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About the Role
Provide specialist social work services to cancer patients and their families, supporting them through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Undertake psychosocial assessments, identify and manage risk, and provide counselling and practical support. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for holistic patient care, coordinate discharge planning, and advocate for patients and carers.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialist social work services to cancer patients (predominately head and neck and radiation oncology) and their families across inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting them through diagnosis, treatment and recovery
- Undertake psychosocial assessments, identify and manage risk, and provide counselling and practical support to help patients navigate the challenges associated with cancer care
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic patient care, participate in case discussions, and coordinate safe discharge planning and referrals to community services
- Advocate for patients and carers by facilitating access to supports and services, including applications through NDIS and NCAT Guardianship where required
- Contribute to service development through participation in supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education, research activities, student supervision and the social work on-call roster
- Maintain high standards of professional practice through accurate documentation, reporting, compliance with relevant policies and legislation, and ongoing professional development
Requirements
- Degree-qualified Social Worker eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), with clinical experience in a tertiary hospital or healthcare setting
- Demonstrated experience supporting patients with cancer, including psychosocial assessment, counselling, psycho-education, advocacy, case management and discharge planning
- Strong knowledge of crisis intervention, grief and loss, and short-term solution-focused approaches, with the ability to support patients and families through complex healthcare journeys
- Collaborative and resilient professional who thrives in multidisciplinary environments, with strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills
- Highly organised with excellent time management, clinical documentation and computer literacy skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Committed to continuous learning and improvement, with the ability to contribute to research, quality initiatives and education programs, and willingness to participate in a 24-hour crisis on-call service to provide after-hours support as required
Skills
- Psychosocial assessment
- Counselling
- Psycho-education
- Advocacy
- Case management
- Discharge planning
- Crisis intervention
- Grief and loss
- Short-term solution-focused approaches
- Stakeholder engagement
- Negotiation
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Clinical documentation
- Computer literacy
- Research
- Quality initiatives
- Education programs
Location
- St Vincent’s Public Hospital, Sydney
Work Type
- Max term contract
- Full time
- Monday to Friday
Experience Level
- Level 1-2
Education Level
- Degree-qualified Social Worker eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Salary/Compensations
- $79,419.00 to $113,301.00 + Super + Salary Packaging
Benefits
- Not-for-profit salary packaging
- Study leave
- Curran Foundation scholarships
- Fitness Passport
- Discounted private health
- Cultural recognitions and celebrations
- Smooth transfer of qualifying service and leave entitlements from NSW Health
About the Company
- Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots.
- Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
- As Sydney’s premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community.
- Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth.
- Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Equal Opportunity
- We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
- As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
- At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees.
- As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.