The Beacon Project Senior Social Worker/Senior Psychologist
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (19 hours per week) until June 2028
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3 / Senior Psychologist
Remuneration: $58.95 - $67.75 per hour plus superannuation
Requisition ID: REQ634964
Location: Based in Caringbah, Sydney but requires travel throughout SESLHD
Applications Close: Sunday, 1 March 2026
The role will be based at Sutherland Hospital but will require travel and community outreach and education throughout SESLHD location per business needs. Previous applicants need not apply.
Where you'll be working
SESLHD is one of the largest local health districts in Sydney, covering a geographical area of 468 square kilometres from Sydney’s central business district, the beaches from Bondi to Cronulla and down to the Royal National Park. We deliver health care to around 930,000 residents across the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Bayside, Georges River and the Sutherland Shire. We also provide a key role in helping residents of Lord Howe Island. Our staff also deliver high quality health care across a variety of community-based services ranging from pre-birth to palliative care.
The role
This senior Social Worker/Psychologist role is part of the SESLHD BEACON Project (Building End-of-life Awareness, Compassion & Outreach Networks). The project’s goal is to equip individuals, families, and communities with the skills and knowledge they need when navigating serious illness, dying, and grief.
In this role, you will work closely with communities, using engagement, education and community development approaches to support people in understanding and coping with end of life issues. You will assist in delivering community education on topics such as advance care planning, palliative care and death literacy.
Your social work and psychological expertise will be central to supporting participants who may be personally affected by these topics, helping to create a safe, empathetic, and responsive environment.
Benefits:
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning. Psychologists require a recognised 4 year degree in Psychology, along with full registration with AHPRA and min 8 years’ experience post full registration.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in end of life, palliative &/or bereavement care including advance care planning, therapeutic skills in end-of-life care including counselling.
- Demonstrated excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Demonstrated effective communication skills and ability to provide high level clinical advice from an education and training perspective and support to others in providing service excellence in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
- Demonstrated active participation in developing, implementing, and reporting on services.
- Current drivers licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kathleen Boman on Kathleen.Boman@health.nsw.gov.au
Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace.
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy for more information.
Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-District@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants:
- If you have relevant qualifications or experience, please include any supporting documents with your application.
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer
- SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural background, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Workforce Team that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website
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