Social Worker Grade 1 - Allied Health Department

Full Time, Ongoing

The Team:

The Allied Health department at Mildura Base Public Hospital comprises of Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Dietetics, Social Work and Allied Health Assistants. Allied Health clinicians are valued within the organisation and these disciplines report to an Allied Health Manager. The diversity of the workload for an Allied Health clinician is a key benefit within our organisation.

The Mildura Base Public Hospital Social Work team provides services across the acute and sub-acute setting. The Grade 1 Social Worker is a valuable member of the Allied Health department and contributes to patient care at Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH) by providing a high-quality social work service within a multidisciplinary setting. The Grade 1 Social Worker position will take part in a roster across acute and sub-acute services.

The Role:

Our Allied Health team prides itself on providing a high standard of care with a professional and positive attitude and we currently have a position available for a Grade 1 Social Worker to join the team.

This role is remunerated in line with the Victorian Public Health Sector Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high quality, direct social work service to all inpatients and outpatients of the Hospital as required, including counselling, access to support services, discharge planning and community follow-up.

To be successful in this role you will have:

A degree in Social Work and be eligible for AASW National Accreditation, show reasoning and sound judgment in decision making and deliver exceptional support to patients and carers alike with regard to adjusting and adapting to the current medico-psycho-social situation they are experiencing.

In addition, you will also have:

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Demonstrate initiative and creativity in thinking

Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development

Positive self-awareness and with a caring and nurturing personality

Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a multidisciplinary team

What this role has to offer you:

Good work/life balance

Exposure to a variety of different presentations

A team in which you will work with highly experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary individuals/teams

Fast paced working nature where you can get the best out of yourself

Broad knowledge/experiences across a range of issues/services/ agencies

Liaising with services, patients, carers and their families

The Mildura Base Public Hospital is an organisation driven by a genuine focus on patient centred care, delivering exceptional care for our consumer base of over 80,000. With this focus guiding the functioning of our organisation on a day to day basis in line with our HEART values we have established a work environment in which there are greater levels of employee engagement and professional development than ever seen before. Our workforce of over 1200 employees are committed to providing a service to our community 24/7 which will have long lasting positive outcomes.

Our People, Our H.E.A.R.T:
Our H E A R T values (Happy Empathetic Accountable Respectful Team Based) are so much more than words; they are the driving force behind what we do every day. These values are lived throughout the organisation across each department, role and location.

What MBPH has to offer you:

Internal Professional Development– including but not limited to the opportunity for eligible employees to access scholarships for postgraduate studies as well as specifically designed programs within MBPH for skill development

An environment where external professional development is supported and encouraged

A location centre of town reducing travel times

Free parking on site for all employees

Salary Packaging – Pay less tax

On-site Café

Employee Assistance Programs

Employee Intervention Programs – Free Remedial Therapy and Physiotherapy

Free employee events and celebrations (check out our Facebook page @MilduraBasePublicHospital to see what we have been up to this past year)

At MBPH, we continue to strengthen our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion practices. This is supported through our internal network of LGBTQIA+ Allies and organisational membership with ACON Pride in Diversity.

How to Apply:

All applications must be lodged online by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button.

For a copy of the Position Description and to find out more about our wonderful Hospital, please visit www.mbph.org.au

Queries can be directed to our Human Resources team via: [email protected]

A valid Employee Working with Children Check, and a National Police Check (undertaken in the last three months) are required.

Closing date: 21 July 2025