Your role at St John of God Richmond We are seeking applications for a Social Worker (grade 2) to join our Allied Health team on a 12 month fixed term basis. You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to patients. Practice as a Social Worker and ensure practice is in accordance to the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines and SJGHC policies and guidelines. The Position Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s. Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff. Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement. Ensures effective multidisciplinary team work through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, patient/carers and service providers. Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems. Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development. You will have demonstrated senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting, ability to undertake professional supervision and mentor junior staff and to promote professional competence and growth of staff. Successful applications will hold a tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work. Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values. We can offer you Salary: $91,980 to 105,896 plus 11.5% Superannuation Fixed-term 12 months, working 38 hours per week Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: Novated leasing work related expenses self-education and additional superannuation A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance For all enquiries please contact Janja Bojanic, Allied Health Manager on (02) 4570 6167. Applications close: December 5th St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse. All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.