Heart Failure Clinical Social Worker Level 1 / 2
💓 Support patients with complex cardiac care needs
🧠 Expand skills through supervision and education
🤝 Work closely within a multidisciplinary team
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1 / 2
Remuneration: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 11.4
Location: Blacktown
Where you'll be working
Blacktown Hospital is situated in a rapidly growing, culturally diverse community, providing modern facilities aimed at enhancing staff experience and patient outcomes.
- State-of-the-art facilities designed for exceptional care.
- Teaching hospital offering university students a rich, supportive experience.
- Dedicated outdoor staff areas with landscaped gardens for well-being.
- Convenient access to Westpoint shopping centre, just a 10-minute walk away.
- Parking options available: onsite parking for a small fee, all-day street parking, and close proximity to Blacktown train station.
Discover more about our workplace culture by watching this short video: Hear from Our Staff.
What you'll be doing
Join a dynamic team providing essential social work support to heart failure patients at Blacktown Hospital’s outpatient clinic. Make a meaningful impact through compassionate, evidence-based care.
- Deliver psychosocial assessments and interventions
- Support patients with complex health and social needs
- Engage in supervision, training, and ongoing development
- Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning
- Maintain accurate records and departmental reporting
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Requirements:
Qualifications: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated core competency skills in psychosocial assessments, and demonstrated understanding of issues associated with: Domestic violence, child protection matters, acute and chronic illness, age related illnesses, Guardianship and end of life matters.
- Demonstrated clinical experience or understanding of grief and loss counselling, crisis intervention, discharge planning and working with complex family dynamics.
- Demonstrated understanding of matters associated with working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background as well as people from culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
- Demonstrated well-developed time management skills, excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy.
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- A good knowledge of community resources and experience liaising with community organisations
- Commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based practice and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.
- Ability to work in a team providing 7-day rotating roster as well as participate in the After Hours On Call Social Work Service.
Requisition ID: REQ592905
Applications Close: 4th August 2025
Need more information ?
- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Katrina Anwar at Katrina.Anwar@health.nsw.gov.au
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People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .
Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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