Social Worker
Lower Hutt
Location: Hutt Valley CommunityContract: Permanent, Part-time (28 hours per week, Monday - Thursday)Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.
About the Team/Service Location Te Herenga Tangata is a large interdisciplinary team including not only Social Workers, but Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Assistant staff. We work closely with medical staff specializing in older adults and care for mid age people with complex health conditions.
Our team also has close links with our Dietetic and Speech Language therapy colleagues, and we are continuing to build relationships in primary health care. We have a key role in preventing unnecessary acute presentations by proactively assisting people with health conditions to remain stable at home.
We are applying systems to assist caseload management and patient flow to optimise our ability to pick up referrals from the community and post discharge from hospital in a timely way.The team is continuing to develop inter-professional practice approaches so (following the relevant training), you'll also have the opportunity to engage in tasks that will relieve other professionals within the team of unnecessary interventions.
About you We are working with people in challenging situations so the ideal candidate will;Have experience in Community based Social Work within the New Zealand public health system Enjoy working in an IDT and be willing to engage with complexity.
Be committed to leading and supporting initiatives aimed at strengthening the quality of Social Work, and Practice across the wider team Have a sense of humour and be prepared to be adaptableWorking at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.
We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. How to Apply To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 8 March.
Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. About the Role This is a Community based role in the Hutt Valley. The Social Worker in this position will be working with IDT colleagues to understand the relationship between diagnoses, the impact on function and the range of what might be required from a Psycho-social perspective to move recovery forward or assist someone to live sustainably with long-term disability/health conditions.
Our clients require support with housing/homelessness, financial concerns, family conflict/abuse neglect, legal and capacity issues etc. You will support our clients and whānau to navigate the systems and access the resources they require, whilst also promoting self- management and self-responsibility as appropriate.About the Team/Service Location Te Herenga Tangata is a large interdisciplinary team including not only Social Workers, but Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Assistant staff. We work closely with medical staff specializing in older adults and care for mid age people with complex health conditions.
Our team also has close links with our Dietetic and Speech Language therapy colleagues, and we are continuing to build relationships in primary health care. We have a key role in preventing unnecessary acute presentations by proactively assisting people with health conditions to remain stable at home.
We are applying systems to assist caseload management and patient flow to optimise our ability to pick up referrals from the community and post discharge from hospital in a timely way.The team is continuing to develop inter-professional practice approaches so (following the relevant training), you'll also have the opportunity to engage in tasks that will relieve other professionals within the team of unnecessary interventions.
About you We are working with people in challenging situations so the ideal candidate will;Have experience in Community based Social Work within the New Zealand public health system Enjoy working in an IDT and be willing to engage with complexity.
Be committed to leading and supporting initiatives aimed at strengthening the quality of Social Work, and Practice across the wider team Have a sense of humour and be prepared to be adaptableWorking at Health New Zealand Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.
We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. How to Apply To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 8 March.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
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