Role details

The Social Work Department at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Social Worker – Advanced (Domestic and Family Violence) to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• Develop HHS-wide strategies to identify, analyse and develop a plan for increasing the capability of clinical staff in responding to DFV using contemporary models of education and training.
• Design, develop, deliver and evaluate high quality and contemporary education to all clinical staff across the HHS.
• Coordinate integration functions across the HHS inclusive of education, supporting the promotion of the Domestic and Family Violence High Risk Team (DFVHRT), and other initiatives relating to DFV.

About the Team

Our Social Work Service delivers care to patients, families and carers throughout our hospital system as well as in our community and rural based health services. Our Social Workers are members of the treating team and provide a broad range of generalist and specialist services including, counselling, care coordination and guidance regarding: diagnosis and illness management, treatment and recovery processes and referral information.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( https://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ )has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Workforce attraction incentive scheme

You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme )