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Social Worker - Senior (Women's and Children's)

Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service
Toowoomba, QLD
A$128,169-$137,918 p/a
Healthcare & Medical → Psychology, Counselling & Social Work
Full-time
On-site

Posted 1 day ago


What your day will look like….

Your day will be dynamic and impactful as you deliver expert social work services within the Women's and Children's unit, managing complex cases with a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach. You'll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams, lead service improvements, and provide critical psychosocial support—from crisis intervention to counselling for patients navigating pregnancy, birth, and family challenges. Embracing Darling Downs Health values, you'll also contribute to professional development, research, and leadership, ensuring the highest standards of care for patients and families.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

  • Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
  • Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
  • Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
  • Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
  • Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect. DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

  • Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
  • A diverse work culture
  • Career development
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Education opportunities, Study and Research
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Discounted Private Health Insurance
  • Fitness Passport
  • Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
  • Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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About Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service

Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Healthcare & Medical
5001-10000 employees

Darling Downs Health provides healthcare to more than 300,000 people across 30 facilities. We are one of the largest employers in the region with over 6,000 people working across 90,000 square kilometres.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. In front of a patient, delivering meals, keeping our facilities running or at a desk – we are connected by our shared passion and commitment to caring for people.

We foster safe and inclusive workplaces, with a strong focus on innovation, empowering our people to grow with us, supporting patient centred practice and improving health outcomes for our communities.

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