- Location
- Mercy Palliative Care, Australia
- Type
- Part-time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Employment Type: Permanent part time
Hours: 64 hours per fortnight
Location: Mercy Palliative Care - Sunshine
Upload with Application: Cover letter, Resume and all relevant qualifications including current unrestricted drivers license
Contact: Kirsten Kopelke, Acting Allied Health Manager, cdo[email protected], (03) 9313 5700
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.
To do that, we need you.
Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.
About the opportunity
This Senior Social Work role is to provide clinical leadership, case consultation and staff supervision in our community palliative care service. You will demonstrate an advanced level of clinical skills and act as a role model to other Allied Health team members.
Be an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team that uses a holistic approach to provide best care and support to patients, families and carers. Support is provided in people's homes, office locations and by telehealth.
Key requirements:
- Grade 3 Social Work Senior Clinician
- Provide clinical leadership to enable a best practice approach
- Provide advanced social work practice skills for a complex caseload
- Support with allocation of AH referrals, clinical consultation and supervision
What you’ll bring
You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
- Degree in Social Work, eligibility for membership of AASW
- Advanced clinical skills and extensive experience relevant to community palliative care context
- Sound knowledge of current evidence-based practices and commitment to continuing professional development
- Enthusiastic with excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and team building skills
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
- Current unrestricted drivers license
- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
- Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now
Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
