Social Worker - Adult Inpatient Mental Health

The successful applicant of the HP3 Social Worker position will be responsible for conducting skilled clinical assessments and delivering individual and group based social work interventions to people. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake professional development and clinical supervision, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to multidisciplinary team processes. It is an expectation that the successful applicant will provide supervision to staff at the Health Professional 1 and 2 levels, as well as to students and clinically related staff (such as Allied Health Assistants).

The position will report operationally and clinically to the Allied Health Manager and Allied Health Clinical Lead of AAMHS respectively. Professional governance of this position will come from the Discipline Principal Social Work (MHJHADs).

This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday within the Allied Health team and will provide services to the Adult Mental Health Unit, 12B, Mental Health Short Stay Unit, and to any mental health surge wards that open at Canberra Hospital.

The Allied Health team is made up of diverse group of allied health professions that work together to support the recovery goals of consumers admitted to any of the Adult Mental Health Inpatient facilities.

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• Position Description._
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.- Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
• To Apply

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

• Vision
• creating exceptional health care together
• Role
• to be a health service that is trusted by our community
• Values
• Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
• The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._
• Allied Health
• Salary Range
• 105,900.00 - 119,774.00
• Contact Name
• David Warren
• Closing Date
• 11 / Nov / 2024, 6 : 59 : 00 AM