Social Worker, Grade 3 - Emergency Medicine (Monash Medical Centre)

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About The Role

This is an ongoing, part-time (0.6 EFT) opportunity based at Monash Medical Centre.

The Grade 3 Social Worker provides senior clinical care and leadership within the MHAOD Hub services and EMAAP Team, supporting individuals who present to the Clayton Emergency Department with behavioural health concerns and complex psychosocial needs. This specialist role delivers comprehensive psychosocial assessment, therapeutic intervention and short-term assertive outreach (up to 28 days post-discharge) to promote safe, timely discharge and continuity of care.

Working within the ED Hub model, you will collaborate closely with medical, nursing, Emergency Psychiatric Services (EPS) clinicians and peer workers to provide person-centred, recovery-oriented care. The role includes conducting mental state examinations and comprehensive risk assessments, coordinating referrals and community linkages, and reducing psychosocial stressors through collaborative care planning.

As a senior clinician, you will also contribute to service leadership, education and supervision within the program, fostering a strong inter-professional team approach to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

About Us

The MMC Emergency Department has introduced a new inter-professional team which brings together workers from mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, allied health & lived experience to provide specialised and integrated care to patients presenting to the ED with high acuity mental health, AOD issues, and complex psychosocial needs. This service is called the Mental Health and AOD Hub of which the EMAAP Team operates in, located in the emergency department. The team will provide a seven day a week, extended hours service, as well as an assertive outreach function that supports people following discharge for up to 28 days.  

This unique Senior Social Work role will be located within the Clayton Emergency Department as part of the Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Hub model of care. The MH&AOD Hub Team is committed to providing a service that acknowledges an individual’s strengths and abilities, and is welcoming, accessible, responsive, collaborative and safe. The team seeks to develop positive relationships with people in crisis, and deliver care and support that respects the individual’s rights, preserves their dignity, and promotes recovery and inclusion. 

About You

You are an experienced Grade 3 Social Worker with strong clinical expertise in mental health, alcohol and other drugs, and behavioural health presentations within acute or emergency settings. You bring advanced skills in psychosocial assessment, mental state examination and comprehensive risk assessment, and are confident working with individuals experiencing complex presentations and psychosocial stressors.

You thrive in fast-paced environments and build strong, collaborative relationships with medical, nursing, mental health and peer support colleagues. Your practice is recovery-oriented and person-centred, balancing choice and self-determination with medico-legal requirements and duty of care. You are skilled in short-term, assertive outreach and care coordination, facilitating timely discharge and meaningful community linkages. As a senior clinician, you provide supervision, contribute to clinical leadership, and actively support a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

Qualification & licence requirements are as per the attached supportive documentation.

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:

• 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 this opportunity further, please reach out to Erica Fraser, Manager - Emergency Mental Health/AOD and Peer Hub (EMAAP) on 0409 451 160.

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: 15 March 2026