Social Worker - Residential Aged Care Placement Officer

Job Description:

Role title: Social Worker - Residential Aged Care Placement Officer

Role type: Permanent part time (32 hours per week over a 5-day period)

Role grade: Social Worker, Level 1-2

Department and location: Social Work, St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney

Salary: $79,419.00 to $113,301.00 (pro-rata) + Super + Salary Packaging

Welcome to St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.

Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.

Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.

Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.

About the role

• Coordinate the Residential Aged Care Placement Service at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, supporting the multidisciplinary team to facilitate timely and efficient transfers of patients to Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) whilst playing a pivotal role in improving patient outcomes, reducing hospital length of stay, and strengthening relationships with aged care providers

• Maintaining and updating the weekly RACF vacancy list locally and externally, and providing updates on placement progress

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and coordinate discharges, including providing support to patients and families/carers during the transition from hospital to RACFs and managing complex family dynamics

• Develop expert knowledge of Commonwealth-funded aged care services and build and maintain effective working relationships with Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs)

• Work collaboratively with ward social workers and multidisciplinary teams, including attending ward case conferences and family meetings as required

• Maintain documentation in accordance with professional standards, provide clinical handovers, maintain statistical records and generate monthly reports for presentation to senior management

About you

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award, providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)   

• Demonstrated skills and experience in psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, counselling, advocacy and discharge planning, including the ability to participate in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service

• Demonstrated experience and ability to work effectively as a member of multidisciplinary teams in a high-pressure environment with competing demands, with strong negotiation and liaison skills, knowledge of aged care and community resources, and experience working with community organisations

• Well-developed time management, prioritisation, computer, written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to use health information systems effectively

• Ability to contribute to research projects, quality improvement and education activities within designated specialties and the Social Work Service

What we can offer you

• Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income

• Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements

• World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes

• Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives

• Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre

• Community: Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care

• Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships

• Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 27th August 2026. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the About You section of this job advert. 

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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