About the role
The position is part of the Emergency Department Homeless Liaison Initiative Project which aims to address the housing and support needs for clients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness presenting to both the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine and the RBWH Psychiatric Emergency Centre.
About you
You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following values within the context of the ‘Key Accountabilities’ found in the role description. The ideal applicant will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
- Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare
- Compassion – is completely patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
- High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North’s vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
- Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard
Knowledge, Skills and Expertise
- Demonstrated skill, knowledge and expertise in social work practice, theoretical perspectives, social systems, legislation and policies relevant to healthcare and the housing and homelessness sector
- Demonstrated ability to apply established ethical principles and practice standards to core social work clinical services and social work tasks.
Team Participation / Communication
- Demonstrated ability to effectively participate in social work and multidisciplinary teams and to communicate, negotiate and advocate across teams, the organisation and external agencies.
- Ability to actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, occupational health safety and ethical behaviour.
Leadership / Work Unit Management
Commensurate with experience, demonstrated ability to provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced staff members and field education to students.
Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
- Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer’s leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
- 17.5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first.
Job ad reference number: RBH501663
Close date: Tuesday, 01 August 2023
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.