Women and Children's Health Social Worker

About this role

💙 Support women, children and families through life's most challenging moments 🌟 Join a collaborative multidisciplinary team across two dynamic hospital campuses 📚 Grow your career with clinical supervision, education and development opportunities Deliver compassionate psychosocial care, advocate for vulnerable patients and help improve outcomes for women, children and families. Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 02/08/27) Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1/ Level 2 Remuneration: $40.05 - $57.14 per hour Hours Per Week: 38 Location: Blacktown and Mt Druitt Hospitals Where you'll be working Join the Women and Children's Health team across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals, where you'll play a vital role in supporting patients and families through complex health journeys. Working alongside experienced multidisciplinary teams, you'll provide high-quality social work services in a supportive environment that values collaboration, professional growth and person-centred care. • Work across Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals within Western Sydney Local Health District. • Be part of a highly skilled and supportive Social Work Department committed to excellence. • Collaborate with medical, nursing and allied health professionals to deliver holistic care. • Access regular clinical supervision, professional development and ongoing learning opportunities. • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, education and student supervision. What you'll be doing As a Social Worker Level 1/2, you'll provide comprehensive psychosocial assessment and intervention to women, children and their families, helping them navigate complex health, social and emotional challenges while promoting positive patient outcomes. • Deliver comprehensive psychosocial assessments, counselling, advocacy, crisis intervention and bereavement support. • Provide expert advice to multidisciplinary teams on complex psychosocial, family and medico-legal matters. • Participate in ward rounds, patient care meetings and coordinated discharge planning. • Contribute to quality improvement, clinical education, research activities and policy development. • Maintain professional standards through clinical supervision, evidence-based practice and accurate documentation. How to Apply Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date. Essential Criteria • Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) Selection Criteria • Demonstrated core competency skills in psychosocial assessments, and demonstrated understanding of issues associated with: Domestic violence, child protection matters, acute and chronic illness, age related illnesses, Guardianship and end of life matters. • Demonstrated clinical experience or understanding of grief and loss counselling, crisis intervention, discharge planning and working with complex family dynamics. • Demonstrated understanding of matters associated with working with people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background as well as people from culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds. • Demonstrated well-developed time management skills, excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high level computer literacy. • Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team. • A good knowledge of community resources and experience liaising with community organisations. • Commitment to quality improvement and evidence based practice and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning. • Ability to work in a team providing 7 day rotating roster as well as participate in the After Hours On Call Social Work Service. Requisition ID: REQ675333 Applications Close: 11 August 2026 Need more information ? • Find out more about applying for this position. • Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria. • Explore the selection process , employment checks , outcomes and notifications . • For inquiries about the role, contact Anna Fainuu on 0447925138 or at Anna.Fainuu@health.nsw.gov.au People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ . Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.