Social Worker - Palliative Care
Employment Type: Permanent Full - Time
Position Classification: Social Worker – Level 2
Remuneration: $98,936.00 - $113,301.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ668385
Vaccination Category: A
Location: Location negotiable within MLHD
Are you a talented Social Worker looking to make a significant impact within regional communities?
About the Role:
The Palliative Care Social Worker will provide support for people with a life-limiting condition and their families within Murrumbidgee Local Health District. The Social Worker is an integral part of the MLHD Specialist Palliative Care Team, working alongside patient liaison nurses to provide multidisciplinary social work input, enhance early palliative care services, and ease transition of care.
As the Palliative Care Social Worker, you will be responsible for:
Providing psychosocial assessment, counselling, information and advocacy to clients, patients and their families/carers within a client-centred framework
Ensuring client care is delivered within professional, organisational, legal and ethical boundaries and reflects evidence-based best practice
Liaising with care and service providers to ensure a seamless continuum of care that meets the needs of clients, patients and their families/carers
Providing appropriate social work interventions and support for consumers of the Palliative Care service during periods of high family stress, including grief and loss counselling
Maintaining accurate client records, databases and statistics, completing work and reports in a timely manner and meeting all prescribed Key Performance Indicators
Supporting the training of Social Work students on clinical placement and providing supervision to AHA and Level 1 staff as required
What MLHD offer:
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we offer more than a job — we offer the chance to make a real difference.
Meaningful Impact – Play a vital role in delivering essential health services to our diverse and vibrant regional communities.
Flexible Working Arrangements - Designed to support work-life balance, aligned with NSW Health policy.
Generous Salary Packaging – Access up to $20,600 per annum tax-free for living expenses, plus the option for novated car leasing.
Professional Development – Take advantage of ongoing learning and career development opportunities.
Health & Wellbeing Support – Benefit from our comprehensive wellness programs for you and your family, including Employee Assistance Programs Fitness Passport and initiatives to support both physical and mental health.
Click here to discover why MLHD is the right place to contribute to healthier communities.
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:
A Social Work degree providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and a minimum of three years' clinical experience in a health-related field
Experience providing a range of social work interventions, with a sound understanding of the challenges associated with life-limiting illness, end of life care, and grief and loss
High level written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, with confidence conducting consultations via virtual and telehealth platforms
A commitment to clinical supervision, ongoing professional learning and evidence-based practice within social work
More information:
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Molly Witenden or Catherine Lanz on Molly.Witenden@health.nsw.gov.au / Catherine.Lanz@health.nsw.gov.au for a confidential chat.
Applications close: 11 August 2026
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is an NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements is outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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