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Senior Social Worker
Permanent Full-Time | Cairns
Ready for a meaningful role that starts with a yarn?
Kirsten Standage - 0461 581 *** would love to hear your story, answer your questions and tell you more about joining our team.
Make a difference where it matters most
Join the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) Pop-Up Palliative Care Service, delivering specialist palliative care across Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.
As our Senior Social Worker, you'll provide expert psychosocial support to people living with life-limiting illnesses and their families, helping improve quality of life while ensuring compassionate, person-centred care. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll build strong partnerships with healthcare providers, community organisations and local communities to support people to receive care in the place they choose.
This is an opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice with meaningful relationships, cultural connection and the chance to make a lasting change across some of Australia's most unique communities.
Why you'll love this role
At Torres and Cape HHS, your work changes lives.
Every day, you'll support patients and families through some of life's most significant moments while working alongside passionate professionals who value collaboration, innovation and culturally safe care. You'll enjoy meaningful, rewarding work that makes a genuine difference,
within a supportive multidisciplinary team that encourages learning, professional growth and career development. With diverse clinical experiences across Tropical North Queensland, you'll also have the opportunity to build lasting connections with the communities you serve while making a positive change where it's needed most.
What we can offer you
- Base salary $128,169 - $137,918 per annum
- Workplace advantages | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
- 17.5% annual leave loading
Life in Cairns
Imagine finishing work and spending your afternoon exploring rainforest trails, relaxing by the Esplanade or planning your next Great Barrier Reef adventure.
Cairns offers the perfect balance of professional opportunity and tropical lifestyle, with:
- A warm climate all year round
- Easy commuting and relaxed city living
- The Great Barrier Reef on your doorstep
- The World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest nearby
Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
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