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Director of Social Work

• • Employer: Townsville Hospital and Health Service
  • Location: Qld
  • Position type: Full-time
  • Closing date: 20-03-2025 1:00 AM
  • Contact: Joanne Stitt
  • Phone: (07) 4433 1052
  • Email: Joanne.Stitt@health.qld.gov.au
  • More info: Click here to know more

> Director of Social Work

> Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS)

> Social Work Department, Townsville University Hospital, TOWNSVILLE, Qld

The opportunity

Are you looking for the next career challenge? We are currently seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates for a permanent full-time Director of Social Work position at Townsville University Hospital.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Social Work Leader to enjoy the North Queensland lifestyle while providing high-level operational, professional, and strategic leadership and management of a large Social Work team in a tertiary referral hospital setting.

The successful applicant will live the Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) values and be ready to inspire and support the Social Work team in their delivery of exceptional social work services.

About the role

• Be accountable and responsible for strategic Social Work professional leadership and clinical governance for Social Work services across the Townsville Hospital and Health Service including the scope and standards of these services.
• Contribute to strategic level management processes, applying high level clinical and profession-specific knowledge to challenge existing practices, contribute to the generation of novel solutions to complex problems.
• Provide expert level Social Work clinical and consultancy services, utilizing advanced level clinical judgement informed by evidence-based practice, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, to the delivery and improvement of clinical services.
• Actively engage in and maintain positive relationships with all levels and disciplines of Allied Health and the wider multidisciplinary professions, community service providers and Queensland Health stakeholders in a manner that demonstrates respect and promotes collaboration and a positive culture.

Skills and experience

• Apply an expert level of knowledge and skills in complex contemporary social work clinical practice; and solve large-scale, complex clinical service problems.
• Engage, empower and lead an agile social work workforce in their implementation of innovative, evidence-informed care.
• Provide strategic direction and operational management of a complex social work service at a tertiary facility.
• Embed a culture that lives the THHS values, that provides physical and psychological safety, that appreciates diversity and that builds and retains a high-performing team that feels involved in decisions that matter to them.

What’s on offer?

• Permanent Full-time, 76 hours per fortnight.
• Remuneration package of up to $190,788 p.a., comprising base salary range of $161,540 – $167,217 p.a. (+ applicable allowances/benefits) (HP6), recreational leave loading (17.5%), and employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%)

Additional benefits include:

• Attractive salary sacrificing options
• Professional development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Staff wellness programs
• Supportive workplace environment
• Access to corporate discounts

Working for Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS)
At Townsville HHS our vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland. We have a proactive approach to fostering a workplace culture that values, supports and develops our workforce, offering rewarding career progression to our existing employees and encouraging professional development through capability building and higher duties opportunities.

About the location

Townsville is a vibrant, dynamic city; it is the largest urban centre in Northern Australia and is the gateway to the world famous Great Barrier Reef, stunning beaches, rainforests and the Outback. With over 300 days of sunshine a year Townsville offers the perfect laid-back coastal lifestyle with all the benefits of big city living. It is a great place for families, couples and individuals to call home.

Enquiries: Joanne Stitt on 07 4433 1052 / Joanne.Stitt@health.qld.gov.au

For further information or to apply online:  https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV621724

Applications close Thu 20 Mar 2025