Full Time Ongoing Position

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Your contribution 

Sitting within the Office of the CEO and support staff, you will be able to use your extensive expertise in the health sector to provide first class professional legal services to the Women’s, ensuring it remains proactive in its legal risk management.

Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Providing the day to day legal advice to the Women’s and managing medio-legal matters
• Providing advice to the Board and Chief Executive on the implications of major change, where a legal impact may result
• Overseeing all tender processes, acting as the probity advisor and managing contracts relating to commercial relationships with stakeholders of the Women’s
• Taking a proactive approach to managing legal risk, reviewing and keeping ahead of all changes to the law as relevant to the health industry and services and ensuring employees understand their legal obligations
• Providing training and information to the Women’s staff on a range of issues such as privacy, FOI and legislation 
  

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• A Degree from an accredited Law School in an Australian jurisdiction, admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and holding a Practising Certificate from the Victorian Legal Services Board
• At least 8 years’ experience post admission in health legal practice with a reputable law firm or legal section of a government or private entity
• Well developed interpersonal and negotiation skills including the ability to work collaboratively with a range of health professionals and others, as well as a proven ability to engage and influence a diverse group of internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical legal advice and exercise sound judgment within a complex environment encompassing a broad range of legal issues at both strategic and operational levels

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Outreach Social Worker Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service
Fixed Term Position (12 months)
Part Time – 34.2 hours per week

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Women's Alcohol and Drug Service (WADS) provide services to pregnant women with complex substance use dependence and professional support and training to health & community providers throughout Victoria.

Your contribution  

An exciting position exists in the Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service (WADS) for a outreach social worker with specialist experience in the care of women with complex needs. This position has a focus on outreach work to ensure women and their infants are provided with practical and therapeutic support that ensures their engagement with drug treatment services in the postnatal period.

About you

The appointee will be progressive, energetic and possessing a strong commitment to working within a women’s rights advocacy framework.

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below. All enquiries please contact Dr Theresa Lynch, Manager, Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service on 8345 3940.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Spiritual Care Coordinator- Social Work Department- Spiritual Care Service
Ongoing Position- 15.2 hours per week

The Royal Women’s Hospital

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

The Department

The Spiritual Care team is part of the Social Work department and operates across all areas of the hospital. The Spiritual Care team offers support to patients, their families and carers through their maternity, neonatal, gynaecological and oncology experiences. The Spiritual Care team also provides assessment, counselling, emotional and spiritual support and ritual in matter of a person’s beliefs, traditions, values and practices to patients, their families, carers, staff and volunteers. Spiritual Care embraces a view of patient health that is holistic, recognising the importance of spiritual care as an integral part of person-centred care. The team works with all communities and is inclusive of all beliefs, traditions, values and practices.

Your contribution  

If you are a leader in Spiritual Care with experience working in the spiritual care field in a public health context and are interested in the development of Spiritual Care programs, then this newly created role could be the perfect role for you.

The Spiritual Care Coordinator will lead the continued development of the Spiritual Care program at the Women’s. The Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, supervision and leadership of a team of Spiritual Care practitioners to ensure that the spiritual care needs of patients, their families, carers and staff, inclusive of all beliefs, are identified and addressed.  The incumbent will also be required to undertake direct Spiritual Care clinical practice.

The Spiritual Care Coordinator duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Provide leadership and management to a cohesive, credentialed team of Spiritual Care practitioners and ensure best practice in the area of Spiritual Care
• Lead and undertake direct clinical practice in Spiritual Care including Spiritual screening, assessment, counselling, support and ritual in matters of a person’s beliefs, traditions, values and practices
• Ensure all people have access our service with ease and ensure prompt assessment of new referrals as well as allocation and prioritisation of caseloads
• Provide service coordination and professional management supervision to the Spiritual Care team
• Develop the Spiritual Care team – help the Spiritual Care practitioners set performance goals, and then track results and evaluate performance effectiveness.

About you

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Postgraduate or Master’s qualifications in social sciences, theology or other human services
• Capacity to work at Level (3 or 4) of the Capability Framework for Spiritual Care Practitioners in a Health Service
• Demonstrated leadership skills and administrative skills as a Coordinator/Manager or Senior Spiritual Care Practitioner
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the spiritual care field in a public health context
• Supervised training in providing spiritual care (equivalent to 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education)

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Social Work Department- Social Work Team Leader [Grade 3- SC31-SC34]

Part time 2 days / 15.2 hours a week. Fixed term from 26 February 2020 until 23 March 2021

The Royal Women’s Hospital

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Department/Unit Specific Overview

Social Work at The Women’s aims to improve the psychosocial health and well-being of women and babies attending The Women’s.  Social Work embraces a view of women’s health that is holistic and considers women’s social, physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing.

Our Social Workers offer support to women through their maternity, neonatal, gynaecological and oncology experiences and provide information, counselling, support and advocacy for women in response to health and social needs.

Position Purpose
The Team Leader has a clinical leadership role in ensuring excellence in patient care, education and support of staff and students, and fostering staff development through the provision of supervision and other professional development opportunities.  The Team Leader will also be responsible for leading and coordinating a Social Work team/s and for providing Social Work services to a Clinic.

Your contribution  
The Team Leader has a clinical leadership role in ensuring excellence in patient care, education and support of staff and students, and fostering staff development through the provision of supervision and other professional development opportunities.  The Team Leader will also be responsible for leading and coordinating a Social Work team/s and for providing Social Work services to a Clinic. Your duties will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Provide leadership and supervision to your team of grade 2 and 1 social workers.
• Lead the team in the provision of a high quality evidence-based Social Work service at The Women’s including psychosocial assessment, crisis intervention, short-term counselling, bereavement care, advocacy, community liaison and referral, case management and discharge planning.
• Ensure prompt assessment of new referrals and work closely with the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of women and their families.
• Provide consultation on complex cases and demonstrate your expertise and skills in working with family violence, child protection, bereavement and other psychosocial issues.

To be successful within this role you will need to have:

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications in Social Work
• Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Experience in a team leader or supervisory role in a direct practice context.
• An excellent understanding of theory, legislation and practice issues around family violence and child protection.

Our offering
When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

Victorian Aboriginal Allied Health Cadet 
Fixed Term Position - 31/12/2018
8 hours per week

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

The 2018 Allied Health Cadetship Program offers an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student in their 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study in an Allied Health qualification, the chance to undertake their studies whilst working at a Victorian public health servic

The Cadetship program offers:

• Salary for a minimum of 20 shifts of work placement
• Clinical Support and mentoring
• Subject to availability the possibility of ongoing employment in a graduate program.

To be eligible you must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student currently enrolled in full-time study in an Allied Health Bachelor Degree and live in Victoria.

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly White Ribbon and Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.