, bereavement counselling, and child protection assessment and case planning
- Demonstrated high level assessment, counselling and brief intervention skills.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills, written, oral and computer, and within a multidisciplinary team setting.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage and respond to stressful situations and ability to work unsupervised
- Experience in report writing, case planning and assessment, negotiation, conflict resolution and advocacy.

**Requisition ID: REQ539629** **Applications Close: 5th January 2025**

**Need more**information**?**
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Katrina Anwar/Peter Hogg on 0428 360 486.
- People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard._

**Please note**:To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3quwem