An excellent opportunity for a passionate social worker to join a well-established supportive team at the Mental Health Inpatient Units at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ573809

The Social Worker will be based in the Mental Health Inpatient Unit and work across the Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC) at Royal North Shore Hospital. The units are primarily targeted at consumers aged 18-65 years however admit consumers across the age spectrum. Both units are committed to providing recovery orientated and innovative approaches to care promoting consumer and carer participation. The units strive to provide an optimistic and positive approach to care with a focus on collaborative decision making and social inclusion. Working with other service partners is central to the model of service delivery promoted across the units.
The Social Worker will be responsible and accountable to the Nurse Unit Manager Level 3 and will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team. The Social Worker will be expected to deliver high quality social work services to consumers across the Mental Health Inpatient Units in accordance with the ethics and standards established by the Australian Association of Social Workers, the NSW Ministry of Health and other relevant bodies. The Social Worker will provide professional social work services to inpatients of the Mental Health Inpatient Unit, the PECC and community mental health consumers and their families/carers. The Social Worker will also be expected to participate in quality activates conducted within the clinical setting.
The Social Worker will be actively involved in the development and provision of a broad range of structured activities, rehabilitation programs and other therapeutic interventions. The units have three key functions reflecting different levels of care. These include an admission/assessment function through to community integration. Programs are targeted to levels of care and include a variety of social, vocational, clinical rehabilitation and living skills programs.