Social Worker, Grade 1 - Victorian Heart Hospital

Job Requisition ID: 6526

Legal Entity: Monash Health

Location:

Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168

Employment Type: Full Time

Posting Date: 2 Dec 2025

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Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.

Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role

We are looking to appoint a Grade 1 Social Worker, in a full-time (1.0 EFT) ongoing capacity, to work on the Monash Heart, Cardiothoracic and Ambulatory Care units at the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH), part of Monash Health.

In this Social Work role, you will be responsible for triaging new referrals and meeting with VHH patients during their treatment onsite, or in the outpatient setting. The focus will be primarily conducting psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, providing emotional support and working collaboratively with relevant parties.

Having a sound understanding, and working knowledge of the range of the service systems including Family Violence, Child Protection, My Aged Care, Transition Care Program, and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Mental Health and the recovery model is essential, to ensure we provide high quality, evidence based social work service to all patients and families.

To see first-hand what our team of Social Workers think about working at Monash Health, please take a look at the following short video:
https://monashhealth.org/careers/allied-health/social-work/

About Us

The Social Work Service at Monash Health assists patients and families with psychosocial support and advocacy through assessment, counselling, information provision, access to community resources, and discharge planning. Social Workers function as members of the multidisciplinary team and have a pivotal role where social complexity exists.

The Social Work Service operating hours are standard business hours Monday to Friday. A weekend service is provided by roster at Casey, Clayton, Dandenong and Victorian Heart Hospital sites and an on-call service is also provided to the acute sites.

About You

You are someone who is motivated to grow, be challenged, and make a meaningful impact, bringing enthusiasm for developing clinical expertise while contributing to high-quality, person-centred care.

With a strong interest in specialised clinical service delivery, you’re confident undertaking complex psychosocial assessments and managing an active clinical caseload. Opportunities to expand leadership capabilities, assume broader clinical responsibilities, and contribute to project or research initiatives that enhance service delivery are genuinely appealing.

In a dynamic, supportive Social Work and Allied Health team, you collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary model of care. Communication is one of your strengths, enabling you to build positive relationships with internal and external partners, and you maintain a strong commitment to evidence-based practice across both inpatient and community settings.

Qualification & Licence requirements include:

Bachelor of Social Work or Masters Social Work Qualifying OR Master of Social Work, OR equivalent as assessed and approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Eligible for ordinary membership of AASW if overseas trained (http://www.aasw.asn.au/)
A current Victorian Driver’s Licence

In Return

As a valued member of the Monash Health team, you’ll have access to a wide range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and career progression, including:

Research - Responsibilities and active participation in quality and research activities
Salary packaging – increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options.
Professional development – access to ongoing training, education, and leadership opportunities to support your career growth.
Supportive team environment – work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Employee wellbeing – benefit from a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), staff wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on work-life balance.
Career mobility – opportunities to work across Victoria’s largest public health service with a wide range of roles and career pathways.
Diverse and inclusive workplace – join an organisation that celebrates and embraces diversity and fosters a culture of respect and belonging.

At Monash Health, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of individuals and communities while advancing your career in a leading healthcare organisation.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Michael Splawa-Neyman, Social Work Manager on 0407 169 458 or email Michael.Splawa-Neyman@monashhealth.org.

Position Description can be found here.
Role Statement can be found here.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’. Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close: 14 December 2025

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