Join Darling Downs Health as a Senior Social Worker - Acute Care Team in Toowoomba and help people through some of their most challenging moments.
Working across emergency and community settings, you'll deliver expert mental health support, influence service improvement, and be part of a collaborative team committed to making a meaningful difference every day.
What your day could look like
As a Senior Social Worker - Acute Care Team, you'll play a critical role in supporting adults experiencing acute mental health crises, helping them access the right care at the right time.
From delivering expert clinical interventions to guiding service improvements and mentoring others, you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary team to achieve outcomes that make a real difference for individuals, families and the community.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Providing high-level assessment, intervention and care planning that supports safe, person-centred recovery outcomes.
Building trusted partnerships with consumers, families, colleagues and community services to achieve coordinated care.
Leading quality and service improvement initiatives that enhance clinical practice and strengthen patient experiences.
Sharing your expertise through mentoring, supervision and professional guidance that helps others grow and succeed.
Let's talk about you!
You're someone who combines clinical expertise with compassion, sound judgement and a genuine commitment to helping people through complex and often difficult situations.
You remain calm under pressure, communicate with empathy and integrity, and know how to bring people together around positive outcomes.




You'll take pride in knowing your work supports recovery, strengthens services and creates meaningful change for individuals, families and the broader community.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Eligibility for professional social work membership and the ability to meet relevant practice requirements.
Significant experience delivering high-quality social work and mental health services in complex clinical environments.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
A proven ability to lead improvement initiatives, support others and apply evidence-informed practice.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience working in acute mental health or crisis response settings and/or additional training in mental health, supervision or clinical leadership.
Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping deliver outstanding care and positive outcomes for the community.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region.




No matter where you live in our region,fromTaroom in the north to Texas in thesouth,our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.It'scomplex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.
Whetheryou'rea doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member,or administrator,you'llsee your impact firsthand.Here,you'llfind opportunities that simplydon'texist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, andembraceresponsibilities that would take years toaccessin larger health services.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take‐home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements.
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety.
Access career development funding, study leave and clear career pathways.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here.
Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Find out more about us!
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📌 Senior Social Worker - Acute Care Team (Toowoomba)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Toowoomba