Social Work Grade 3 - Alfred Trauma Service

Bayside Health

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth. Education and training are central to staff development as we encourage all employees to strive and thrive. Bayside Health was formed following the merger of Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health on 1 January 2026.

• Fixed term position until June 2027
• Full time (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO)
• Social Worker Grade 3, Year 1-4 (SC31-SC34)
• Located at The Alfred
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

The Social Work Department operates in accordance with the philosophy and goals of The Alfred. A focus on quality of life and participation in care is a primary goal of the Department.

Social Work aims to identify and address the psychosocial impacts of illness and hospitalisation for patients and their families by providing a range of services which increase quality of life and participation in care. Social Work also assists patients and their families with a smooth transition from hospital to home.

Social Work provides a range of services including:

• Counselling
• Discharge Planning
• Crisis interventions
• Bereavement counselling
• Family support
• Care coordination
• Making Appropriate referrals
• Community liaison

The Role

A fantastic opportunity exists for an experienced Social worker to work in the Trauma Service at The Alfred. You will have demonstrated prior experience in managing a complex clinical caseload and will have sound knowledge and skills in hospital discharge planning and providing complex interventions to facilitate discharge. An understanding of grief and loss counselling and psychosocial support is also essential. You will possess strong assessment, case planning and have ewxperience in providing staff and student support. You will work within a strong multidisciplinary team and will be part of an organisation where professionalism, innovation and the ability to find creative solutions to challenges is highly regarded. You will be required to work in any of the units within the Trauma stream as directed by the Trauma Team leader. This role will require the applicant to provide leadership to the Trauma team and the SW department when required in collaboration and daily consultation with the Grade 3 Trauma Team Lead.

The role will involve providing comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, adjustment counselling, therapy, case planning, family work, community liaison, networking and referral to external stakeholders and discharge planning.

The successful applicant will need to contribute to quality improvement and research activities and provide staff and student supervision. This role will also require the applicant to work one weekend day per month. 

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Applicants must hold a Bachelor Degree in Social Work
• Applicants must have an understanding of the psychosocial issues associated with this patient cohort
• Substantial experience in working within a hospital setting will be essential to this role  

Essential

It is vital that the successful candidate has experience in working within an Electronic medical record.  A knowledge of NDIS, Aged care and VPTAS processes is essential for this role.  Please ensure you address the Key Selection criteria in your application.

Please note: A current and valid Working with Children’s Check will be required to work 

Staff benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!! *subject to availability
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Enjoy excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Jaisto Joseph, Trauma Social Work Lead on (03) 9076 3026.

Applications close 11pm AEST, Sunday 11th October 2026.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.