# Social Worker - Cancer Care Chronic Disease**Queensland Health** (Organisation site) Herston**Support cancer patients and families through complex health journeys while delivering impactful social work services in a specialist hospital team.**## Job details| | || --- | --- || Position status | Permanent || Position type | Full-time || Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support || Classification | HP3 || Workplace Location | Brisbane - North || Job ad reference | QLD/STR692578 || Closing date | 29-Sep-2026 || Total remuneration | $91290 up to $132562 || Job duration | Permanent || Contact person | Jen Jewell || Contact details | (07) 3647 0693 Access the National Relay Service |**About the role**Join the Cancer Care and Chronic Disease team at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and help make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and families navigating cancer treatment and chronic health conditions. This role provides the opportunity to deliver high-quality social work services within a large tertiary hospital, supporting individuals and families through some of the most challenging periods of their healthcare journey.Working across inpatient and outpatient settings, you will provide psychosocial assessment, risk management and evidence-based interventions that support positive patient outcomes and continuity of care. The role offers exposure to a diverse and complex caseload, including patients affected by life-threatening illness, grief and loss, while working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centred care.**About you**Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:* Deliver high-quality social work services through comprehensive psychosocial assessment,



risk identification and intervention for patients affected by cancer and chronic disease.* Support patients and families experiencing complex issues including grief and loss, adjustment to life-threatening illness, domestic and family violence, child protection and elder abuse concerns.* Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, facilitate safe discharge planning and optimise psychosocial outcomes across inpatient and outpatient settings.* Contribute to clinical education, professional development and service improvement initiatives that enhance patient care and strengthen social work practice.* Build positive relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and external agencies while demonstrating excellent communication, advocacy and teamwork skills.**Benefits when working for us*** Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas* Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance* Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases* Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packagingMetro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and career development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careersApplications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.**Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.****APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED**
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📌 Social Worker - Cancer Care Chronic Disease (Queensland)
🏢 Health
📍 Queensland