Job Description:
Social Work Clinical Educator - Grade 3
Best practice implementation
Friendly and supportive team environment
Permanent position, part time 15.2 hours per week (0.4 EFT)
About the Role
This position will support Social Work Clinical Education across all areas of St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne including those working in the Allied Health & Pharmacy Programs, Health Independence Programs and St Vincent’s at Home program that operate from the Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield campuses.
Work collaboratively with the Social Work Senior team and Interdisciplinary Clinical Educators to further develop social work education at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne (SVHM).
Promote a culture of reflection, continuous learning, and workforce development.
Develop effective working relationships with all teams to ensure rich learning experiences within St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.
Identify developing needs, and plan, and provide education to support staff in delivering effective clinical care.
Support junior staff in orientation to the health service and the requirements of clinical practice
Classifications for this position will range from SC31 - SC34 ($104,135 - $118,981 per annum).
Your Contribution
Bachelor of Social Work Degree/Qualifying Masters Degree
Eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)
Completion of or working towards completion of a post-graduate qualification in a relevant area would be favourably regarded
Completed or working towards a post-graduate qualification in Clinical Education, or relevant area (desired)
Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain
If your social qualification was obtained outside Australia, please include your AASW qualification assessment, otherwise shortlisting cannot proceed
What we Offer
A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
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.
St Vincent's Social Work is formally affiliated with the School of Social Work at the University of Melbourne for fieldwork teaching. Academic links also exist for both undergraduate and post graduate teaching and education.
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).
Lisa Braddy [email protected]
LOCAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
The position will support Social Work Clinical Education across all areas of St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne including those working in the Allied Health & Pharmacy Programs, Health Independence Programs and St Vincent’s at Home program that operate from the Fitzroy, Kew, North Richmond and Fairfield campuses. In total there are approximately 450 FTE Allied Health (headcount 600) working across SVHM. This position is based at the Fitzroy Campus of SVHM but will provide support across all SVHM sites and programs and is expected to attend these sites on a regular basis.
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne is committed to recruitment and retention of high-quality staff. We aim to support staff to maintain and develop their skills to provide excellent clinical care and to meet their own personal and career goals. The service has a strong education and research focus, in addition to affiliations with universities and educational institutions.
4. POSITION PURPOSE
The Social Work Educator is a role that aims to ensure the skill development and delivery of effective clinical care of social workers in clinical practice across the areas specified. The Social Work Educator will support coordination of the undergraduate student placement program at SVHM.
The incumbent will play a key role in supporting social workers to develop their clinical practice skills through diverse and comprehensive learning opportunities. The incumbent will ensure education delivered by social worker is up to date, clinically relevant, professional, and in line with contemporary evidence-based practice.
The Social Work Educator will be a role model for others, demonstrating well-developed clinical knowledge of the discipline areas, high-level skill and knowledge in practice education, feedback
mechanisms and supervision, and refined leadership and management skills. The role may also assist
in supervision of staff, co-working within a skill development framework, and orientation to practice
in line with standards set by the Australian Association of Social Workers.
The Social Work Educator will lead and develop both social worker and interprofessional education
opportunities, providing education to staff based on identified priorities across the service areas to
support workforce development.
The role will have strong relationships with key stakeholders including service managers, the Allied
Health Interdisciplinary Education Lead, other Allied Health Educators and the SVHM Education and
Learning department.
5. POSITION DUTIES
Work collaboratively with the Social Work Senior team and Interdisciplinary Clinical
Educators to further develop social work education at St Vincents Hospital Melbourne
(SVHM).
Promote a culture of reflection, continuous learning, and workforce development.
Develop effective working relationships with all Allied Health Clinical Educators and across
all teams to ensure rich learning experiences within St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.
Identify developing needs, and plan, and provide education to support staff in delivering
effective clinical care.
Support junior staff in orientation to the health service and the requirements of clinical
practice.
Maintain a high degree of clinical competence.
Develop and review education resources, coordinate, and facilitate ongoing support and inservice
education for staff at SVHM to continuously improve service levels provided to
patients/clients.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and practice by researching and developing adult
education principles, models of best practice in training and education, and developing
training programs to support and improve the delivery of education to staff.
Communicate effectively in a culturally sensitive manner with patients/clients, families, and
other health care professionals to plan and implement intervention strategies ensuring
patient needs are identified and addressed.
Act as an appropriate and effective role model and promote a culture and supporting
practices that reflect the organisational values through demonstrated behaviours and
interactions with patients/clients/employees.
Support the education of staff in the requirements of the National Safety and Quality Health
Service Standards.
Support the framework of supervision across the profession and where directed, to provide
clinical supervision.
Support staff and develop credentialing and competency standards for social work clinical
practice at SVHM, including development of competency standards.
Collaborate with other educators to audit/ monitor/evaluate and maintain records of clinical
education delivery and efficacy
Support development of Advanced Scope of Practice initiatives
Facilitate and support required learning initiatives
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6. INCUMBENT OBLIGATIONS
General
Perform duties of the position to the best of their ability
Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions
Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM
Code of Conduct
Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business
purposes, maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
Participate in the annual SVHM performance review process
Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance
Leadership
Provides strong and effective clinical and professional leadership in the area of XXXX
As delegated by the manager, provide representation of XXXX and/or Allied Health as part of
working parties, committees and internal / external forums.
Representation of XXXX: Provides an expert resource for delivery of the XXXX Clinical
Education Program across campuses, and advises and represents the Chief OXXXX, as required,
on matters relating to XXXX practice.
Represents and promotes the SVHM XXXX department, Allied Health and St Vincent’s Health
within and external to St Vincent’s Health.
Clinical Quality and Safety
Attend SVHM orientation upon commencement
Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover
Always work within approved scope of practice under supervision by more senior clinical
staff as appropriate
Take personal responsibility for the quality and safety of work undertaken
Take all necessary care and precautions when undertaking clinical procedures
Complete annual clinical competencies
Maintain skills and knowledge necessary to safely and skilfully undertake clinical work
Consult with peers and other experts and refer to other healthcare workers when
appropriate and in a timely manner
Collaborate and clearly communicate with patients/clients and the healthcare team
Participate in clinical risk management and continuous quality improvement activities as part
of day-to-day work
Person Centred Care
Ensure patients and families receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
Actively support patients and familles to make informed decisions about their treatment and
ongoing care
Ensure patients and families are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide
feedback
Health and Safety
Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related
policies, procedures and directions
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Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually
Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
7. INCUMBENT CAPABILIITY REQUIREMENTS (Level 3)
The incumbent of this position will be expected to possess the following core capabilities:
Capability Demonstrated behaviour
Personal Personal effectiveness Sets and measures team goals, driving pursuit of
higher standards of practice
Learning Agility Responds to new and complex situations by
adjusting behaviour appropriately
Outcomes Patient/Resident centred Monitors satisfaction levels and proactively
addresses issues
Innovation and Improvement Anticipates problems and continuously
improves systems and processes
Strategy Driving Results Takes ownership for performance of team
results
Organisational Acumen Uses information and organisational knowledge
to make decisions and achieve results
People Working with and Managing others Leads others and shares responsibilities,
providing support and effective communication
Collaboration Operates Cross functionally and develops
constructive relationships across the
organisation
8. SELECTION CRITERIA
8.1 ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Social Work Degree/ Qualifying Masters Degree
Eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)
Completion of or working towards completion of a post-graduate qualification in a relevant
area would be favourably regarded
Completed or working towards a post-graduate qualification in Clinical Education, or relevant
area (desired)
8.2 EXPERIENCE and OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of six years post-graduate experience
Experience in supporting the development of others
Well-developed clinical and leadership skills
Excellent knowledge of the Victorian health care system.
Well-developed organisation, planning and problem-solving skills.
Well-developed interpersonal skills that incorporate excellent communication.
Demonstrated ability to liaise with internal and external peers, stakeholders and clients.
Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative and make decisions in communication with relevant
stakeholders
Competency in using Microsoft Office programmes and database systems.
Demonstrated ability to provide training and education to clinicians and students
Relevant training and experience in providing clinical supervision and familiarity with the
Department of Health, Victorian Allied Health Clinical Supervision Framework.
Ability to deliver and evaluate education and supervision programs
Commitment to the values and health care philosophy of St. Vincent’s
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Knowledge of and experience providing a comprehensive range of social work assessments
and interventions for people with complex needs, including working collaboratively with
carers and supports.
Understanding of evidence based practice and models of social work with a focus on
application to clinical practice.
Knowledge of the specific assessments used in contemporary social work practice.
Closing Date:
30 June 2025 11:59pmReconciliation Action Plan:
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 [email protected]
View Reconciliation Action Plan
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