Social Worker - Level 3 Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital

• Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics.
• Extensive experience in undertaking psychosocial assessments within a health setting.
• Extensive specialist knowledge in psychosocial knowledge of children and families relating to, for example: domestic violence, substance misuse and mental illness.
• Comprehensive training in child protection with a sound knowledge of current legislation, policies and procedures and the ability to provide staff education as required.
• Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise work and manage stressful situations; ability to work unsupervised and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel or critical nature.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.8. Current NSW Drivers Licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.

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