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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

Senior Medical Social Worker, Acute Allied Health

Auckland

FULL TIME

December 2, 2024

Full Time, Permanent
Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines (between DA2 – DB3)
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Clinician Social Worker to provide social work intervention and support at Middlemore Hospital. In this position you will be responsible for providing Social Work intervention and support to patients and their whaanau in medical service areas. A commitment to working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team environment is important.
Your understanding of health and disability issues together with sound counselling and a robust understanding of frontline trauma intervention skills will enable you to work with patients and their families in a therapeutic and holistic way.
You will have a recognised Social Work Qualification and be registered with the Social Work board. A minimum of 5 years of social work experience is essential within an acute hospital setting. We are seeking a Social Worker who has drive and determination and the ability to work independently and collaboratively, in an ever-changing environment. This is a chance to fully utilise your excellent communication and organisational skills and really make a difference
A commitment to working with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team environment, excellent understanding of and commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi, and an understanding of Tikanga Maaori or a Pacific Island language would be an advantage.
As a Social Worker in this team you can look forward to working in a challenging multidisciplinary environment where you will be expected to contribute to the development of bi-cultural Social Work practice.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

New Zealand Registration with the Social Work Board, with a current APC

Minimum of 5 years experience in an acute hospital setting, preferably having worked in a range of speciality areas across medicine

Supervision qualification or evidence of leadership

Full, clean driver’s licence

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we can offer you:

Annual practicing certificate is refunded

Support with Immigration/Visa

Discounted services as part of our work perks

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online by clicking on the “Apply Now” button below or to view the job description, please click here.
For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre at 092760044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.
Job Number: CMH202414692
Closing Date: 12 December 2024
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

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