Position Overview

Key responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

Under direction of the team manager/ leader, and supervision from an experienced Social Worker, you will:

1. Provide appropriate assessment and interventions using established principles, techniques and methods with support.
2. Include carers, children, Nominated Persons, GPs and other service providers in the recovery planning process, as required.
3. Complete clinical and administrative data collection and evaluation to standards.
4. Participate in clinical supervision, continuing professional development and personal performance review process.
5. Participate in team and program related service activities as required.
6. Participate in the implementation of clinical governance activity, quality improvement projects, research programs, and health promotion in areas relevant to service.
7. Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation.

Competencies

Specific responsibilities and behavioural capabilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to develop critical thinking skills and form defensible conclusions based on evidence and sound judgment.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
• Work with a wide variety of people.
• Adapt quickly to a changing environment.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• High standard of ethical practice in line with CHS and the relevant professional association or Board standards, such as maintaining patient confidentiality and making sound decisions.
• Problem solving and negotiation skills.

About you

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Position Requirements / Qualifications

Mandatory

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work.
• Be registered (or eligible for registration) with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Desirable

• Current Passenger Vehicles Driver’s licence.
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
• Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in alignment to the CHS Exceptional Care Framework and all other related frameworks.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:.

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS Credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Important information

All employees are required to:

• Adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend, public holiday and/or after-hours work.

What you Require (Key Selection Criteria)

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Ability to develop clinical Social Work interventions, including assessment, counselling, advocacy, planning, and patient/carer education.
2. Ability to develop prioritisation and management of a caseload, under supervision, with awareness of and adherence to risk management processes.
3. Ability to develop an understanding of working in a multidisciplinary team, including establishing and maintaining effective dialogue and working relationships with staff, people, carers, and service providers.
4. Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills. Including the ability to establish and maintain effective dialogue and working relationships with the people who access our service, staff and other service providers, and the ability to utilise a range of information technology applications to maintain documentation and data collection.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

Work Environment Description

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.