Social Worker | Full-time Permanent — Canberra Region, Australian Capital Territory

Social Worker Full-time Permanent Closes: 18 April 2024 Classification: Health Professional Level 2/3 Salary: $70,679 - $105,180 up to 110398 on achieving a personal upgrade plus superannuation Position No: 63627, Several - 02H3H Directorate: Canberra Health Services Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 April 2024 Contact Officer: Patrice Higgins on Patrice.Higginsact.gov.au or (02) 5124 2316 What can we offer you: City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra. Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. Flexible working conditions. 11.5% Superannuation. VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval). While these positions are full-time, reduced hours may be considered. About the Role: We are inviting applications from suitably qualified Social Workers with more than one year of experience for a HP2 position and more than three years of experience for a HP3 position. Our Social Work Department provides Social Work services across the Canberra Hospital, including critical care units, medical and surgical wards, and maternity and paediatrics. See position description for further job information. We support qualified social workers of all levels embarking on a career move into hospital social work by providing skill development support from our Workforce Clinical Educator, supervision and access to funded professional development opportunities. As the Canberra Hospital continues to expand, so does our Social Work Department. This growth has opened leadership and higher duties opportunities with mentoring support. Financial relocation support (reimbursement) is available for Interstate and International candidates (permanent positions only). For more information on this position and how to apply "click here" Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website. Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA are particularly encouraged to apply. Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution. North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities. LI-DNI

Applications close Sunday, 5 May 2024
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