Senior Paediatric Social Worker

Senior Paediatric Social Worker, Starship Child Health

Permanent, full-time positionBe part of the Paediatric Social Work team at Starship!

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

Starship Child Health has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced senior social worker to work alongside children and their families in a health environment and become part of the dedicated social work team at Starship Child Health.

About the Team / Service / Location

The Paediatric Social Work team covers inpatients and outpatients at Starship and also has a key role at Te Puaruruhau, the Auckland Regional Child Protection team, providing services to the wider Auckland region and supporting the national services at Starship Hospital.

The Paediatric Social Work team provides psychosocial assessment and intervention to support successful adaptation to hospitalisation and diagnosis.

We also support people during periods of grief, loss, and relationship support; family violence assessment and intervention, crisis intervention and the management of difficult and complex family situations.

Services are provided from Monday to Friday and an on-call weekend service is a critical part of overall service delivery.

About you

The successful applicant will have :

Awareness and capacity to work effectively with multiple ethnicity and culturesExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environmentA Social Work qualification recognised by the Social Work Registration Board (SWRB) in New ZealandSWRB registration and a current APCExperience in working with children, either in a child protection or health settingExperience in providing supervision is preferableCase management experienceTo speak with someone from the service around this exciting role, please contact Naomi Bannister, Paediatric Social Work Clinical Lead on

For further details, please refer to the Position Description here

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.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

Auckland City Hospital is NZs largest public tertiary hospital which has strong ties with University of Auckland and provides extensive teaching and training opportunities.

How to apply

Well be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline.

If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

If you have any queries accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at

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