Temporary Social Worker

**Who We Are**:
**Who We Are**

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences Centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music. As one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support he wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children's Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time.

**Posting Period**:
Open: November 20, 2024

Deadline: November 26, 2024

Non-Union

**Department Name**:
Social Work

Reporting to the Manager of Health Disciplines, this position will provide coverage in various departments at both VH and UH, and Children's Hospital.

Illness often creates and intensifies personal, family, and practical stressors which may interfere with the patient's and family's ability to obtain the maximum benefits from medical care. These psychosocial difficulties need to be identified, assessed, and treated by the Social Worker as part of the total care of the patients and their families. Social Workers are actively involved in research, academic pursuit, and sharing of knowledge in the study of psychosocial aspects of illness and health care delivery.

Temporary Full-Time

Rate of Pay: $44.33 per hour - $55.41 per hour

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week

Duration: until November 17, 2025

**Qualifications**:

- Master's Degree in Social Work from an accredited university
- Current registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Demonstrated knowledge with the Mental Health Act; Substitute Decision Makers Act and Health Care Consent Act preferred
- Skilled in psychosocial assessment and counseling (including individual, family, group)
- Demonstrated ability to identify and Implement strategies with patient/family by establishing a therapeutic relationship in concert with proven treatment modalities (for example Crisis Intervention, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Critical Incident Stress Management, Solution-focused Therapy, etc.)
- Demonstrated excellent clinical assessment and treatment skills
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
- Demonstrated skill in crisis assessment and intervention
- Demonstrated knowledge of community services and resources and experience with community networking
- Demonstrated strength in interpersonal relations, problem-solving, crisis intervention, group dynamics, community development and other innovative approaches
- Demonstrated ability to function independently and interdependently with a diversity of health care team members
- Demonstrated skill in providing education to health care team and community resources
- Demonstrated ability to measure and evaluate practice change outcomes
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
- Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC's Vision, Purpose and Values
- Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Immunization Requirements:

- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step) and COVID vaccine series.

Teaching, Learning and Research

London Health Sciences Centre is proudly one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching and research hospitals. LHSC has an unwavering commitment to lifelong learning, with education agreements in collaboration with over 55 schools, hospitals, and community agencies from across Ontario, Canada and internationally; among our many education partners, our three regional partners are Western University, Fanshawe College, and Thames Valley District School Board. LHSC provides students with a place that they can learn and discover knowledge and skills to take them forward in their careers as health care professionals. Approximately 2,900 Nursing, Health and other students ranging from secondary school to university graduate level programs receive training at LHSC every year. As an employee of LHSC, you will be expected to engage in role-related teaching, professional development, and research activities in addition to standard position duties and responsibilities.

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