Social Worker Centre for Mental Health Inpatient Eating Disorders program

Union: NonUnion
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Centre for Mental Health Inpatient Eating Disorders program
Reports to: Manager
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $42.21 $52.76 Per Hour 
Scale/Grade: D0:08
Status: Permanent FullTime
Closing Date: March 11 2025

As a member of the multidisciplinary Eating Disorders Program at the Centre for Mental Health at UHN the Social Worker position contributes key clinical services as part of the evidencebased treatment protocols. Delivering individual CBT leading care partner meetings discharge planning and student supervision are all part of the scope of this position. This position will primarily work with patients on the inpatient Eating Disorders Unit.

Duties: 

• Delivering individual cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders
• Delivery group psychotherapy (CBT and DBT skills training)
• Leading care partner meetings with family members and significant others for the purpose of facilitating changes in behaviours attitudes feelings and/or environment
• Psychosocial assessment and discharge planning
• Supervising meals and modeling normal eating behaviour
• Liaising with members of the multidisciplinary team and community agencies to obtain provide or exchange information relating to patients psychosocial functioning and health care
• Providing supervision to Social Work practicum students
• Participating in relevant research activities projects etc

Qualifications :

• At minimum completion of a Masters degree in Social Work
• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers required
• Three (3) to five (5) years of experience working with a multidisciplinary team in a health care setting
• Experience with eating disorders
• Experience with cognitive behaviour therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy
• Experience working with anxiety disorders depression past trauma and substance use an asset
• Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational time management and problem solving skills
• Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multitask
• Knowledge of applicable legislative UHN and/or departmental policies and issues related to social welfare institutions and services

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts onsite gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime