Grade 1 Social Worker - Allied Health Services
Social Worker Grade 1 - Allied Health Department
Full Time, Ongoing
The Team:
The Allied Health department at Mildura Base Public Hospital comprises of Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Dietetics, Social Work and Allied Health Assistants. Allied Health clinicians are valued within the organisation and these disciplines report to an Allied Health Manager. The diversity of the workload for an Allied Health clinician is a key benefit within our organisation.
The Mildura Base Public Hospital Social Work team provides services across the acute and sub-acute setting. The Grade 1 Social Worker is a valuable member of the Allied Health department and contributes to patient care at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) by providing a high-quality social work service within a multidisciplinary setting. The Grade 1 Social Worker position will take part in a roster across acute and sub-acute services.
The Role:
Our Allied Health team prides itself on providing a high standard of care with a professional and positive attitude and we currently have a position available for a Grade 1 Social Worker to join the team.
This role is remunerated in line with the Victorian Public Health Sector Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high quality, direct social work service to all inpatients and outpatients of the Hospital as required, including counselling, access to support services, discharge planning and community follow-up.
To be successful in this role you will have:
* A degree in Social Work and be eligible for AASW National Accreditation
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate initiative and creativity in thinking
* Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development
* Positive self-awareness and a caring and nurturing personality
* Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a multidisciplinary team
What this role has to offer you:
* Good work/life balance
* Exposure to a variety of different presentations
* A team in which you will work with highly experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary individuals/teams
* Fast paced working nature where you can get the best out of yourself
* Broad knowledge/experiences across a range of issues/services/agencies
* Liaising with services, patients, carers and their families
The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.
How to Apply
All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.
For a copy of the Position Description and to find out more about our wonderful Hospital, please visit www.mbph.org.au
Queries can be directed to Helena Freckleton, Allied Health Manager: ***********@mbph.org.au or our Human Resources team via: **************@mbph.org.au
A valid Employee Working with Children Check and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.
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