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Overview Role Title: Senior Social Worker - PEIPOD Role Type: Permanent, full-time (Monday to Friday, 8:30am5:00pm) Department and Location: Community Mental Health Service Salary: $116,892$120,680 p.a. + Super + Salary packaging About the Role Permanent role working with the Program for Early Intervention & Prevention of Disability (PEIPOD) at St Vincents Hospital, providing comprehensive mental health assessment and intervention aligned with early intervention principles to prevent relapse and longer-term impairment. Primary clinician to coordinate care for young people, providing social workspecific intervention and consultation. Provide individual and group psychoeducation to consumers and carers on mental health and AOD conditions, treatment options, harm minimisation, relapse prevention and health promotion. Facilitate care pathways that provide seamless referral between departments and service providers, delivering holistic care aligned with St Vincents Hospitals mission and policies. Support medication monitoring and side-effect management; assist clients to develop strategies for medication adherence and self-management. Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, maintain regular communication with internal and external clinicians, and ensure accurate clinical documentation and completion of mandatory outcome measures in line with MH-OAT and service requirements. About You Qualified Social Worker with a degree in Social Work, eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with evidence of clinical experience in tertiary hospital or health-related fields. Experienced clinician with extensive knowledge working within a multidisciplinary team in an inpatient or community mental health service. Demonstrated understanding of early intervention principles in the context of emerging mental health problems in young people. Experience and commitment to working with young people with complex needs, including homelessness, drug and alcohol use and forensic issues. Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and organisational skills, with a commitment to collaborative team practice, professional development, and mentoring junior staff and students through supervision and education. Why Work at St Vincents Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community Discounted access to gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank Access to a government salary sacrifice program to make a portion of your salary tax-free Financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, and paid study leave About the Hospital In this role, you will be based at St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst. The hospital is a busy inner-city facility with nearby cafes, galleries, theatres, parks and beaches. It partners with universities and affiliated research institutes, with centres of excellence across multiple disciplines including mental health. Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health. Pre-employment Checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations. Equal Opportunity We celebrate diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. How to Apply The closing date for applications is 10 February 2026. The advertisement may close early if suitable applicants are identified. We encourage early applications to avoid missing out on this opportunity. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills and experience align with the About you listed above. For further information, please contact [email protected]. Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies. Reconciliation Action Plan 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. For further information, visit or contact [email protected]. Code of Conduct View Code of Conduct #J-18808-Ljbffr