Social Worker — Mackay, Mackay Region
Expired

This role may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme Your opportunity Competently deliver services independently or within a multidisciplinary team to consumer groups within the district, as determined through the Health Service Plan and priorities. About the Team The Social Work Department forms part of the Allied Health and Clinical Support Service Stream delivering a range of high-quality psychosocial services to consumers whose medical care and treatment is being provided through the Service Streams of: Lifespan and Critical Care; and Perioperative, Women's Health and Ambulatory Care; as well as to their families and caregivers. Our Social Work Service delivers care to patients, families and carers throughout our hospital system as well as in our community and rural based health services. Our Social Workers are members of the treating team and provide a broad range of generalist and specialist services including, counselling, care coordination and guidance regarding diagnosis and illness management, treatment and recovery processes and referral information. Mackay Hospital and Health Service has six hospitals, two multi-purpose health services and four community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina. Benefits of working for Mackay HHS Remuneration - Competitive packages with salary packaging options available. Superannuation - Up to 12.75% employer contribution. Annual leave loading - 17.5%. Employee assistance and peer support programs - Supporting our staff through difficult times. Wellbeing programs - Variety of initiatives available to suit all interests and lifestyles. How to apply For full details of this role and how to apply, please refer to the attached Role Description. Mandatory vaccination requirements Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, vaccine preventable diseases Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chicken Pox), Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Hepatitis B. For more information on your vaccination requirements should you be the successful applicant for this role, please refer to the Queensland Health employment directives.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

Applications close Sunday, 31 March 2024
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