Social Work Team Leader Grade 3 General Medicine

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.

• Parental leave cover - until March 2027
• Full Time- The Alfred Hospital 
• Social Worker, Grade 3 Classification 
• General Medicine Team Leader

The Department

The Social Work Department operates in accordance with the philosophy and goals of The Alfred. A focus on the quality of life and participation in care is a primary goal of the Department.
Under the direction of the Manager of the Social Work Department, the following services are provided:

• Social Work

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 that increase the quality of life and participation in care. Social Work also assists patients and their families transition smoothly from hospital to home.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social worker with advanced social work skills and relevant hospital experience to provide leadership and clinical coverage in General Medicine.  The role will assist in leading a small team and in providing a client-centred approach to assisting patients and families who require counselling, advocacy and support throughout the patient journey.   The role will include conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments, liaising with the interdisciplinary team and working with families and external stakeholders to coordinate and facilitate safe and effective discharge plans.  Advanced Social work skills are essential in this role for managing complex, challenging or sensitive issues.   The candidate will need to have experience in providing supervision and will need to have experience supervising staff and students. The candidate will need to have a sound understanding of the patient cohort in General medicine.  A sound understanding of data collection and the ability to manage team priorities and caseloads and be autonomous at times whilst ensuring critical KPIs are met will be essential for this role.  This position aims to reduce the length of stay, prevent admissions to inpatient wards, coordinate hospital and community services, prevent re-admissions to hospitals and improve patient outcomes and consumer satisfaction. This role will require the successful applicant to have relevant team leadership experience and will require the applicant to have experience leading a small team.  Current experience with student and staff supervision is crucial for this role.  This role will also require the successful candidate to work one weekend day per month.  

Skills/Qualifications Required 

• Demonstrated experience in conducting comprehensive psychosocial assessments
• Highly developed liaison and advocacy skills
• Highly skilled in conflict resolution

Essential

• Previous experience working within a hospital setting
• An understanding of working with an Electronic medical record
• Knowledge of NDIS, Aged Care services will be advantageous  
• The ability to work a weekend day will be required for this role

Staff Benefits

• Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Staff Carparking (subject to availability) 
• Onsite Gym (Alfred Hospital) 
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development
• Supervision and mentoring
• Positive discipline-specific and allied health team culture
• The ability to diversify your Social work skills with exposure to various medical units within The Alfred

Please send enquiries to Devereaux de Silva -  Social work Manager [email protected]

Applications Close: 11pm AEST, Friday 20th February 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.