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.
The Social Work Department operates in accordance with the philosophy and goals of The Alfred. A focus on the quality of life and participation in care is a primary goal of the Department.
Social Work provides a range of services including:
The ICU Clinical Lead Social Worker is responsible for the provision of advanced social work services to patients and their families/significant others within Intensive Care Unit at The Alfred Hospital. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at The Alfred is a specially staffed and equipped unit that provides care for patients with life threatening or potentially life threatening conditions. We have one of Australia's leading Intensive Care Units, admitting more than 3,000 patients a year. The Alfred ICU provides a number of statewide services to patients.
This is an exciting role that involves leading the Social work team within the ICU. The role will involve looking at the ever changing needs of the unit and evaluating and supporting the delivery of a new model of care for Social work in the ICU. The successful applicant will have proven leadership experience and be able to understand the complexities involved in delivering patient centred care in a high risk setting. The successful applicant will also need to have extensive knowledge in working in a clinical setting and have an advanced understanding of working in an ICU.
The position works in a very strong multi-disciplinary team environment providing advanced social work services including the ability to liaise, actively engage and collaborate with health professionals, family members and community agencies. The successful applicant will provide comprehensive high-level psychosocial assessments through the use of clinical reasoning, to formulate and facilitate timely quality discharge plans. The successful applicant will need advanced skills in grief and loss counselling and bereavement support. Skills and experience in identifying and intervening early with issues of risk are required (for example, Family violence, Child safety and the NDIS). Proficiency in working with an electronic medical records will be essential to this role. The successful candidate will also be responsible for maintaining an advanced caseload and provide timely quality patient care. This role will sit within the Social work department at Alfred Health. The ability to work one weekend day per month will be required for this role.
Please address the Key Selection Criteria in your application.
If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Devereaux de Silva,Social Work Manager on (03) 9076 3026
Applications close 11pm AEDT, Friday 13th November 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.
