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ICU Social Work Clinical Lead Grade 4 - Parental leave cover

AustraliaFull-time2026-11-03 → 2026-11-02

Core

Lead the ICU social work team and deliver advanced psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, and crisis interventions for critically ill patients and families in a high-risk setting.

Role type

Senior IC clinical social work team lead (ICU)

Builds

Patient-centered care plans and psychosocial support services for ICU patients

Domain

Healthcare / Intensive Care Unit

Required skills

Advanced clinical social work, ICU-specific knowledge, grief and loss counseling, risk assessment (family violence, child safety), care coordination, electronic medical records proficiency, leadership

Preferred skills

Postgraduate qualifications (Masters level), research and evaluation experience

Technologies

Electronic medical records systems

Responsibilities

Lead the ICU social work team, provide advanced psychosocial assessments, formulate discharge plans, deliver grief and loss counseling, identify and intervene in risk issues, maintain an advanced caseload, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities