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Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time
Organisation: Austin Health
Salary : Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 48928
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Senior Clinician / Team Leader (Social Worker) :
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Full time, or Part Time (minimum 24 hours) Fixed Term Position replacing Long Service Leave :
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Austin Health, Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre (Kew Location) :
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Salary range (Grade 3 Yr 1 - Grade 3 Yr 4) $100k - $114K pro-rata + salary packaging + super
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the role : As the Team Leader / Senior Clinician Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing advanced social work practice to referred patients and families, and supporting the clinical operations and leadership for the Social Work Rehabilitation Team based at Royal Talbot Site.
A regular day will see you work clinically with patients undertaking a range of advanced clinical interventions and imparting your specialist knowledge and expertise to others. Team Leader / Senior Clinician Social Worker you will clinically supervise and guide the practice of a social workers situated within a clinical stream of care. As a Grade 3 leader you will support the Social Work Department business operations and key Allied Health strategic priorities. An example of this may include: policy development, undertaking quality improvement projects, research and teaching, and allocated portfolios.
Key responsibilities will see you :
- provide expert advice and secondary consultation within the clinical area, social work department and other areas as require
- provide counselling services to patients and families
- clinically lead and supervise social work staff
- be responsible for NDIS portfolio work
- work collaboratively with the Grade 4 site managers and leadership group
- be an active member of the Social Work Department leadership group, support and contribute to the departments operations
- undertake other senior duties such as quality improvement, research and teaching.
You must have :
- A degree in Social Work and at least 7 years of experience
Ideally you'll have :
- previously worked in a hospital setting
- applied understanding of continuity of care and rehabilitation contexts
- a working knowledge of NDIS and Aged Care Entry.
Our benefits : Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive well being program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- On site childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options
Inclusion at Austin : **Work with us!