SA Health
Job reference:
******
Location:
**** - BEDFORD PARK
Job status:
Short Term Contract
Eligibility:
Open to Everyone
Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Rehab, Aged & Palliative Care Division
Salary $73,710 - $89,981 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP1 Social Worker
Short term contract until December ****
Social Worker – Rehabilitation | Flinders Medical Centre | SALHN | Contract to December ****
Join Flinders Medical Centre's Rehabilitation team as a Social Worker and help southern Adelaide patients reclaim independence - contract through to December ****.
About the role:
The Social Worker participates as a member of the inter-disciplinary team ensuring optimal care and outcomes by providing a comprehensive range of social work services to patients needing rehabilitation.
Duties for the role will include:
Responding to referrals and contributing to the formulation of plans to assist clients and their carers in rehabilitation, discharge from hospital and reintegration into the community
Social assessments and planning and in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team deliver individual and group interventions
Advocating for and on behalf of individuals and groups including ensuring the exchange of relevant information about client and carer needs as well as optimising clients' and carers' use and access to health, government and community resources
Planning and implementing intervention programs
Communicating with patients' family, carers and other service providers
Assessing patients' abilities, problems and goals using a variety of formal and informal assessments
About you:




A degree and or post graduate qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
Ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
A tolerant and non-judgemental approach to all staff and clients.
Ability to apply a wide range of social work methods
Experience in working with other staff to plan and implement service improvements, quality activities or research
Experience in working as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
High level interpersonal, negotiating, counselling and problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate with patients, other professional staff and community agencies both orally and in writing.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Emma Phillips
Application Closing Date: ***** pm Sunday 9th of August ****
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Applicant Information:
We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Clickto find out more about salary packaging.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
SA Health Services are required to implement the in the workplace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: ******
Applications close:
09/08/2026 11:55 PM
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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