Social worker -Geriatric Medicine
🧓 Support older patients in hospital & community care
📈 Grow your skills with expert guidance & mentorship
🧠Join research, policy & quality improvement work
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 12/07/26)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1/ Level 2
Remuneration: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Location:  Westmead Hospital
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) delivers high-quality health care services with a focus on collaboration, respect, and empowerment.
- Serves diverse communities across Auburn, Blacktown, and Parramatta LGAs.
- Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary care to Greater Western Sydney.
- Committed to "better health services for western Sydney and beyond."
- A dynamic, supportive team focused on patient-centred care.
- Empowering staff to thrive with professional growth opportunities.
What you'll be doing
Join the Geriatric Medicine team at Westmead Hospital as a Level 1/2 Social Worker, supporting patients, families and carers across inpatient and community settings. Your responsibilities will also include:
- Delivering social work services to older patients
- Using professional judgement in daily practice
- Receiving guidance for complex cases
- Contributing to research and policy work
- Taking part in quality and service improvement
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria:
- Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW). Qualification: Bachelor of Social Work
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with ageing, age related illnesses, rehabilitation, accommodation placements, guardianship and end of life care.
- Unrestricted NSW Driver’s Licence and ability to participate in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service.
- A good knowledge of community resources and experience liaising with community organisations
- Demonstrated clinical experience or understanding of grief and loss counselling, crisis intervention, discharge planning and working with complex family dynamics.
- Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with culturally and Linguistically Diverse client group.
- Demonstrated well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy.
- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to quality improvement and evidence based practice and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
Requisition ID: REQ571165
Applications Close: 16th July 2025
Need more information ?
- Find out more about applying for this position.
- Review the detailed Position Description  for insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Ana Serra Azevedo Costa at ana.serraazevedocosta@health.nsw.gov.au or Gayatri Noor at Gayatri.Noor@health.nsw.gov.au
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People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .
Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.
Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.
