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Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support
Classification HP4
Workplace Location Mackay region
Job ad reference QLD/691642
Closing date 17-Sep-2026
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration Refer to Role Description
Contact person Anne Butcher
Contact details 07 4885 7630
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Role details

The Social Work department at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Senior Social Worker to join their team on a permanent basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

- Deliver high level Social Work clinical services to an allocated clinical area and exercise day-to-day leadership to a team of Social Workers, working within a multi-disciplinary setting and across a number of wards and clinics.
- Provide organisational and clinical leadership to the Social Work Department in the Mackay Hospital and Health Service (MHHS). This incorporates professional oversight of a clinical portfolio as negotiated with the Discipline Director, which includes but is not limited to: Domestic and Family Violence (including High Risk and integrated service responses); Crisis Intervention in critical care settings; Rehabilitation; and Residential Aged Care pathway. This role also incorporates clinical supervision, consulting, and organisational and quality activities to assist with the ongoing service improvement.
- Deliver clinical services to consumers in the Mackay Hospital and Health Services area,



covering a range of clinical conditions and complexity.

About the Team

Our Social Work Service delivers care to patients, families and carers throughout our hospital system as well as in our community and rural based health services. Our Social Workers are members of the treating team and provide a broad range of generalist and specialist services including, counselling, care coordination and guidance regarding: diagnosis and illness management, treatment and recovery processes and referral information.

Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/your-hospitals/mackay-base-hospital/social-work/.

About our Hospital and Health Service

has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- A diverse work culture
- Career development
- Professional development opportunities
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport

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Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation by attaching to their online application. Applications remain current for 12 months (permanent roles)



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📌 Senior Social Worker - Social Work Department (Mackay)
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