Social Worker

4 days ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time NZ$60,000 - NZ$90,000 per year
  • Waikato Hospital; Permanent Fulltime
  • Qualified - NZ Registered Social Worker
  • Permanent full-time position

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

We have an exciting opportunity for permanent full-time social worker. You will be working at Waikato Hospital with the Acute Social Work Team. This role primarily works Monday Friday 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. The start and end time is negotiable between these hours.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled social worker to apply their skills, knowledge and understanding to a varied caseload, coordinating care and providing therapeutic interventions, solutions and advocacy to identified psycho-social needs.

Key responsibilities:

  • Deliver high-quality health social work using the social work process to support clients and their whānau.
  • Build and maintain strong internal and external networks for a coordinated social work service.
  • Assess clients support needs within their own environment.
  • Prepare accurate documentation and reports for clients, medical specialists, and referrals to community support services.
  • Actively contribute to social work and multidisciplinary team activities, providing services within designated clinical units as required.

Click here to view the position description.

About the Team/Service

As part of our Health NZ family, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Our Social Work team covers the Emergency Department, Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Women's Health, Paediatrics, Older Persons & Rehabilitation, Renal, Oncology and Community. Although our team works within a range of health services in hospital and community-based settings throughout the Waikato district, they report professionally to a manager within our Allied Health Service.

We offer flexible and responsive working opportunities alongside your Health NZ benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and access to staff discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

About you

The successful candidate should ideally have 2 years + of social work experience, awareness of available community resources and support service and:

  • Child protection and vulnerable adults assessment and intervention skills
  • A positive, flexible attitude with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to problem solve, think outside the square
  • Proven ability with prioritisation and time management
  • Experience in working autonomously and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth

How to Apply

To apply please click Apply online or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 26 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

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