Social Work Team Leader in Canberra

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital. Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions. Flexible working conditions. Access to Employee Assistance Program.

About the Role:

Expressions of interest are invited from experienced Social Workers currently working in health or hospital settings to temporarily undertake the role of Social Work Team Leader, Medical and Surgical Services at North Canberra Hospital from 1 March 2027 to 30 August 2027. This leadership position provides professional, clinical and operational support to a team of social workers and a social work assistant delivering services across a range of inpatient and outpatient programs, including Stroke Services, Hospital in the Home, Surgical Preadmissions Clinic, General Medicine and Surgical Services.

Reporting to the Director of Social Work and Psychology you'll work alongside one other social work team leader and a Social Work Clinical Educator to form an integral part of the Department’s leadership team and support the achievement of the Department’s organisational goals through service delivery, operational planning, development and implementation, change management and human resource management.

The Social Work and Psychology Department is a contemporary, evidence-based service providing care across acute, critical care and specialised outpatient settings. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop leadership skills within a high-performing, supportive and multidisciplinary environment.

To be successful, you will have a minimum of six years' experience as a Social Worker, preferably within a health setting, with demonstrated experience providing clinical leadership, supervision and support in complex clinical environments. Please note, this position may be required to participate in on-call rosters, including weekends and after-hours work.

Appointment to the position may be made based on written application and referee reports (if required) only. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together. Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community. Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved.