Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.
Would you like to join a progressive and supportive Social Work Department where you can make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and their families?
The Alfred Health Social Work Department operates within the values, philosophy, and goals of The Alfred, with a strong commitment to enhancing patients' quality of life and participation in care.
Our Social Workers play a vital role in identifying and addressing the psychosocial impacts of illness and hospitalisation for patients and their families. Through comprehensive assessment, counselling, advocacy, and care coordination, we support patients throughout their healthcare journey and facilitate safe and effective transitions from hospital to home and community-based services.
The Grade 2 Social Worker, Cancer Outpatient Services, is responsible for delivering advanced social work services to patients and their families, carers, and significant others receiving care through Alfred Cancer Services, including patients undergoing bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.
Working across both the Bayside Health -Alfred Care Group Social Work Department and the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre, the successful candidate will provide high-quality psychosocial assessment, counselling, advocacy, and care coordination. The role requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and consultation with colleagues across a range of disciplines to support complex patient care needs. The role will also provide specialised psychosocial support to patients undergoing bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, a cohort with complex medical, practical and emotional needs. This includes supporting patients and families throughout assessment, treatment and recovery, addressing adjustment to illness, caregiving challenges, accommodation and financial concerns, and facilitating access to appropriate community and support services.
If you are passionate about providing exceptional psychosocial care and are looking for an opportunity to work within a highly regarded cancer service, we would love to hear from you.
For more details on the role, please download the attached Position Description. Please direct further queries to Jo Matchado, Senior Social Worker at 03 9076 3026.
Applications close at 11pm AEST Saturday, 26 September 2026.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
