Social Worker

1 week ago

St Thomas, Ontario, Canada St. Joseph's Health Care London Full time

An opportunity exists within the Forensic Outreach Team for a social worker to provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and rehabilitation within a psychosocial rehabilitation model to individuals with serious mental illness using the principals of client-centered care within the context of an interdisciplinary team approach.


Essential Qualifications

  • Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
  • Registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
  • Minimum 2 years of mental health experience
  • Valid Ontario Driver's License
  • Demonstrated experience and competence in delivering the full range of clinical social work services with an outcomeoriented approach
  • Indepth knowledge of major mental illness from a biopsychosocial perspective
  • Knowledge of Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, PHIPA and other relevant legislation
  • Demonstrated skills in psychosocial assessment and treatment with the ability to identify client needs, problem solve through professional assessment and skillfully implement social work interventions in collaboration with the patient, family and team
  • Knowledge of psychiatric diagnoses and treatments, psychotropic medications and symptom management
  • Strong discharge planning skills
  • Comprehensive knowledge of and ability to mobilize community resources
  • Strong crisis intervention, advocacy, conflict management and facilitation skills
  • Highly developed interpersonal and problemsolving skills as well as the ability to function effectively independently and within a multidisciplinary team
  • Demonstrated strength in written/verbal communication and case management
  • Excellent organizational, time management and communication
  • Demonstrated skills in providing education to patients, families and the health care team
  • Familiarity with outcome measurement related to clinical practice, ability to measure and evaluate practice change outcomes
  • Ability to accept and positively influence change in the work environment
  • Supports research and innovation in practice, previous experience in research an asset
  • Proficient computer skills with a variety of programs

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in French would be an asset
  • Experience with forensic mental health clients
  • Masters of Social Work

Teaching and Research

  • St Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St Joseph's you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

  • Provide documentation you have received two doses of the Covid19 vaccine and a written commitment to follow any future Public Health recommendations and St. Joseph's Health Care London policies and processes related to Covid management in the workplace.
  • Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox)
  • Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

Posting date:
March 09, 2023

Submission deadline:
March 15, 2023

Peter Kronenberg, Human Resources

  • Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. _
  • Only those under consideration will be contacted._

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