Fitzroy location
Fixed term parental leave backfill
Part-time position (3 days per week)
No after hours or on-call roster
About the Role
Based at St Vincent’s Hospital in Fitzroy, an opportunity currently exists for a Social Work Team Leader to be appointed on a fixed-term basis. To be successful in being offered this role you must have a number of years of experience working across a range of inpatient hospital settings. This position is a job-share team leader position in the Cancer and Chronic Illness Team. As a team leader, you will have highly developed skills in communication, supervision and leadership. In addition to this, you will need advanced assessment, complex risk management and an ability to build and maintain a positive working culture within the team. You will also carry a small clinical caseload.
Main Duties
Promote high standards of social work service delivery
Coordinate the operational and service development activities of your allocated team
Provide supervision to staff and students
Coordinate or contribute to allocated/agreed portfolios, projects and research activities
Demonstrate leadership and management skills and provide consultation on complex professional issues within the team
Provide expert consultation and direction in clinical care and respond to complexity and risk
Classifications for this position will range from SC31 to SC34 ($104,135 - $ 118,981 per annum, pro-rata for part time).
If you would like a copy of the position description, please email Guy Bussenschutt ( guy.bussenschutt@svha.org.au)
Your Contribution
Bachelor Degree or Qualifying Masters in Social Work
Achieved or working towards a post-graduate Masters of Social Work desirable
At least 7 years of experience in a hospital setting is essential
Highly developed leadership and supervision skills
Demonstrated ability to work with complex, high-risk situations
Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
What we offer
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Employee Assistance Program
Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
CBD Location, close to Public Transport
Career development & advancement encouraged
Culture of continuous improvement
About the Social Work Department
The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction. In addition to this, SVHM has a widely respected Aboriginal Health Unit and over 10 years of experience in designing a comprehensive clinical model of responding to Elder Abuse. As a social worker at SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care. With a strong focus on innovative service delivery and continuous practice improvement, you will also benefit from the knowledge and support of a Grade 4 social worker who is dedicated to research and quality improvement.
Working at St Vincent’s
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM. SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
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At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
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.
