Social Worker - Health Professional Level 1 & 2

Classification: Health Professional Level 1, Health Professional Level 2 (PN LP6930)

Health Professional Level 1 Salary: $80,861 - $97,932 (Plus 12.5% Super)

Health Professional Level 2 Salary: $91,028 - $108,691 (Plus 12.5% *Super)

Location*: North Canberra Hospital, Bruce

• Section: Allied Health, Palliative Care & Ambulatory Care Closing Date: 23 October 2026
• What can we offer you:
• A work environment that supports you to make the most of living in Canberra - the 2025 Oxford Economics best city in the world for quality of life.
• We are renowned for strong community connections and have excellent working relationships with Canberra's tertiary institutions, government and non-government agencies.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Canberra's person centred, innovative, high performing public health system including access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave.
• Recognition of your experience and service with portability of leave balances to and from Commonwealth, State and Territory government departments across Australia (as per the relevant EAs)
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
• About the Role:

As an early career Social Worker at NCH, you will

Make a unique contribution to the hospital system by providing services to meet the multidimensional needs of patients and their families/ cares including clinical assessments, patient education, therapeutic interventions, advocacy and service coordination.

Respond to presentations involving family violence, homelessness, child protection, mental health, bereavement, socio legal issues and ethical decision making, carer stress, trauma and cultural complexity.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, timely, and compassionate care.

Contribute to student supervision, service improvement, and quality initiatives.

* Develop culturally responsive and inclusive interventions.

For more information regarding the position duties click here

Health Professional Level 1: Position Description.

Health Professional Level 2: Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

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.

Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

To Apply:

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Finding people who are a good fit with our existing values based and high performing social work team is a key objective for the panel. That's why our application process is quite different to other Government roles.

Applications do need to include a CV that includes the name of 2 professional referees. 1 must be a current or former supervisor. The other must be a social worker who is familiar with your practice if your other referee is not a social worker.

We do require a cover letter. In it you should include a brief introduction and describe your areas of interest within the acute hospital setting and your current availability for work.

To ensure timely and accurate assessment of your written application by the panel please ensure that all documents are saved with the name of the applicant in each document title and the name of the applicant is present on every page in the header/ footer.

We do not require a selection criteria report. Please do not submit one. Selection criteria are listed in the position description however a selection criteria report is not required and will not be assessed as part of your application and may mean that your application does not progress to interview if you include one.

For Health Professional 1 (New Graduate) applicants

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

Ability to develop clinical Social Work interventions, including assessment, counselling, advocacy, planning, and patient/carer education.

Ability to develop prioritisation and management of a caseload, under supervision, with awareness of and adherence to risk management processes.

Ability to develop an understanding of working in a multidisciplinary team, including establishing and maintaining effective dialogue and working relationships with staff, people, carers, and service providers.

Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills. Including the ability to establish and maintain effective dialogue and working relationships with the people who access our service, staff and other service providers, and the ability to utilise a range of information technology applications to maintain documentation and data collection.

Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS's values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

For Health Professional 2 applicants

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

Proven knowledge of and ability to provide assessment, counselling and care planning interventions which are responsive to patient needs in a healthcare setting.

Demonstrated effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to communicate sensitively with patients and colleagues and work effectively with hospital and community-based stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to work within multidisciplinary team/s and prioritise workload according to clinical indicators, risk management frameworks and organisational requirements.

Demonstrated ability to participate in professional supervision, performance management, continuing professional development and assist in the education of students.

Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS's values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

\\\Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position\\\

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused 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. More information can be found on the CHS website.

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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.