Social Worker - Neonatal ICU

• Permanent part time 0.6FTE (24 hours week) position available
• NZ Registration and Current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Work within our busy NICU

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

Our team is a professional and highly skilled Social Work team, who display a positive attitude and enthusiasm for health social work.  We enjoy the challenge of delivering patient centred care in a fluid and dynamic multidisciplinary environment.  We respond to a diverse range of health and social needs, no two days are the same, as we provide a 24/7 service with six teams across the Christchurch Hospital Campus. 

Based at Christchurch Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit supporting families from Kaikoura in the North to Timaru in the South, including the West Coast. Your will be with families who've had a premature baby, or a baby requiring additional medical attention at birth. This is an exciting role offering short- and long-term Social Work support for all families with babies in the Neonatal unit. While the role is primarily based with the Neonatal Intensive Care unit, you may be redeployed at times to meet service needs. This part-time role will be worked across 5-days, with some flexibility around hours of work. Participation in an on-call roster for weekends and public holidays is also required in this role. 

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Social work assessment, monitoring and support of patients
• Triaging workloads to meet patient needs and service demands
• Attending and participating in social work team and departmental activities, projects and staff meetings
• Participate in service development and quality assurance initiative/processes
• Supporting team needs with work prioritisation and delivery
• Work in partnership with our Maori Health team
• Working across our teams to support service demand

About You

This role focuses on the Neonatal ICU services. You will provide assessment, monitoring and support for families accessing this service. You will have a passion for working with babies and their whanau. You will be an effective team member working within multidisciplinary teams to achieve a high standard of patient care and positive health outcomes. You will have connections with external agencies such as Oranga Tamariki, Work and lncome and other community NGOs.

Based in a busy ICU ward you will need to:

• Be passionate about working with babies and their whanau
• Be able to work under pressure, prioritising and managing your own workload while being an effective team member
• Have excellent and engagement skills
• Have a good understanding of Care and Protection and Family harm
• Be adaptable, able work in all areas of the hospital

Skills and Experience

• Experience within Care and Protection, Family Harm
• Understanding grief and loss
• An understanding of Trauma, is desired but not essential
• The ability to speak Te Reo is desirable
• NZ Registration and Current Annual practicing is essential

Working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Friday 30th September. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Courtney Bell at Courtney.Bell@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Applications sent via email will not be accepted. We encourage you to apply early as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close this advertisement early.

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