CCLHD - Social Work Level 3 - Team Leader
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $2,154.06 - $2,223.86 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ554968
An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time positions.
We are only considering applications from candidates with valid work rights.
As a Team Leader in the Inpatient Social Work team, you will provide senior clinical leadership and management, fostering a positive health and safety culture. You will deliver comprehensive social work services, including assessment, crisis intervention, counselling, and case planning, ensuring smooth patient transitions and access to community support. Additionally, you will drive service development, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to teaching and supervision.
About You
- Leadership and Safety: You foster a positive health and safety culture and provide senior clinical leadership to inpatient social workers.
- Comprehensive Care: You deliver professional social work services, ensuring smooth patient transitions and access to community support.
- Proactive Development: You drive service development and collaborate with others to make informed decisions, contributing to teaching and supervision.
Where You’ll Be Working
This position is predominantly based at Gosford Hospital. Inpatient Social Work positions within CCLHD may require working rostered weekends and public holidays as directed by the service manager. The role may also involve working at various acute sites within CCLHD as needed and participation in the On Call Social Work Service.
As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its dedication to high quality patient care and community services. CCLHD provides the community of the Central Coast with a caring environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.
What We Offer
- Work for the largest employer on the Central Coast
- Full-time employees receive an Additional Day Off (ADO) through our ADO policy and 17.5% Leave Loading on Full Time positions.
- Full Salary Packaging services are provided – which means you save more tax.
- Discounted Fitness Passport to balance your wellbeing
- Professional Development through access to experienced and quality leadership.
- Social Club.
- Access to Wellbeing programs and support through our Employee Assistance Program.
Child Safe Standard Commitment
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to ensuring child safety in all our health services, and hospitals in every ward, emergency department, waiting room, clinic as well as our online and virtual spaces. The Central Coast Local Health District has already taken significant steps to keep children safe, though more work needs to be done to ensure that child safety is embedded in all the care that we deliver and is across all systems, policies and processes. The Child Safe Standards provide a framework that outlines the essential elements of Child Safe organisations. Through the application of the Child Safe Standards our organisation will continue to build a culture where abuse is prevented, responded to and reported. We are committed to promoting the rights of children and young people and empowering and promoting their voices within the Central Coast. Child Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
At Central Coast Local Health District, we are committed to creating a diverse, and inclusive environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit our Stepping Up initiative.
The ‘Stepping Up’ online resource aims to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants understand how to apply for roles within NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.
For more information, please visit: https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx
Please note that all NSW Health workers are strongly recommended to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccinations as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in the Australian Immunisation Handbook. However, Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.
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Phone: 02 4320 2922
Applications Close: Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at 11.59pm
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