Social Worker - Grade 3 Senior - Broadmeadows Hospital

 

Reference Number: 54270:  Social Worker - Grade 3 Senior - Broadmeadows Hospital 
Employment Type: Fixed Term Part Time (PT) 
Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) 
 

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Social Workers to join the Acute Social Work team.

Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north.

Services are provided through our six main campuses:

Northern Hospital Epping, Broadmeadows Hospital, Bundoora Centre, Craigieburn and Mernda Community Hospitals and Kilmore District Hospital.  In addition, Mental Health Services are provided at Epping, Broadmeadows, Jacana, Preston, Mill Park, Mernda and Coburg.

About the Role:

This role comprises of Senior Social Work responsibilities, including providing supervision and leadership to staff, responding to (and assisting staff to respond to) access and flow demands, initiating and leading quality improvement activities as well as providing social work clinical assessment and intervention to patients, predominately on acute unit (Unit 1) at Boradmeadows Hospital. The incumbent will work closely with their Allied Health colleagues and the rest of the multi-disciplinary team in providing comprehensive care and discharge planning to patients and their families. This Senior Social Worker will provide staffing support to the Social Work team at Boradmeadows Hospital and will work closely with the Subacute Social Work Clinical Leader and the Senior Social Workers accross Northern Health. 

This position is fixed term part time (64 hours per fortnight) until September 2027

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Approximately 7 years’ Social Work experience.
• Possess skills to deliver high quality, evidence-based care for patients with complex care needs.
• Demonstrates skills to prioritize and manage a complex caseload and to assist others to do so.
• Demonstrates highly developed interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of processes, legislation and community services related to Child Protection, Family Violence, VCAT, Aged Care, NDIS, Elder Abuse, Homelessness and Mental Health
• Demonstrated sound knowledge of relevant community services and legislation relative to health social work.
• Demonstrated ability to reflect on feedback and make adaptions to practice.
• Ability to respond to direction and adapt to change.
• Experienced in educating, supporting and supervising Grade 1 and 2 Social Workers and students.

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description. Alternatively, you can contact Greer Peters, Interim Subacute Clinical Lead Social Work ph. 0409 388 317.

Applications close 9 October 2026

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award-winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• Access to salary packaging & EAP
• Comprehensive Library services for learning, research, clinical decision-making, leisure and wellbeing (onsite and online)

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.