Social Worker
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- Social Worker
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- REQ572298 Requisition #
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- Apr 29, 2025 Post Date
Social Worker Level 1/2 - SMART Rehabilitation
🌟 Make a lasting impact in rehab care every day
📚 Ongoing professional growth & supervision
🤝 Supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team
Support patients in rehab. Provide expert care, education & advocacy. Be part of a values-led team. Apply now!
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 9th January 2026)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1 / Level 2
Location: Westmead Hospital
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Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides high quality healthcare to diverse communities, guided by values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment. Join a team dedicated to better health services for Western Sydney and beyond.
- Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Cumberland, and Parramatta LGAs.
- Offers primary, secondary, and tertiary health care.
- Supports over a million residents in the Greater Western Region.
- Committed to innovation and patient centered care.
- Strong focus on collaboration and respect in service delivery.
- Empowering teams to make a lasting impact.
What this role and WSLHD Allied Health will offer you
- An opportunity to work in a supportive, inclusive and caring team environment.
- Ongoing education and development including regular clinical supervision, monthly staff development sessions to enhance clinical practice and opportunities for external education and training.
- Opportunities to lead and be involved with research, with established partnerships with universities and a WSLHD Professor of Allied Health
Programs and learning opportunities for Allied Health staff funded by WSLHD include
- FLASH Allied Health leadership program: a program specific to WSLHD which offers Allied Health specific leadership development https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Education-Portal/Professional-Development/flash
- Accelerated Implementation Methodology (AIM): a course for staff leading projects to provide them with the knowledge, skills and structure to effectively manage change
- SparQ: Empowering safety and quality excellence through leadership and development at WSLHD https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Quality-Patient-Safety/sparq
What you'll be doing
Join a dedicated rehab team providing essential social work support to patients and carers in the SMART service. This role blends clinical practice, education, and development.
- Conducting psychosocial assessments and interventions
- Collaborating with medical teams on complex cases
- Engaging in quality improvement and research
- Educating and support staff and social work students
- Participating in supervision and professional development
How to Apply
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated understanding of psychosocial issues associated with acute and chronic illness and rehabilitation medicine.
- Demonstrated capacity to provide counselling and case management with patients/families with illness adjustment, end of life care and with complex discharge issues.
- Demonstrated clinical experience or understanding of the psychosocial impact of grief, loss and bereavement.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client group.
- Demonstrated well-developed time management skills with 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 including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Knowledge of quality assurance and / or clinical practice improvement activities 8. Unrestricted drivers licence and availability to participate in the After-Hours Crisis On Call Social Work Service.
Requisition ID: REQ572298
Applications Close: 13th May 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- 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 Nadine Macbeth on 0458 523 576 or email Nadine.Macbeth@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/
Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.
Please note: In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.
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