Hospital Social Worker
Core
Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and advocacy for patients in a remote hospital setting, focusing on domestic/sexual violence and child protection cases.
Role type
Hospital-based clinical social worker (P2 level)
Builds
Crisis response and support services for inpatients across ED, acute, palliative, and maternity wards
Domain
Healthcare / Social Work / Indigenous Community Services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Crisis intervention, domestic and family violence risk assessment, mandatory reporting, child protection liaison, cultural competence with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, autonomous caseload management
Preferred skills
Emergency department experience, regional/remote hospital experience, weekend rostering, NDIS application experience
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct risk assessments for domestic and sexual violence, coordinate with child protection agencies, provide crisis support to adults and children, liaise with multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Mid-level (P2), hands-on IC