Social Worker (Gr2) - Adult Inpatient Unit

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Full Time Fixed-Term position (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO) to March 2026
• Social Worker Grade 2
• Located at The Alfred
• Great staff benefits! 5 weeks annual leave and salary packaging

The Department

The Inpatient Unit team is comprised of dedicated and compassionate mental health clinicians and lived experience workers. We celebrate diversity within our workforce with a genuine interest in each other’s wellbeing. We set high standards, and our team is committed to delivering timely and effective care to individuals in need, ensuring their well-being and promoting recovery. We also value higher learning and support the professional growth of our team to provide the best care possible.

The Role

In this role, you will be working as part of our Acute multidisciplinary team. Candidates should demonstrate and address the psychosocial determinants and impact of mental illness and hospitalisation for patients and their families. Social Work practice aims to facilitate the improvement of mental health and the quality of life of consumers, support to secure resources and strengthen the prospects of the person’s recovery. The ideal is to provide an effective transition from hospital to the community.

Social Workers seek to achieve this through principles of social justice and the social determinants of health and wellbeing to enhance individual recovery. This occurs through consultation, assessment, and emphasis on specialist support, an advisory and advocacy role with the consumer, carers/families and broader supports in the community. The candidate will work within the multi-disciplinary team and will be accountable for the provision of effective Mental Health Social Work practice and services to consumers, carers and the community, using individual and group evidence-based practice. Building on partnerships between mental health services and the community by networking and liaison with carers/families and community services will be a necessary and significant part of the role.

Requirements for the role

• Eligibility for membership of Australian Association of Social Workers
• Bachelor of Social Work or recognised equivalent
• Relevant clinical experience with experience in social work within a mental health-based context
• Relevant post graduate training in mental health (desirable)
• Current Working with Children Check and be willing to undergo a Background Check
• Australian working rights
• 2025 Influenza vaccination

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car and bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• 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.

If this opportunity sounds like it is for you, click the APPLY button, include your resume and cover letter. 

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Francesca Ngu, acting Manager Allied Health at [email protected]

Applications close: 11pm AEST, Monday 20th October 2025.

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. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au