Senior Social Worker
Core
Provide leadership and psychosocial care for consumers and families in acute mental health settings, focusing on assessment, discharge planning, and safeguarding.
Role type
Senior Social Worker (Leadership & Clinical)
Builds
Psychosocial care pathways, discharge coordination, and team capacity within an acute mental health service.
Domain
Mental Health / Social Work
Required skills
Psychosocial assessment, Risk Assessment, Discharge planning, Family consultation, Multi Agency Risk Assessment (MARAM), Supervision, Stakeholder liaison
Preferred skills
Leadership, Capacity building, Negotiation
Technologies
MARAM, FVISS, CISS, Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments and risk assessments; Lead discharge planning and family work; Provide supervision and mentorship to students and early career social workers; Establish links with community agencies; Ensure robust case load allocation and workflow systems.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities