Senior Social Worker

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale Salary : $104,180 - $111,746 p.a. plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP3 Temporary Full-Time, up to 12 December 2025 About the Role: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking a passionate Senior Social Worker to join our Complex Discharge team. The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia. In this position, you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional care and support to our diverse patient community. In this role, you will have the chance to make a lasting impact on individuals and families during their healthcare journey. As a Senior Social Worker, you will leverage your expertise in assessment, counselling and case management to provide comprehensive social work services. Your responsibilities will include conducting psychosocial assessments, developing and implementing care plans, advocating for patients' rights and facilitating effective communication among healthcare professionals, patients and their families. To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Applicants must hold a current Australian driver's licence and be willing to drive a Government car. About You: Are you a dedicated, compassionate, enthusiastic and experienced Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture. Don't miss this chance to join our world-class public health system that values innovation, compassion and excellence. About Us: The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways. Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes: “My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.” “I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.” “I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.” Benefits of working at NALHN: From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas. NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions. In addition this, other benefits of working as a Social Worker in NALHN include: Professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations; Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research; and Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check. Check(s): DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (e.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 891394 Enquiries: Allied Health Facilitator Phone: (08) 8182 9 E-mail: sa.gov.au Application Closing Date: 7 February 2025 – 11.55PM Role Description and Further Information: 891394 - Senior Social Worker - AHP3 - role description.pdf Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.

Location: Adelaide CBD, AU

Posted Date: 2/1/2025