The Team:

We are a growing trauma informed and trauma responsive hospital social work team, focused on providing compassionate, accountable, respectful and excellent levels of care for people from a diversity of backgrounds. Are you interested in working with other social workers as well as multidisciplinary colleagues to provide contemporary best practice services? Do you have the skills or want to develop more skills, in biopsychosocial-cultural assessment and patient care? Are you looking for a career with meaning and purpose where you can work hard and feel proud every day of the difference that you make to the lives of people in our community? Then we want to hear from you.

The Role:

The successful applicant will be responsible for the planning, provision and evaluation of critical and acute Social Work Services as allocated by the clinical and discipline leads LGH Social work services.

This senior role is responsible for practicing in ways that fit with our hospital CARE values and demonstrating excellence in contemporary practice with patients as well as colleagues across all disciplines. Developing and maintaining health supportive working relationships with our patients, their families of choice as well as their carers is a key part of the role. It is also necessary to have the skills required to develop and maintain healthy working relationships with our stakeholders from emergency and community services (ie: police, child protection, sexual assault service providers, domestic violence service providers, NDIS and other support services etc ).

We are looking for someone who can remain calm in a crisis, who works to stay grounded and focused, and who is committed to engaging in clinical reasoning and reflective practice with others from social work and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Why Tasmania:

The Department of Health Tasmania oversees various hospitals across the state, including the Royal Hobart Hospital, Launceston General Hospital, Northwest Regional Hospital, and Mersey Community Hospital, as well as district hospitals and ambulance services. Additionally, it provides community health, mental health, and primary healthcare services to the Tasmanian community through more than 300 sites.

Tasmania, Australia's only island state, offers unparalleled natural beauty and a luxurious lifestyle. Pursuing your health career in Tasmania’s public health system means building strong connections with colleagues and patients. It also means embracing a lifestyle where you can enjoy extraordinary experiences outside of work while making a significant impact on the community during work.

Details of appointment:

Permanent, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing from 28 April 2025.

*notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary: $110,425 to $121,907 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022.

Allowances:

• Please note that access to salaries beyond $119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme

In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:

• Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum

Benefits available to eligible candidates:

• Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
• Professional development and accelerated pathways.
• A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
• Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

Tertiary qualification/program of study approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Overseas qualified Social Work candidates require a “certification of eligibility” letter from the AASW to confirm their eligibility for membership to the AASW

Or where regulatory requirements exist, NDIS Q&S Commission Provider Registration Requirements

Full member of Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Current Working with Children Registration

• *Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

Postgraduate, or progression toward post graduate qualifications relevant to the position

• Current Driver’s Licence

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Position Features:

• Clinical governance arrangements for this position are supported by the Director Allied Health Services
• Based at the LGH, with frequent travel within Northern Tasmania

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

• Generic Senior Social Worker (North) HP03 (July 2023) WWCR CSU.docx

Application Guide:

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide Sep 2024.docx

How to apply:

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

For more information:

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Nicki Nicholson
Position: A/Discipline Lead - Social Work
Phone number: 0447656422
Email address: [email protected]

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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.