Social Worker Grade 3 - Ontrac

Date: 11 Oct 2024

Site: VCCC (Parkville)

Location:

MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000

Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Unit: Ontrac

Division: Chief Medical Officer

Department: Ontrac

Enterprise Agreement: Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sect

Ontrac

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Social Worker Grade 3 - Victorian Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Service

Ongoing, Full-Time Role

The Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service is a dedicated multidisciplinary team of clinicians, educators and researchers working collaboratively to support the care of young people diagnosed with cancer.

An opportunity now exists for an experienced, highly motivated, Grade 3 Social Worker to join the team. The successful applicant will be an expert clinician, capable of addressing the healthcare needs of young people, a strong team player and with the capacity to provide clinical direction through supervision, consultation and education to your colleagues and treating teams.

This is a full-time position.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

Remuneration as per Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 – 2026. Social Worker Grade 3 Year 1(SC31) $102,091.60 per annum (full-time equivalent) to Social Worker Grade 3 Year 4 (SC34) $116,646.40 per annum (full-time equivalent) depending on candidate experience. To be discussed with Hiring Manager.

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Ilana Berger - Team Leader or Alex Punch - Social Worker
Contact Number: 03 8559 6880

Applications Close: 11:59pm Friday 25 October 2024.
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Position Summary

The Grade 3 social worker is a key leadership position within the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service. The primary purpose of this role is to provide clinical leadership to the team, ensuring that day to day service delivery is safe and meeting the needs of young people. The successful incumbent will demonstrate advanced professional skills and knowledge, a strong interest in quality improvement activities and research and the ability to develop individuals and teams. The clinician will work with the Grade 4 and other senior professionals to guide the operational and professional performance of the Service and ensure key performance indicators and targets are achieved.

Enterprise Agreement

Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2025

Classification or Salary Range

Grade 3

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category A

Key Relationships

Internal	Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service Staff of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
External	Young people and their families/significant others VCCC partner organizations Hospitals, other health services including regionally based health care providers, General Practitioners Community Mental Health Services University Linkages Australian Youth Cancer Services Redkite

Skills

Essential Requirements

Qualifications in accordance with grading within Social Work and which allow eligibility for membership of Australian Association of Social Workers
Minimum of 7 years relevant clinical and leadership. This includes at least one area where the person is acknowledged by their professional peers as a clinical expert and/or has a broad and relevant clinical experience
Demonstrated ability to provide expert clinical service and mentoring and/or professional supervision of other employees
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and as part of a team
High level of negotiation, problem solving and analytical skills
Innovative, resourceful and adaptive to change

Desirable Requirements

Post graduate qualifications in a relevant clinical area or working towards this
Expertise in quality, research methodology and program evaluation

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Eligible for Registration with Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities	Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
Professional Practice & Leadership	Provide clinical leadership, consultation, and expertise to AYA clinicians and external healthcare providers in the delivery of specialist care to young people and their families Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to develop and implement AYA cancer reform activities across Victoria and Tasmania Contribute to administrative/clinical meetings, educational activities, and service development activities as required Demonstrate flexibility/responsiveness within professional practice/duties/roles in order to meet organisational goals/priorities Act according to professional and ethical standards outlined complying with the code of ethics and legal requirements of the social work profession Participate in regular clinical supervision Proven abilities to provide high quality supervision to staff
Clinical service planning, provision & delivery	Manage a caseload with particular emphasis on complex/high risk cases (as negotiated with the Grade 4 clinician) Demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning and advanced casework skills in youth and family centred care using a patient centred approach within developmentally appropriate assessments, formulating appropriately targeted care plans, identifying a comprehensive range of intervention options Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of relevant social work theory and its relationship to clinical practice Ability to work collaboratively to enable inter-disciplinary team work Liaise with internal and external providers to optimise care for young people and their families Maintain records to a high standard according to policy and procedures of the Service, Peter Mac and the Australian Association of Social Workers Identify and manage clinical risk issues in accordance with organisational risk management procedures
Capacity Building, Education & Training	Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and partner sites involved in the provision of care to young people to enable integrated service delivery. Provide expert secondary consultation to staff within Peter Mac and to other stakeholders (internal/external) as required Promote and deliver education programs across the government, health, education & community sectors relevant to AYA oncology

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

Research and Innovation

Contribute to discussion on research planning and prioritisation for the Service
Promote research and contribute to a sound professional reputation for the sustainability of research within the Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service
Participate in report writing and lead the preparation and submission of one peer reviewed journal submission on an annual basis with an expectation of being first author or senior author

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Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.