Social Worker
Core
Provide specialist social work services to cancer patients (predominately head and neck and radiation oncology) and their families across inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting them through diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Role type
Max term contract, full time (Until December 2027)
Builds
Holistic patient care, safe discharge planning, and referrals to community services
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology / Social Work
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, counselling, crisis intervention, grief and loss support, case management, discharge planning, advocacy, NDIS/NCAT Guardianship applications, multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical documentation
Preferred skills
Experience in tertiary hospital or healthcare setting, knowledge of short-term solution-focused approaches, ability to manage competing priorities, willingness to participate in 24-hour crisis on-call service
Technologies
Computer literacy
Responsibilities
Undertake psychosocial assessments, identify and manage risk, provide counselling and practical support, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, coordinate safe discharge planning, advocate for patients and carers, contribute to service development through supervision and quality improvement initiatives
Seniority
Mid-level (Level 1-2), experienced practitioner