Locum Hospital Social Worker
Core
Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and short-term support to inpatients (adults and children) in a remote 60-bed hospital, focusing on domestic/family violence, child protection, and sexual violence cases.
Role type
Clinical social worker (locum)
Builds
Crisis response and support services for inpatients in ED, acute wards, palliative care, and maternity/paediatrics
Domain
Healthcare (Hospital) + Social Work + Indigenous cultural competence
Required skills
Crisis intervention, domestic and family violence risk assessment, safety planning, child protection liaison, mandatory reporting, cultural competence with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, NDIS applications
Preferred skills
Experience in Emergency Department, experience with sexual violence victims, ability to work extended hours/weekends/on-call
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct risk assessments and safety planning for victims of domestic and sexual violence; Liaise with child protection agencies and relevant statutory bodies; Provide crisis response and short-term support to inpatients; Complete NDIS applications; Work within a multidisciplinary clinical team
Seniority
Experienced IC (locum)