Advanced Clinician Social Work

**Advanced Clinician Social Worker**

**Part-time position 0.3FTE**

**Women’s Health Service**

**Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitemat**ā**

The New Zealand Female Pelvic Mesh Service is a new national service delivered from two hubs, Northern and Southern, with Waitematā District being the host for the Northern hub covering all of the North Island. A multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) approach will coordinate the service delivery for women and their Whānau to determine the best possible treatment options whilst linking in with appropriate home based services around the North Island. The service will be staffed by a wide range of medical and allied health practitioners delivering holistic patient centred care for women who have experienced significant complications from pelvic mesh implants and are eligible for free health and disability care in New Zealand, irrespective of their eligibility for Treatment Injury cover with Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).

We have an exciting and innovative opportunity to build a specialist MDT who will coordinate and provide support to these women. An advanced clinician in social work is seen as an integral part of the MDT team. Understanding that this work will need to be flexible in nature, the social worker will have options to work remotely as well as in reaching to hospital and outpatient services to support the women attending clinics with pre and post-operative care.

We are seeking an experienced social worker who has specialised knowledge, skills, and qualifications in working alongside women experiencing chronic health issues and assisting them in managing the psychosocial aspects of their living situations.

We are looking for an advanced clinician to establish, report on, and develop systems and processes for the long term success of this service.

**Key requirements for these roles: (see link to individual PDs below for full details)**
- New Zealand registered social worker with a current APC
- 5 - 6+ years of postgraduate experience, including a minimum of 2 years working in the area of women’s health and providing interventions for people with complex health presentations
- Experience working in the inpatient hospital environment and collaborating with medical specialists, clinical nurse specialist & engaging in an MDT environment
- Experience in leading and implementing service development and quality improvement projects
- To provide a patient and whānau ora informed social work assessment and intervention process
- The ability to work autonomously within both a team of experienced health professionals and in isolation
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, self-motivated and reliable
- The ability to facilitate interdisciplinary teamwork
- Ability to lead, support and mentor / supervise junior staff
- Strong clinical analysis and assessment skills, great communication and fast thinking
- Full and clean driver’s license

**Benefits of the role**:

- Opportunity for continued professional development and clinical expertise in assisting women’s health in this vital area of practice
- Opportunity to promote the role of social work to both internal and external stakeholders
- Joining a hardworking, supportive and fun environment with a great team of experienced clinicians
- In-house career development with regular in-services, training and education opportunities
- Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects through development of a new service
- Regular monthly supervision
- Work perks

**Job Number : WDHB17756**

**Closing Date : 4 October 2024