Location: Hawkesbury District Hospital
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1 / 2
Remuneration: $73,427.00 - $104,753.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ583104
Application Close: 30/06/2025
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About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
Hawkesbury District Health Service is a teaching hospital in Windsor NSW, providing acute, community and allied health services for the local community and surrounding districts. The service provides 24-hour emergency, medical, surgical, diagnostic, maternity, neonatal, paediatric, palliative, intensive and coronary care services.
The successful incumbent will look at the complex interactions between individuals as patients, their environment outside the hospital, and the treatment process within the hospital setting. Social Work recognises that illness and admission to hospital involves adjustment within the individual and within his/her relationships with his/her outside world.
This position will work within a multidisciplinary health team will provide crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment, general counselling, advocacy, case management, therapeutic and grief/loss counselling, and complex discharge planning.
We invite you to make this next step in your career with us. Apply Today!
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport
- Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the AASW
- Demonstrated understanding of the psycho- social impact of unexpected hospitalisation due to illness, accident or trauma
- Experience in working in an acute hospital setting
- Demonstrated ability to complete psychosocial assessments and to formulate and implement appropriate discharge and care plan in a short time frame for patients in an inpatient setting
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- High level of written and oral communication skills (including demonstrated skills in advocacy, mediation, and conflict resolution)
- Current Drivers Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Kaye Borg on [email protected]
