Senior Social Worker – North Island Sarcoma Service

• Permanent part time role – 24 hours per week
• Exciting opportunity for your career growth - be our first Senior Social Worker in the North Island Sarcoma Service
• The role is based at Te Toka Tumai - Auckland City Hospital
• The role also has a number of key relationships with various senior level clinical, cultural, management and professional positions within the organisation and across wider services within the North Island. 

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

The North Island Sarcoma Senior Social Worker will be an experienced practitioner who will develop expertise in the specialty area of sarcoma. As a key member of the North Island Sarcoma service, you will contribute to service development and foster strong connections with local and regional services to enhance access, coordination, and equity of care across the North Island. You will also work collaboratively with the wider North Island Sarcoma Service multidisciplinary team members to develop and maintain high quality service delivery in line with operational and strategic direction. 

This role involves working with patients diagnosed with sarcoma across the North Island, with surgical management overseen at Te Toka Tumai. The role focuses on providing client/family/whānau-centred care within an interdisciplinary team. The service supports patients across the cancer continuum, from diagnosis through to survivorship and palliative care.

About the Team/Service/ Location

This is a busy and rewarding area to work in; You will be part of a varied interdisciplinary health team working in the North Island Sarcoma service, with a focus on regional patients. The role is based at Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital. In addition, you will operationally report to the Clinical Support Directorate, where you will have the support of a large physical health social work service.

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About you

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• A recognised Social Work qualification with full registration with the New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Demonstrated experience in service development, evaluation, and research to support continuous improvement and innovation
• Sound clinical reasoning and professional judgement at the level of an experienced practitioner within the sarcoma care context
• Support resource development to enhance psychosocial care capacity across the North Island sarcoma network
• Act as a mentor and advisor for others supporting clinical reasoning and clinical practice
• Be a key point of consultation for internal and external stakeholders, enhancing psychosocial care capacity across the wider sarcoma cancer network.
• Demonstrates a contribution to the continuum of care by working in partnership with clients, key stakeholders, and agencies
• A full, clean class 1 driver’s licence

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For more information about this role please contact Kristy Martin – Clinical Lead on 021 570 628 or kristy.martin@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

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

Advertising closes: Sunday 1 June 2025 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

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