Senior Social Worker Casual# Careers## Senior Social Worker CasualApply: Midland Private, Western Australia: Part time: Posted Today: End Date: 19 November **** (27 days left to apply): JR-*******Your role at St John of God Midland Private Hospital**We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker to join our multidisciplinary team to play a key role in shaping high quality Social Work services from the ground up.
The Senior Social Worker works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide social work services to clients/patients.
Practices as a Social Worker and ensures practice is in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers *Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines* and SJGHC policies and guidelines.The Senior Social Worker is expected to work independently and demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge and depth of experience whilst initiating and participating in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers.
**The Position** * Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s.
* Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s.
Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients.
* Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff.
* Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement.
* Ensures effective multidisciplinary teamwork through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, patient/carers and service providers.
* Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems.
* Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development.
* Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the Allied Health Manager).




* Supervision of junior social work caregivers and Welfare Officers.
* Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.
* Actively intervene with appropriate counselling, support, education, community liaison and referrals.
* Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate.
* Liaise with patients and their carers to identify social support requirements.
* Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their carers.
* Maintain a working knowledge of supported accommodation and nursing home facilities and patient eligibility.
* Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to discharging patients.
* Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to DVA and Compensable patients (TAC & Workcover).
* Conduct quality audits that collect quantitative and qualitative data, which can be used toward improvement in patient care.
You will hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work and be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work.
You will have demonstrated senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting.To succeed you will have the ability to undertake qualified supervision and/or mentor junior staff and develop evidence based and innovative clinical practices.Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.




**About the new Midland Private Hospital** * A brand-new purpose-built state-of-the-art facility, located just 300 metres from the St John of God Midland Public Hospital campus.
* A comprehensive range of medical and surgical services, with interventional cardiology being offered for the first time in the region.
The hospital features:* 96 overnight inpatient beds, including a six-bed critical care/high dependency unit* 33 bed/chair short stay and day procedure unit* Eight operating theatres* An Angiography Suite **We can offer you** * Salary: $***** to $***** per hour (includes 25% casual loading) plus 12% superannuation* Casual position commencing early December ***** As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)* Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport *All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements.
* For enquiries please contact Luke Heard-Stone, Allied Health Manager on ************ If suitable applicants are identified the advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.
*At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
**Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
**Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
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📌 Senior Social Worker Casual (Western Australia)
🏢 St John of God Health Care
📍 Western Australia