Core Medical Social Worker, Acute Allied Health

Full Time, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to provide social work interventions across acute medical services, including renal care, at Middlemore Hospital. The service offers a comprehensive social work service to individuals with acute, chronic, or palliative medical conditions that require hospitalisation. The role is dynamic, involving support for patients throughout their admission, working with both patients and their families to ensure they are engaged in all aspects of their care and promoting the best possible discharge outcomes.

Initially, this position will focus on the renal service, providing social work support to patients with renal disease in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Your understanding of health and disability issues, combined with strong counselling skills, will enable you to work therapeutically and holistically with patients and their families/whaanau.

A commitment to working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team is essential, along with a solid understanding of and commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. As a Social Worker in this service, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of bi-cultural social work practice in a challenging, multidisciplinary environment.

Essential:

• New Zealand registered social worker with a current practising certificate
• High level of verbal and written interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Desired:

• Social Work experience in a health environment
• Knowledge of community agencies and networks

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre at 092760044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job Number: CMH202514915

Applications Close: 17 March 2025

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.