Palliative Care Social Worker

Employer:  Bellarine Community Health
Location:  Point Lonsdale
Hours:  16 per week
Ref No: PallCareSW
Closing Date:  26 March 2023

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Summary

We are excited to offer this Social Worker opportunity to join our Specialist Community Palliative Care team.

About the Team 

The BCH Palliative Care service comprises an interdisciplinary team of a Nurse Practitioner, Specialist Community Palliative Care Nurses and a Social Worker. We work in conjunction with BCH Community Nurses and Occupational Therapists with access to Specialist Medical support.

About the role

The Palliative Care Social Worker will work in partnership with the Palliative Care team and our clients, to achieve positive outcomes that optimise health and wellbeing in accordance with their needs, goals and preferences. In doing so, this will help our clients to live safely and independently at home. The role of Social Worker includes oversight of the provision of evidence based and goal orientated services for BCH Palliative Care clients.

What is Offered

To support you to balance your work/life commitments, grow your skills and expertise, enjoy work and feel valued, we offer the following: 

• Generous salary packaging benefits
  – you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year, hence you pay less tax each pay and take more pay home
  - Living Expenses capped at $15,900 annually (includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans, and rental payments)
  - Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650
• Discounted gym membership at six sites across the region 
• A supportive, positive and inclusive workplace culture 
• Online induction and onsite orientation 
• Generous leave arrangements including annual leave and parental leave 
• Employee assistance program: up to 5 counselling sessions per year

Selection Criteria

We would like to hear from you, if you ...

• Hold tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or Counselling. 
• Have current registration with the relevant Professional Association. 
• Have an excellent understanding of consumer directed care within a palliative care framework. 
• Have a demonstrated ability to deliver person centered care with issues associated with dying, death and bereavement. 
• Are competent in the use of IT systems, including MS Office and Client Management Systems.