About the chance
Werribee Mercy Hospital is entering a landmark new phase, with the opening of a major Emergency Department expansion.
This expansion will significantly increase our capacity and enable us to meet the rapidly growing healthcare needs of the Wyndham community, providing timely, high-quality emergency care to an additional 25,000 patients each year.
As we are preparing to launch this expanded service, we are seeking a Social Workers to join our committed, established team.
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality emergency care within a growing and evolving service.
This is a rare opportunity to join a service at a defining moment, contributing to the establishment of a modern, high-capability Emergency Department within one of Australia's fastest-growing corridors.
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality emergency care within a growing and evolving service.
The new Emergency Department will offer you the opportunity to:
Work in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built emergency department featuring 4 dedicated resuscitation bays, a 16-bed Short Stay Unit (SSU) and custom-designed paediatric and behavioural assessment zones designed to improve clinical outcomes and staff safety.
Summary of the role
Located at the Werribee Mercy Hospital, Emergency Department Experienced Grade 2 full and part-time clinician roles are available
Ability to work day and afternoon shifts during the week and weekend
Be part of a team of experienced Social Workers committed to providing high quality, evidence–based, responsive social work services to a broad range of client groups in the Emergency Department and Short Stay Units
Advocate for vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and families through fostering strong relationships with the multidisciplinary teams within the ED/SSU, and across the Hospital
Contribute to quality improvement activities,



delivering excellence in patient-centred care within a crisis-driven medical setting
What you'll bring:
Minimum 5 years' post-qualifying experience and eligible for membership to AASW
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team with complex individuals and families across the lifespan
Demonstrated time-management and organisational skills, strongly developed multidisciplinary teamwork capabilities and ability to supervise Grade 1 Social Workers and students
Understanding of, and ability to comply with relevant legislation and frameworks underpinning health social work
Prior hospital experience is highly desirable, as is relevant work experience in the community
If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!
Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support.
Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.
We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.
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📌 Social Worker (Victoria)
🏢 MERCY HOSPITALS VICTORIA
📍 Victoria