Social Worker

6 months ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**We have an exciting opportunity to develop your career in health social work**:

- ** Permanent full time positions [40 hours per week] primarily located in General Medicine or Surgical**:

- ** Experience in health is preferred but not necessary as we offer full training**:

- ** We provide ongoing professional development opportunities**:

- ** Hold a current Annual Practicing Certificate**

**Mō te tūnga - About the Role**

Our team is a professional and highly skilled Social Work team, who display a positive attitude and enthusiasm for health social work. We enjoy the challenge of delivering patient centred care in a fluid and dynamic multidisciplinary environment. We respond to a diverse range of health and social needs, no two days are the same, as we provide a 24/7 Monday to Friday service with six teams across the Christchurch Hospital Campus.

**Ko wai koe | About You**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Social work assessment, monitoring and support of patients
- Triaging workloads to meet patient needs and service demands.
- Attending and participating in social work team and departmental activities, projects and staff meetings
- Participate in service development and quality assurance initiative/processes.
- Supporting team needs with work prioritisation and delivery
- Work in partnership with our Maori Health team
- Working across our teams to support service demand

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience**
- Competency in the use of digital technology
- You will be able to work effectively in teams and independently
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- The ability to work within a Multidisciplinary team
- The ability to flex and adapt to meet work demands
- Knowledge of te reo me ōna tikanga.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to relate to people from all walks of life
- Experience with Elderly, Care and Protection, Family Harm, and Trauma, is desirable but not essential.

This role will see you working alongside different multidisciplinary teams so being a team player who can quickly adapt will be essential to your success. Our service is committed to the professional development of our staff and offers regular ongoing development opportunities.
**Mō mātou | About Us**
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do
- Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

**Ngā hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora [Health New Zealand]**

When you work at the Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.

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