Social Worker Team Leader - Stroke and Rehabilitation wards
🌟 Lead with purpose in a high-impact role supporting vulnerable communities
💼 Use your leadership and problem-solving skills to manage a dynamic team
💡 Drive innovation and policy in a respected, multidisciplinary hospital setting
Lead social work services in Stroke and Rehab, manage a skilled team, support complex cases, drive innovation, and improve aged care outcomes. Apply now!
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 04/08/2025)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour
Hours Per Week: 14
Location:  Westmead Hospital
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care across multiple LGAs and the Greater Western Region, driven by the core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
- Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs.
- Committed to "better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond."
- Health care facilities include Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Auburn, Westmead, and Cumberland Hospitals.
- Emphasises delivering high-quality care and related services in diverse settings.
What you'll be doing
Step into a senior leadership role as Social Work Team Leader in Stroke and Rehab at Westmead Hospital. Drive complex care, lead a team, and shape aged care services. Key responsibilities are to:
- Lead and deliver expert psychosocial care in Stroke & Aged Care
- Manage a high-performing team across inpatient and outpatient settings
- Provide clinical supervision and education to staff and students
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on complex cases
- Drive service innovation and contribute to strategic planning
This is a temporary full-time position until 04/08/2025, with a strong possibility of extension subject to organisational requirements.
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below, providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification: Accredited Degree in Social Work
- Registration in line with Award requirements: Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW). For overseas qualifications, evidence of eligibility for AASW must be provided at the time of application.
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of social work services in Aged Care, Stroke and or Rehabilitation, in a hospital or community setting
- Demonstrated high level skills in psychosocial assessments, adjustment to illness / disability / new diagnosis /abuse of older people / Guardianship matters, NDIS matters, grief and bereavement, accommodation placements and complex familial presentations.
- Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education
- Demonstrated well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills, and high-level computer literacy.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and implement quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and support ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
- Demonstrated experience in leadership including experience in staff and / or student supervision.
- Willingness to participate in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service, and Unrestricted NSW Driver’s Licence
Requisition ID: REQ584890
Applications Close: 6th July 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- 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 Gayatri Noor on 0428 018 969.
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.
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