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Social Worker, Inpatient Acute Service, Waitemata

Social Worker, Inpatient Acute Service, Waitemata

New Zealand GovernmentAuckland, New Zealand
7 days ago
Job description

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

  • Allied Health Waitakere Hospital
  • Permanent, Part time 0.85 FTE (68 hours per fortnight, Mon-Fri)
  • Specialty Medicine & Health of Older People
  • Advance your Social Work career in an engaging, flexible, and supportive learning environment
  • Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
  • About the Role
  • Our team is looking for a Social Worker who wants to make a difference, providing bio-psycho-social assessments and therapeutic social work interventions with our inpatients at Waitakere Hospital.This is a part time (0.85 FTE) social worker role working on our acute medical wards at Waitakere hospital.

The successful candidate will be client and family / whanau - centered in their approach and have excellent counselling skills, including some experience working with grief and loss.

They will have a thorough understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and experience working with people of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

They will be effective communicators and a key member of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.Within this role you will receive :

  • Support and development of your personal and professional goals
  • Support and mentoring from advanced clinician and senior clinicians
  • Regular professional supervision from experienced clinicians
  • Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects + Training and support for this available
  • Credentialing for weekend work
  • Work perks
  • About the Team / Service / Location
  • You will be joining an organisation that is forward thinking, innovative and values your contributions.Health New Zealand Waitemata is leading the way in the Northland region in digital innovation with electronic patient notes, e-prescribing and e-vitals and have strong links with our community and outpatient services.For more information on living and working in Waitemata click
  • About you
  • Key requirements for this role : (see link to PD below for full details)
  • hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree and be registered with the New Zealand SWRB
  • 2+ years of recent inpatient experience
  • Ability to lead, support and mentor / supervise junior staff
  • Experience with student supervision
  • Strong clinical assessment skills, great communication and fast thinkingAre you able to :
  • If you are looking to be valued by a dynamic and supportive team then come and work with us!
  • Please for position description

  • Working at Health New Zealand
  • Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.
  • We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community

  • We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
  • How to Apply
  • To apply please click
  • apply now
  • All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by

  • 1 October 2025
  • If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sian Lyness, Clinical Lead Social Worker, at
  • 021722803.For general enquiries or support with your online application, please contact
  • Job reference : WDHB19837
  • We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.
  • | Location : | Auckland |
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