Requisition ID: REQ704779
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38hours per week
Remuneration

- Social Worker Level 1 - $79,419 - $92,801.00 per annum
- Social Worker Level 2 - $98,936.00 - $113,301 per annum

In addition to base salary, all roles attract 12% Superannuation + Salary Packaging
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Applications close: 15/11/2026
Contact: Simone Hallett - Deputy Head of Department, Social Work on [email protected] or call on (02) 8738 6288
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health, and develop your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.
Achieve Something Excellent
Join the Women and Child Health Social Work Team at Liverpool Hospital and make a meaningful difference in the lives of women, children and their families. You’ll provide compassionate, patient-centred support whilst developing your professional practice in a collaborative and rewarding clinical environment.

- Deliver compassionate, high-quality social work services in a dynamic and fast-paced clinical environment.
- Support patients and their families as they navigate complex and acute health experiences.
- Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Promote holistic, patient-centred care that enhances wellbeing and strengthens outcomes.
- Grow your professional practice through ongoing development, supervision and participation in quality improvement activities.

Are You the Right Fit?
We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Social Worker who is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within a multidisciplinary health environment. You’ll bring the professional knowledge, sound judgement and communication skills needed to support women, children and families experiencing complex health circumstances.

- Hold a recognised Social Work degree that provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).




- Bring demonstrated experience in a health-related setting, with the ability to deliver a wide range of social work interventions.
- Apply strong organisational skills to prioritise your workload and manage challenging or high-pressure situations.
- Work effectively both independently and collaboratively, contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate high-level written and verbal communication skills, computer proficiency and a commitment to evidence-based practice, supervision and ongoing professional learning.

Selection Criteria
To help us assess your suitability for the role, please tell us as much as you can about yourself in response to the questions below.

- A Social Work degree which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Please describe your experience working as a Social Worker in woman and child health, including your experience supporting women and children experiencing illness, trauma or high-risk pregnancies, and assessing and providing interventions when safety concerns are identified.
- Please provide an example of how you have used your communication skills to contribute to high-quality and evidence-based practice and enhance patient outcomes.
- Please describe a situation where you managed a challenging or high-pressure workload involving complex or critical circumstances. How did you prioritise competing demands, apply professional judgement, and work independently and/or collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team?
- Please provide an example of a quality improvement initiative you have planned, implemented and/or evaluated within social work. How did you apply evidence-based practice, contribute to improved outcomes, and evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative?

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- Position Information
- Applicants will be assessed against the criteria in the Position Description.

- Diversity, Culture & Inclusion

- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to accessibility and a supportive recruitment experience. If you require adjustments or ass

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