Mater Hospital Springfield is seeking applications for a Social Work Team Lead (HP4) to join us in a Permanent, Full-time capacity. Based at our Springfield campus, these roles will be part of a landmark moment in Queensland healthcare at Mater Hospital Springfield — opening early 2026. This state of the art facility will meet the needs of the growing Greater Springfield region. With a mix of public and private beds across ICU, maternity, emergency and medical, surgical services, it’s set to care for over 200,000 patients annually.
The Social Work department will support both public and private patients across the co-located Mater Hospital Springfield and Mater Private Hospital Springfield, and will service a range of specialties such as medical, surgical, ICU, maternity, and emergency.
Salary range: $64.64 - $69.55 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
As the Social Work Team Lead, you will combine advanced clinical practice with leadership and service development responsibilities to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across Mater Springfield.
You will guide and support a dedicated team of social workers and social work assistants to provide safe, innovative, and efficient clinical services, aligned with Mater’s mission, vision, and values.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the delivery of social work services across Mater Hospital Springfield
- Managing a clinical workload and supporting equitable distribution of caseloads across the social work team
- Offering clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship to social workers, students, and social work assistants
- Providing advanced clinical assessment, counselling, and intervention for patients and families
- Leading the development, review and implementation of clinical practices, procedures and protocols within the social work team
- Driving quality improvement, and service innovation within the social work team
- Building strong partnerships across disciplines to ensure coordinated, person-centred care
- Representing social work perspectives in multidisciplinary discussions and strategic planning
About you
You will bring:
- A recognised Social Work qualification and eligibility for AASW membership
- Extensive experience in an acute health setting, including in the hospital setting.
- Highly developed clinical assessment, counselling, and case management skills
- Strong leadership in quality improvement, and service design and review
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop social work practitioners
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and advocacy skills within multidisciplinary teams
- (Desirable) AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker status
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
- Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
- Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
- Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
- Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
- Convenient, discounted on-site parking
- Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
- Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
To apply, please write a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the selection criteria listed in ‘About you’ in the context of the Key Responsibilities.
For more information regarding this role, please contact Mandy Carr, Allied Health Manager, at Mandy.Carr@mater.org.au
Applications close on Wednesday 4th March 2026. Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!
Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.
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