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Join our highly skilled Internal Medicine Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital in this fixed-term Senior Social Worker role. You''ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based care and lead service improvement in a complex, rewarding clinical environment.About You:We are looking for an experienced, adaptable and compassionate Senior Social Worker who brings:Clinical expertise in hospital-based or acute care settings, including risk assessments, trauma-informed care, and complex discharge planning.Leadership skills to guide less experienced clinicians and support team development.Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.Experience in supervision, mentoring, and providing clinical education.A solid understanding of the aged and disability care systems, including impaired decision-making frameworks.What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland''s laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland''s leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleThe Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City''s southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia''s leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia''s most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.We''re expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We''re adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are Metro South Health:We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane''s south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.We are better together.Unlock job insightsSalary match Number of applicants Skills matchMetro South Health is the major provider of public health services, and health education and research, in the Brisbane south side, Logan, Redlands and Scenic Rim regions.We serve an estimated population of 1 million people, 23 per cent of Queenslands population. We employ more than 10,000 staff and have an annual operating budget of $1.6 billion.Our catchment spans 3,856 square kilometres and covers the area from the Brisbane River in the north to Redland City in the east, south to Logan and the eastern portion of the Scenic Rim to the border of New South Wales.We have five major hospitals in addition to a number of health centres throughout the region.Source: This is an extract from the company''s own website.Metro South Health is the major provider of public health services, and health education and research, in the Brisbane south side, Logan, Redlands and Scenic Rim regions.We serve an estimated population of 1 million people, 23 per cent of Queenslands population. We employ more than 10,000 staff and have an annual operating budget of $1.6 billion.Our catchment spans 3,856 square kilometres and covers the area from the Brisbane River in the north to Redland City in the east, south to Logan and the eastern portion of the Scenic Rim to the border of New South Wales.We have five major hospitals in addition to a number of health centres throughout the region.Source: This is an extract from the company''s own website.To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. #J-18808-Ljbffr