Social Worker - Senior (Emergency Department), Brisbane South Logan Beaudesert

About the Position

Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and the first health service in Australia to be recognised for excellence in person-centred care by Planetree International. It's also one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.About the RoleManage an allocated workload to deliver Social Work services, including assessment, intervention and evaluation within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with established clinical & departmental protocols, policies and procedures, utilising evidence-based practice and ethical standards and under clinical practice supervision or professional guidance of more senior staff.Acts as a clinical reference point with the Social Work team and responds to every-day clinical demands.Collaborate on and undertake the development of evidence-based clinical practices, policies and protocols within Social Work .Apply increasingly independent clinical judgement to Social Work complex decision making with only occasional clinical/professional supervision.Adapt routine clinical practice as required based on clinical evidence with minimal supervision and a high degree of independence.Assist in the identification, development, implementation and/or review of clinical practices, procedures and protocols in work areas using the principles of evidence based practice under the guidance of senior staff.Applies high level advocacy in the healthcare and welfare system to address client need and ensure equity in access to servicesDelivers high level Social Work clinical services in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW professional practice standardsFind out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here:(url removed).