Social Worker

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time – Job Share may be considered
Position Classification: Social Worker level 1 - 2
Remuneration: $73,427.00 - $104,7536.00 pa (+ superannuation + salary packaging options)
Location: Orange, NSW – Find out more
Hours Per Week: 38
Applications Close: 2 February 2025 – 11:59pm

Social Worker
Orange Health Service

About the role

Orange is nestled in the picturesque Central Western Tablelands of NSW, it offers locals and visitors a unique blend of rural living with the culture and opportunities of a modern city.

The Orange Health Service Social Work Department operates across both the Orange General Hospital and Bloomfield Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Campus. This position is an opportunity for Social Workers both local or looking for a ‘Tree change’ to become a member of a dynamic rural Social Work Department.

This Social work position is specifically allocated to the Orange General Hospital and works within the Orange Hospital Social Work Team. The role includes the provision of psychosocial assessment and interventions to patients, carers and their relatives’ receiving services at Orange Hospital. To provide this service you will working collaboratively with a Multidisciplinary Team, including Nursing, Medical and Allied Health Professionals.

If you are passionate about serving patients, carers and relatives at their most vulnerable, have a lifelong commitment to practice development and learning, enjoy collaborative teamwork and navigating the challenges of a complex health service, we would welcome your application.

As an employee of Western NSW LHD and the Orange Health Service Social Work Department you will be provided the opportunity to develop professional knowledge and skills and obtain experience in quality improvement activities and workplace education to contribute to improved care for patients / clients and their families.

The Orange Region has a strong and vibrant Aboriginal community that access Orange Health Service, our expectations is that all applicants demonstrate cultural competence and a commitment to improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal people.

Challenge yourself. Make an impact. Shape the future. Join us at Western NSW Local Health District.

To find out more about the role click to view the Position Description

Early in your career? Get AHEAD! 

Kick-start your career with Western NSW LHD’s Allied Health Early Accelerated Development (AHEAD) Program. This unique program provides early-career allied health professionals with:  

·         Support as you commence your role and throughout your first two years in the District 

·         Connection with a peer network of allied health professionals  

·         Professional education and interdisciplinary workshops building professional capability in a range of areas, including leadership and quality improvement 

·         Career development opportunities both within and beyond the program 

The AHEAD program is open to early-career allied health professionals in Western NSW LHD. Find out more here: AHEAD program information 

Hear from our early-career professionals: WNSWLHD Allied Health Rural Graduate program 

A career with Western NSW means you can challenge yourself, make an impact and shape the future of rural health. To explore the benefits of a career in our Local Health District, visit the WNSWLHD website.