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Join our Geriatric Care Team

Work as part of the Complex And Restorative Team (CARE) that works across the service streams including Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF). CARE is an In-Reach service, which consists of a multidisciplinary team including geriatricians and palliative care physicians, who deliver care to patients at the Repat Health Precinct, within the community and residential aged care sites.

About the role: 

The Senior Social Worker works as a member of an interdisciplinary team in the designated service and is responsible for the coordination and provision of leadership in the designated service.
Duties for the role will include:

• Providing high level evidenced-based psycho-social work assessment, diagnosis and appropriate interventions for patients with complex and chronic health issues, using well-developed therapeutic social work skills.
• Working with the multi-disciplinary team, patients and their families to achieve timely, safe and effective outcomes for patients including developing discharge plans for patients with complex psycho-social factors that impact significantly on the ability to be safely discharged.
• Establishing and developing internal and external networks of service providers in order to deliver the best possible client resources and pathways and to act as a consultant in the area of patients presenting with a range of illnesses and disabilities for which social work services applies.
• Significantly contributing to the strategic planning process for social work services across relevant work areas, incorporating regular evaluation of services and reporting on quality improvement activities.

About you:

• Significant relevant clinical experience in the delivery of relevant models and practices to clients with a broad range of illnesses and disabilities relevant to an acute medical area, in particular clients with complex needs and the older person.
• Utilise high level communication skills to effectively work with, and resolve issues and conflict with, people with diverse value systems, cultural differences and special needs, including clients, multi-disciplinary health professionals, other organisations and providers, and the community.
• Be flexible, adaptive and responsive to change, aligning with key organisational priorities and particularly in an environment with competing demands and changing service partners.
• Use professional judgement in clinical decision making, which contributes to the development of new and innovative service models to respond to the changing needs of the health system and the community.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emma Phillips, Director of Social Work, 0478 282 786, Emma.Phillips@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 7th December 2025

Attachments:

• Senior Social Worker Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 922905