Senior Social Worker - Adult Allied Health (Part-Time) at Auckland District Health Board (Central Auckland), Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Bring your experience as a Senior Social Worker to our supportive and friendly team

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Senior Social Worker with proven clinical competence to join our team. This role will see you focussing on specialist rehabilitation in our Mana Awhi | Older People’s Health wards. Working in a part-time, fixed term position (32 hours/week). Fixed Term until May 2023 based at Auckland City Hospital as part of the Adult Allied Health team your role will also include:

• Provide comprehensive assessment and outcome focused innovative care, applying evidence-based practice, interventions and education within the area of speciality
• This role is primarily clinical and includes a leadership/management component for less experienced staff
• Working from a trauma-informed, relationship-based practice approach you will have the opportunity to sensitively assess a broad range of complex social situations and foster positive engagement with people from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds
• Providing client / family / whānau centred care within an interdisciplinary team setting
• While this role currently involves a Monday – Friday working week, it is possible that this will change to daytime rostered duties Monday – Sunday later in 2022

Once you have completed a thorough orientation to your new role and become familiar with it, you will join the after-hours on-site and on-call rosters. Substantial training and support specific to after-hours work will be provided to the successful applicant.

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

We welcome your passion for helping to create a safe space for tangata whenua and tauiwi within the patient health context. As the ideal candidate for this role you have the following skills and attributes:

• Evidence of current registration with the New Zealand Social Workers’ Registration Board and a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• 6+ years post grad experience in health social work, grief and loss, vulnerable adults, child protection and family violence intervention
• Previous practice experience with older people and in rehabilitation (advantageous)
• Able to navigate complex dynamics as you hold the needs and best interests of the patient and whānau in view
• Strong cultural knowledge; capacity to work effectively in a bicultural hospital environment
• A genuine team player and your work history will reflect a sound work ethic
• Leadership and advanced interpersonal communication skills

For more information about this role please contact Yogi Reddy (Social Work Practice Supervisor)  at YogiR@adhb.govt.nz

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB.

Our team provides social work services to patients and their families who may be experiencing grief, loss and changes in life circumstances associated with sudden or chronic injury, disability or ill health, poor diagnosis, end of life and sudden death. The work also includes responding to family violence, elder abuse and neglect, child protection issues, patients lacking in capacity and patients presenting with treatment non-adherence.

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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: Wednesday, 1st June 2022 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role. Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the role and to the competencies listed in the position description.

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If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Elismha Lubbe - Recruitment Consultant at ElismhaL@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB13814 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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