Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Waikato Hospital: Social Worker. Permanent part-time 64 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE)
- Based in acute social work team, Waikato Hospital
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
Exciting opportunity for qualified practitioner to join the Acute Social Work services, and undertake (0.8 FTE) permanent position within Waikato Hospital. This position is expected to cover Emergency Department afternoon/evening shifts, Tuesday to Friday. However, it may be that the position could cover elsewhere within the hospital. If you are interested and have a passion to focus on health equity for Maori and Pacifica population we would love to hear from you.
The hours are from 1430 – 2200. A wide range of education, training and learning opportunities are offered to our allied health staff
About the Team/Service
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.
About you
For this position, you will be needing the following competencies:
- Experience in conducting psycho-social assessment, interventions and case management skills
- Competency in using intimate partner violence screening, assessment and intervention
- Child protection and vulnerable adult assessment and intervention
- Therapeutic experience in social work, individual and family counselling
- A commitment to bicultural practice
- Knowledge of the emotional and social impacts of changing health status.
- Experience in service development
- Ability to navigate access to a wide variety of resources and support services
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 Elisa Travailleur on 5 May 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at elisa.travailleur@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.