Full time
Posted 25/04/2025
Closed 09/05/2025
Our Health Service is expanding!
• Provide Social Work clinical assessment and treatment skills with a range of patients and their carers applying well developed clinical judgement and problem solving in the absence of direct supervision and in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards
• Permanent Full-Time
About the role
The purpose of the role is to provide direct clinical social work services include assessment, planning and delivery of care to inpatients at Ipswich Hospital under Acute Medicine.
Working within a multidisciplinary team environment, the role will provide interventions to meet the psychosocial care needs for an increasingly complex clinical caseload of adults to promote, maintain and improve their health, functional ability and quality of life.
The Social Worker will collaborate with appropriate inpatient teams and community health providers and community agencies to help meet patient needs that will facilitate best possible health outcomes and support the continuum of care.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:
Mandatory Requirements:
About West Moreton Health
West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.
To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community – Follow this link ( https://www.westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/futurefocus )
Benefits
To apply
Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.
Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.