Job Description

Job no:
Work type: Part time
Location: Adelaide Metro Southern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Mental Health, Public Health

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- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Virtual Rehabilitation Ward
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- Salary $112,139 - $120,284 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3
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- Part Time Contract, 33.75 Hours Per Week until June 2027
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Make a Real Difference as a Senior Social Worker!

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The Virtual Rehabilitation Ward at Flinders Medical Centre provides care to people with complex medical, functional, and psychosocial needs in their own home - in place of an extended or avoidable hospital admission.

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About the role:

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Reporting to the Manager, this role is responsible for providing specialist social work assessment, intervention and care planning to people with complex medical, functional and psychosocial needs - supporting them to remain in their own home in lieu of an extended or avoidable hospital admission.

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- Commitment to delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the SALHN Integrated Governance Framework and Consumer Engagement Framework and Plan. Independently assessing clients' abilities, problems and needs using a variety of formal and informal assessments as needed.
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- Communicating with clients' family, carers and other service providers.
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- Participating in interdisciplinary clinical and planning activities to enhance the overall service provided to clients. Initiating, developing and contributing to educational activities within the team.
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About you:

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- A degree or equivalent in Social Work,



which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers Demonstrated competence in the application of a wide range of assessment and therapeutic interventions to clients with complex needs. Ability to critically analyse or evaluate issues related to clinical care in social work in a manner which can be applied to quality activities, service evaluation or research.
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- Experience providing social work services to people in a hospital setting.
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- Proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care consistent with the National Safety and Quality Health Care Service Standards.
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Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

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Want To Know More? Contact: Chris Leung, Manager, Virtual Rehabilitation Ward, ,

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Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 14th October 2026

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Attachments:

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- Senior Social Worker Role Description
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- Australian applicant guidelines
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- International applicant guidelines
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Applicant Information:

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- We also offer salary sacrifice perks which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
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- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
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- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
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- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref:
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📌 Senior Social Worker (Adelaide)
🏢 Sa Health
📍 Adelaide