Social Worker Grade 2

at  Monash Health

Reference Number

65862
Employment Type

Part Time Ongoing
Entity

Monash Health
Department

Social Work Department
Location

Various Facilities

Position Summary

• Renal Grade 3 Social Work role
• Join a supportive, dynamic Social Work Department
• Be part of the largest healthcare network in Victoria

The Social Work Renal program is looking for an experienced Grade 2 Social Worker to join the Renal team that operates across Casey, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Moorabbin and the Kingston Centre. This is a part-time (45.60 hours per fortnight or 0.6 EFT), permanent role primarily based at Casey Hospital and the Cranbourne Centre. The Social Work Service at Monash Health assists patients and families with psychosocial support and advocacy through assessment, counselling, information provision, access to community resources, and discharge planning. Social Workers function as members of the multidisciplinary team and have a pivotal role where social complexity exists.
The Social Work Service operating hours are standard business hours Monday to Friday. A weekend service is provided by roster at Casey, Clayton, Dandenong and Victorian Heart Hospital sites and an on-call service is also provided to the acute sites. This role provides a clinical service to the Dialysis Units. Experience working with individuals in a healthcare setting with a chronic illness is desirable. This clinical role provides an opportunity to showcase your skills in working with people from a range of diverse backgrounds as well as completing complex psycho-social assessments and development of patient centred care plans. It is a requirement of this role to participate in the Emergency Department and on-call rosters.