Social Worker - Aged Care

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1/2

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $79,419.00 – $113,301.00 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ679904

Applications Close: 23/08/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Join the Social Work Aged Care Team at Nepean Hospital and play a vital role in supporting patients' psychological, emotional and social well-being throughout their hospital journey.

As a Social Worker, you will provide high-quality social work services to patients and families, addressing the complex psychosocial impacts of illness, treatment and hospitalisation. Working as part of a multidisciplinary health team, you will deliver crisis intervention, psychosocial assessment, counselling, advocacy, case management, therapeutic and grief/loss counselling, as well as complex discharge planning. You will help patients navigate challenges, promote smooth transitions through the hospital treatment system, and support positive outcomes for both patients and the organisation.

If you are passionate about patient-centred care and making a real impact through compassionate social work practice, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO)

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

• Novated Leasing

• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards

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