Permanent Social Worker | Regional Northern Territory

Looking for a change of pace and the opportunity to make a real difference in a regional community?

We're seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a healthcare team in a regional town in the Northern Territory on a permanent basis.

This is a great opportunity for a Social Worker looking to step away from the metro environment and take on a diverse clinical role where your experience can have a meaningful impact across the local community.

The Role

You’ll provide high-level clinical Social Work services to patients, families and carers across a varied caseload, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and other community and government services.

The role will include:

- Social Work assessment, intervention and case management
- Supporting patients and families across acute hospital settings, including ED and general medicine
- DFSV intervention, risk assessment and safety planning
- Working with complex presentations within a regional and remote context
- Providing culturally appropriate Social Work services
- Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and cross-sector teams
- Managing and prioritising a high-volume and changing workload with minimal supervision

About You





You’ll be an experienced Social Worker who is confident working independently and able to manage a complex clinical workload.

You’ll have:

- Relevant Social Work qualifications meeting AASW membership eligibility requirements
- Experience in acute hospital settings, including Emergency Department and general medicine
- Experience providing contemporary, high-level clinical Social Work services
- Experience in DFSV intervention, risk assessment and safety planning
- Strong clinical assessment, case management and advocacy skills
- The ability to provide timely, clinically and culturally appropriate services
- The ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and cross-sector environments
- Previous rural or remote healthcare experience
- Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

What's on Offer

- Opportunity to live and work in a regional Northern Territory community
- Diverse clinical caseload with the opportunity to broaden your regional and remote experience
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary healthcare team
- A role where your clinical skills can have a genuine impact on the local community

If you're an experienced Social Worker looking for a recent challenge and the opportunity to experience life and work in regional Northern Territory, we'd love to hear from you.

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