Social Work Senior Clinician Neurofibromatosis Statewide Specialist Service
Royal North Shore Social Work Department is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated social worker to join the Social Work Department at Royal North Shore Hospital. This position is located within our Neurofibromatosis Statewide Specialist Service, working with patients their families and carers. You will be part of a large, dedicated and highly skilled department working with culturally and socially diverse patients and their families. If you're ready to thrive in a collaborative environment that values your professional growth and dedication, we invite you to apply and be part of something truly significant.
Why join NSLHD:
- Access generous staff benefits including salary packaging, fitness passport, flexible working and more.
- A challenging, inspiring and rewarding role with the opportunity to make a difference.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $58.95 - $60.86 per hour
Hours Per Week: 4
Requisition ID: REQ627284
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
- Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
- Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
- Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Hospital
What you'll be doing
Provide specialist Social Work (SW) service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above Social Work service to the neurofibromotosis clinic based within Royal Shore Hospital (RNSH).
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- A Bachelor or post graduate degree in Social Work and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Evidence of extensive clinical experience, inclusive of experience as a Level 2 Social Work.
- Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessments, counselling and therapeutic interventions, complex clinical casework/case management, advocacy and discharge planning.
- Comprehensive understanding in the psychosocial needs of patients living with neurofibromatosis, their families and carers.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, liaison, advocacy and conflict resolution skills, and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities or service evaluation process.
- Demonstrated well developed skills in written and verbal communication, time management, prioritisation, liaison and negotiation and computer literacy.
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For role related queries or questions contact Phillip Vasilangos on Phillip.Vasilangos@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9462 9478.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy . 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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Applications Close: 27 February 2026
