Title:  Senior Social Worker - Community Rehabilitation Program

Grade 3 Social Worker - Community Rehabilitation Program 

• Ongoing Part Time | 22.80 hours per week | Experience work-life balance
• Friendly and Supportive Team | Leafy Angliss Hospital | Close to shops
• Make a positive impact on the lives of patients + have purpose in your career  

Are you ready for a senior clinical role within the ambulatory community rehabilitation setting? 

Join us at Eastern Health!

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and innovative Social Worker to develop and lead the social work staff and interdisciplinary team in the Community Rehabilitation Program - Eastern Health. The successful candidate with professional and operational mentorship will support the growth of junior staff and continuously improve the quality of care delivered in the service. 

The Community Rehabilitation Program at Eastern Health is striving to deliver quality patient care for our community. We are seeking a client-focussed social worker, who has a commitment to quality patient care and service improvement. You will provide clinical leadership and supervision for the social work team within the Eastern Health Community Rehabilitation Program, as well as support and lead quality improvement initiatives. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Extensive experience in the area of rehabilitation (desirable). 
• Strong commitment to high quality patient care 
• Well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills 
• Advanced clinical skills in managing a complex caseload using a client-centred approach 
• Sound clinical reasoning skills within the field of rehabilitation including supervision and development of staff 
• High level communication and coaching skills 
• Demonstrated ability to introduce innovative practice and quality improvement 

You will be required to: 

• Support the CRP Team Leaders in managing the day to day operational needs of the CRP teams based on Eastern Health’s mission and values 
• Lead the delivery of a high quality, accessible and coordinated service to our clients both in the client’s home and in the centre 
• Provide clinical supervision to social work staff in CRP 
• Support the CRP Team Leader to meet key performance indicators and targets set by Leadership Teams, Eastern Health and funding bodies 
• Collaborate and develop good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels to ensure effective staff communication processes are in place 
• A Victorian Drivers licence 

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

Please click here for position description 

Contact Person: Cynthia Fong

Contact Number: 0403603252

Contact Email: cynthia.fong@bigpond.com

Job Posting End Date: 20/01/2025

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day