Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Not provided
Organisation: The Royal Women's Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 25451
- Social Work Team Leader, Social Work Department
- Ongoing Position, Full Time 38 Hours per week
- $100,090 - $114,358 + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to creating healthier future and improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health services. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.
About Social Work
Social Work at The Women’s aims to improve the psychosocial health and well-being of women, pregnant people and babies attending The Women’s. Social Work embraces a view of women’s and patients health that is holistic and considers women’s and patients social, physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing. Our Social Workers offer support to patients through their maternity, neonatal, gynaecological and oncology experiences and provide information, counselling, support and advocacy for patients in response to health and social needs. Team Leaders will have clinical and non-clinical accountabilities as well as responsibilities for leading departmental clinical portfolios and working groups.
About the role
As the Team Leader you will take a clinical leadership role in ensuring excellence in patient care, education and support of staff and students, and fostering of staff development through the provision of supervision and other professional development opportunities. You will also be responsible for operational leadership and coordinating the Social Work team/s, ensuring the maintenance of high-quality direct service work by the social workers. You'll play a key role in working with stakeholders to develop innovative models of care and optimising the role of Social Work within the team.
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the role and its requirements, we encourage you to click 'apply' and review the attached position description.
About you
You will be a passionate social work professional with motivation to develop and lead a team in provision of clinical social work practice.
You’ll bring with you:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work as well as meeting eligibility requirements for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience as a credentialed social worker
- Previous experience leading or working effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Capacity to work effectively in a changing organisational environment
- Demonstrated leadership skills accordance and provision of social workers with regular supervision in accordance with AASW practice standards
Our benefits
At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.
We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:
- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading and purchased leave options
Inclusion and belonging
The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, physically, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.
Join us!
If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health. If you need assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.
