Job title: Discharge Planner
Company: Ramsay Health Care
Job description: Discharge Planner/Social Worker
12 month fixed-term maternity leave position
Part time 18-21 hours/week, 3 days/week
Commencing April 2024
About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated individual to join our Hospital and Community Discharge Planning Team. If you are interested, we would love to hear from you.
Duties
- Provide a high quality, direct service to inpatients and outpatients of the Hospital as required. This includes counselling, providing information and education to patients and families to assist in organising access to support services, and discharge planning.
- Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team to deliver quality patient outcomes.
- Implement and co-ordinate a plan for discharge and referral of patients, organising post-discharge home support where relevant and required.
- Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary care team to assist with patient and family adjustment to their illness and other associated concerns and stress factors within the process of rehabilitation and discharge.
Your Skills and Experience
- Degree in Social Work, other Allied Health equivalent, or Nursing.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in degree field
- Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers or equivalent Professional Association.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and problem solving capabilities.
- Extensive knowledge of community services and other resources relevant to this role.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload effectively and efficiently.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- High standard of customer service and a team approach.
- Commitment to professional development and maintenance of current evidence-based practice.
- Flexible and positive approach to work.
- Experience with My Aged Care and the residential aged care process, Life Time Care and Support, and NDIS will be highly regarded.
Remuneration
On offer is an hourly rate ranging from $46.74 – $53.80 + superannuation based on qualifications and experience. Exclusive of penalties and allowances.
What’s in it for you?
Professional Advancement: Recognition, Rewards, Professional Development, and Employee referral programs. Free access to LinkedIn Learning, education scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy to support career progression.
Discounts: Hospital, Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts – you’ll pay less for hospital cover and receive higher extras limits for things like General and Major Dental.
Health and Wellbeing: Flexible work opportunities with the ability to have a say in your roster, Flexible Leave Program, and a free Employee Assistance Program offering access to confidential counselling, coaching and support.
Leisure/Social/Financial: Discounts for leisure travel with selected Hotels, salary sacrifice opportunities e.g., airport lounge membership, self-education expenses, novated leasing and more.
About Us
Mt Wilga Private Hospital is a 119 bed specialist rehabilitation facility, with a busy day therapy unit, and outpatients department situated in Hornsby, a peaceful area of Sydney’s Upper North Shore.
Part of the Ramsay Health Care Group, Mt Wilga boasts an excellent clinical reputation as a leader in private rehabilitation, with large treatment areas, two hydrotherapy pools, and fully equipped gymnasiums. We offer comprehensive rehabilitation programs for patients presenting with a wide variety of conditions including orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, chronic pain, cardiac, amputee, reconditioning, and lymphoedema.
Ramsay Health Care is committed to Child Safety. Details of our commitment are set out in our Code of Conduct, available at
Requirements
- Must provide a National Police check conducted within the previous 12 months
- According to the role, Ramsay may require a Working-With-Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases, which may include Covid-19.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
For any enquiries please contact: Rachel Attenborough via
Applications close: Saturday the 23rd of March 2024
Advertised: 24 Feb 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 23 Mar 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Expected salary: $46.74 – 53.8 per hour
Location: Wilga, WA
Job date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 08:45:08 GMT
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