The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us:
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:
In this position you will provide Social Work clinical care at a senior level, to eligible clients that have been referred via My Aged Care portal. Incorporating; indigenous health, the frail older person and their carers, living at home in the Cairns community. The Cairns CHSP multidisciplinary team provides clinical assessment, therapy and care planning services.

About your role:
Deliver high level Social Work clinical services across a complex case load within the CHSP team and across other clinical areas when required in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW professional practice standards.
This shall include but is not limited to: psychosocial assessment, counselling, support, advocacy, mediation, liaison and referral for Aged care clients and their carers within the Cairns CHSP region including home visits and outreach service to Yarrabah Indigenous Community.
Undertake duties of a complex and varied nature with clinincal Social Work decisions that are evidence based, and be recognised as a reference point for other clinicians in the team, with infrequent need for direct clinical practice supervision.
Provide clinical Social Work practice supervision to less experienced health practitioners and students and ensure the maintenance of professional clinical standards within the work unit area, including own professional development and supervision.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

Generous superannuation
Salary packaging
Annual incremental increases
Career training and development
Flexible work arrangements
Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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