Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital
The details: Permanent Full time – 40 hours per week
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Exciting opportunities for qualified practitioner to join the Acute Social Work services, and undertake full-time (1.0 FTE) permanent position within Waikato Hospital. This position is in Emergency Department, which is part of our Critical Care team. The hours are working Monday 7.00am – 3.30pm and Tuesday – Friday 2.30pm – 11.00pm, but may be negotiated.
If you are interested in working in a fast paced environment and have a passion to focus on health equity for Maori and Pacifica population we would love to hear from you.
Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora, Waikato website.)
Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits
A wide range of education, training and learning opportunities are offered to our Allied Health staff, for more information click here.
Pay Scale is in alignment with experience and the relevant Allied Health collective agreement. Salary range between $70,842 - $100,466 (once pay equity is implemented by end of March 2024)
Mōu | About you
To apply you will need the following skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:
Qualified, and at least 3 years’ experience as social worker
Registered as a social worker with the NZ Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB)
Have a current annual practising certificate
Hold a current drivers licence
You will also need the following competencies:
Psycho-social assessment and intervention
Intimate partner violence screening, assessment and intervention
Child protection and vulnerable adult assessment and intervention
Ability to navigate access to a wide variety of resources and support services
A commitment to bicultural practice
Knowledge of the emotional and social impacts of changing health status
Crisis management and intervention skills
Case management skills
Advocacy skills
Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Our Social Work team covers the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Women's Health, Paediatrics, Older Persons & Rehabilitation, Renal, Oncology and Community. Although our team works within a range of health services in hospital and community-based settings throughout the Waikato district, they report professionally to a manager within our Allied Health Service.
Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.
He whare Manawanui, He whare Koronga | A committed workspace, a workspace with purpose
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – Elisa.Travailleur@waikatodhb.health.nz
Closing date: 30 April 2024
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!