Senior Social Worker - Emergency Department

Mater • Springfield, MO

2d • $67 - $72

About The Position

Mater Hospital Springfield is seeking applications for Senior Social Workers
(HP4) to join our team in the Emergency Department (ED) full-time and/or
part-time permanent roles.  There is 1.4 FTE servicing the ED 7 days per week
(Monday – Sunday) to be shared across a minimum of 2 successful candidates.

Based at our Springfield campus, these roles will be part of a landmark moment
in Queensland healthcare at Mater Hospital Springfield — opening early 2026.
This state of the art facility will meet the needs of the growing Greater
Springfield region. With a mix of public and private beds across ICU, maternity,
emergency and medical, surgical services, it’s set to care for over 200,000
patients annually. The Emergency Department at Mater Hospital Springfield will
have 56 bays and will support adult and paediatric presentations.  We are
seeking Senior clinicians with Emergency Department experience to commence this
exciting new service.

Requirements

• Post graduate qualifications in Social Work or related field, and/or AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker desirable
• At least three years’ experience in the provision of Social Work services, ideally in an Emergency Department setting or acute setting.
• Demonstrated high level clinical practice and independent clinical judgement in the delivery of Social Work assessment and interventions within clinical services
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, contribute to decision making and address conflict with profession and multidisciplinary teams, patients, carers and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, develop and evaluate quality and service improvement activities that improve clinical services and patient outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent professional judgment in a complex environment including adaptability and flexibility to provide a responsive service in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical Social Work advice within professional and multidisciplinary teams and when liaising with patients, their families/carers and external agencies.
• Contributing to the planning and delivering an efficient social work service in the Emergency Department, reporting to the Social Work Team Lead.
• Exercise independent professional judgment in managing a complex and diverse patient population, including critically assessing needs, prioritizing interventions, and adapting to crisis situations in a timely manner.
• Deliver high levels of clinical assessment skills and the ability to implement complex interventions to ensure the fulfilment of patient centred care.
• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate a positive patient journey contribute to the promotion, development and enhancement of Social Work services in the Emergency Department utilising evidence-based practice principles.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in line with professional and legal requirements.
• Provide delegation, supervision, training and support to less experienced health practitioners, allied health assistants, and students within Social Work team.

Benefits

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees