About the role

The Social Worker Advanced, Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) is a leadership role designed to build the capability of the health workforce and clinical services in responding to DFV across Metro North Health.

The role will support the integration of the domestic and family violence reform agenda through training and education as well as providing leadership in promoting excellence across Caboolture & Kilcoy Hospitals and Redcliffe-Caboolture Mental Health MNHHS.

About you

You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following values within the context of the “Key Accountabilities”. The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Respect – demonstrates ability to develop effective professional relationships with stakeholders across various settings and demonstrate competent level interpersonal skills, including the capacity to manage conflict appropriately.
• Teamwork – demonstrates ability to establish and maintain effective and healthy working partnerships, collaborating effectively, to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services.
• Compassion – demonstrates emotional intelligence, particularly in stressful situations, to manage the impact of own assumptions, values, attitudes and behaviours on others, and deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity in the delivery of service to patients.
• High Performance – demonstrates capacity to cultivate innovation and drives results to achieve expectations of our patients and stakeholders.
• Integrity – demonstrates accountability and sound ethical decision making in complex situations to ensure clinical decisions are in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW Professional Practice Standards and with due regard for the law.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice )
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers ( https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers )

Job ad reference number: CAB562886 Close date: 20/05/2024

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED