About the role

It is the purpose of this role to:

• Deliver high quality core social work clinical services to patients and families accessing services at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital who have identified child protection risk factors, to optimise the psychosocial outcomes of their utilisation of health care services.
• Work across the RBWH facility to provide consultation, education, advice, and intervention on child protection matters to reduce patient risk and optimise outcomes for children and their families.

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 high quality, evidence based clinical services in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW Professional Practice Standards by assessing complex psychosocial needs of patients, families, and caregivers; identifying clinical risk and providing multiple clinical interventions to maximise patient health and psychosocial outcomes.
• Provide child protection advice in accordance with legislation and organisational policies across RBWH to reduce patient risk and optimise outcomes for children and their families.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge, expertise and skill in Social Work assessment and risk management of complex psychosocial situations as well as interventions for patients and their families in the RBWH in relation to child protection issues
• Work cooperatively and effectively with patients, their families, and caregivers, as a member of a multidisciplinary and social work teams.
• Provide clinical education about the social work role for students and the multidisciplinary team around the delivery of social work services.

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 us

• 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
• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging

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

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED