Employment Type : Temporary Full Time Facility : Wollongong Hospital Position Classification : Social Worker Level 3 Remuneration : $108,595 - $112,114 per annum Hours Per Week : 38 Requisition ID : REQ498050 Applications Close: 4th July 2024 . . This is a temporary full time 38 hours per week maternity relief position until 30th May 2025 with the possibility of an extension at same/reduced hours. . What you'll be doing Provide specialist Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above Social Work service to the patients of cancer services in the Illawarra. . This position is located at the Illawarra Community Cancer Care Centre providing specialist clinical services for patients diagnosed with cancer, their family and significant others to assist them in meeting their emotional and social needs. . Where you’ll be working Wollongong Hospital is the Illawarra and Shoalhaven’s major referral and teaching hospital and has bed base of more than 500. The campus, which incorporates the Illawarra Regional Cancer Care Centre, provides a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services. Wollongong is located an hours drive south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. Learn more about the lifestyle benefits of living and working in Wollongong . The values of the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District guide the behaviour and professional standards of our staff and underpin the ways in which we engage with our patients and consumers. Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment . Visit our Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District - YouTube to see our people and location in action and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date IllaShoalHealth. . What we can offer you The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance. Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer: · ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees) · Study and development leave · Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities · Discounted parking · Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees) · Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – counselling for you and your family · Fitness Passport program – ISLHD staff can sign-up with Fitness Passport, an external service provider. Fitness Passport offers employees access to gyms and fitness services that are current members of its program on a minimum 12 month contract. https://www.fitnesspassport.com.au/IHS . Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. . Talent Pool This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool / eligibility list where candidates may be offered casual, ongoing permanent, or temporary full-time or part-time positions within the next 18 months. . Please note: 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. . Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence. . Criminal record checks will be undertaken on successful applicants. This position is designated as child-related employment and you will be required to obtain a Working With Children clearance from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. To apply, please go to https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply . Your claim against the selection criteria is the most important part of your application as it will help determine whether or not you have met the standard of response required by the panel to be eligible for an interview. You should read the Position Description and then address the selection criteria for the role, giving examples where required. Applicants are encouraged to review the following information on Applying for a position within NSW Health at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/guide/nswhealth/Pages/apply-for-position.aspx . Selection Criteria Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics. Extensive post graduate (SW) clinical experience in psychosocial assessment, care planning, individual and family counselling, grief and loss and bereavement counselling and group work. Extensive specialist psycho-social knowledge relating to people with a life threatening illness (such as cancer) and adjustment to diagnosis issues, as well as loss and grief theory and practice. Demonstrated ability to work independently in complex situations across a range of settings. Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems. Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision. Current NSW Drivers Licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities. . Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this position For role related queries or questions contact Kellie Henniker on kellie.hennikerhealth.nsw.gov.au