Social Worker

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you looking for a Social Worker position and seeking to further your career and develop your leadership skills at a leading regional hospital? Join the dedicated Social Worker team at Latrobe Regional Health, where a 'world of opportunities awaits'.

Are you an experienced and compassionate Social Worker seeking your next challenge? Join a purpose-driven team delivering trauma-informed, person-centred care at Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) — the leading provider of specialist health services in the Gippsland region.

We’re currently seeking a Grade 2 Social Worker who thrives in a dynamic, hospital-based environment and is passionate about contributing to positive patient outcomes and safe transitions of care.

About the Role

As a Grade 2 Social Worker, you’ll provide high-quality psychosocial care to patients, families and carers across acute and subacute hospital settings. This rotational role involves complex case management, crisis intervention, advocacy, discharge planning and multidisciplinary teamwork.

You’ll also take an active role in mentoring junior staff and students, contributing to a positive, psychologically safe team culture, and participating in service improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-responsive, culturally safe social work aligned with AASW Code of Ethics and relevant legislation.
• Provide psychosocial assessments, brief interventions and complex discharge planning for patients with diverse needs.
• Mentor and support Grade 1 Social Workers, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Contribute to quality improvement, guideline development and professional supervision.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Bachelor or Qualifying Masters in Social Work and eligibility for full AASW membership.
• Demonstrated experience providing social work services in hospital or health care settings.
• Sound clinical skills in crisis intervention, complex discharge planning and psychosocial assessment with diverse populations, underpinned by the AASW Code of Ethics.
• Ability to prioritise a dynamic caseload and work effectively under pressure.
• Experience mentoring or supervising students or junior colleagues.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including capacity to build respectful relationships and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary settings.

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills. For more information, we encourage you to contact Bess McDougall, Manager Social Work on (03) 5173 8675 or via email: bess.mcdougall@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.
Applications close: 25th August 2025.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website www.lrh.com.au/Careers-and-Training/ and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.