About the role

Permanent full time opportunity to be part of the Emergency Department Homeless Liaison Initiative Project which aims to address the housing and support needs for clients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness presenting to both the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) Department of Emergency Medicine and the RBWH Psychiatric Emergency Centre (PEC).

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Deliver core social work clinical services based on valid and reliable evidence, in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and Professional Practice Standards to promote client focused outcomes.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with patients, their families/caregivers and external agencies as a member of multidisciplinary and social work teams.
• Participate in the identification, development and implementation of quality improvement activities that promote consumer involvement and enhance the effectiveness, accessibility, safety, efficiency and appropriateness of social work services and patient care.
• Ability to participate in after-hours emergency response in the event of Disaster Plan Activation.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers