Make a real impact supporting women, children & families

Collaborate in a professional, supportive, high-performing team

Lead projects, research, and mentoring opportunities for growth

Provide expert social work support for women, children & families while leading projects and mentoring staff.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 16/01/2026)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Westmead Hospital

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Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care across multiple LGAs and the Greater Western Region, driven by the core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

The Women and Childrens Level 3 Social Work position is based at Westmead Hospital and is responsible for providing a high standard of care to the families of Western Sydney Local Health District. You will be working in a supportive department with a positive team culture which values professional, personal and career development.

Minutes from Parramatta CBD, the local area is home to heritage sites, beautiful parks and waterways. Currently undergoing a $1.1 billion redevelopment program, Westmead Hospital, together with its partners, will be one of the largest health, education, research and training precincts in Australia.

What you'll be doing
The Women and Childrens Health Team at Westmead is a team of 7 social workers providing coverage to the areas of Neonatal Intensive Care, Special Care Nursery, Substance Use in Pregnancy and Parenting, General Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Birth Unit, Post Maternity, Women’s Health, Gynaecological Oncology and Adolescent Medicine.

Whilst allocated to cover Obstetrics and Gynaecology, there are opportunities to broaden your skill development as part of team cover and through After Hours Crisis On Call work.

What this role and WSLHD Allied Health will offer you:
- An opportunity to work in a supportive, inclusive and caring team environment.
- Ongoing education and development including regular clinical supervision, monthly staff development sessions to enhance clinical practice and opportunities for external education and training.
- Opportunities to lead and be involved with research, with established partnerships with universities and a WSLHD Professor of Allied Health

Programs and learning opportunities for Allied Health staff funded by WSLHD include:
- FLASH Allied Health leadership program: A program specific to WSLHD which offers Allied Health specific leadership development
- Accelerated Implementation Methodology (AIM): A course for staff leading projects to provide them with the knowledge, skills and structure to effectively manage change
- sparQ: Empowering safety and quality excellence through leadership and development at WSLHD

Other benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District:
- Salary Packaging Scheme - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - a professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- Potential transfer of leave/service to other eligible public sector organisations

How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below, providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria:

Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).

Selection Criteria:

Demonstrated clinical experience in pregnancy loss, perinatal bereavement, child protection and domestic and family violence and other speciality areas relating to women’s and children’s health.

Demonstrated experience in staff and student supervision.

Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education.

Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy.

Demonstrated excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels

Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and implement quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.

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