Angela Jones

Highly developed communication skills. Advanced psychosocial assessment and therapeutic interventions. Leadership skills. Wellbeing service development. Group facilitation. Presentation/education skills. Psychological First Aid training. Mental Health First Aid (standard). Positive, supportive and motivated team member. Experienced in report writing. Project management. Research skills Adaptable to change. Strength in team outcomes. Ability and interest to learn and apply new knowledge and skills. Adaptable to change. Ability to relate and form rapport with diverse range of people. Great insight and understanding of people and life stressors. Resourceful, creative and innovative. Integrity and committed to values. High level of self awareness and personal growth. Enthusiastic and positive.

• Cabrini Hospital, Cancer Exercise and Wellness Centre Coordinator, 08/01/23, Lead the Cancer Exercise and Wellness Centre ensuring the Centre strives for excellence., Coordinate Oncology programs within the service., Manage Cabrini’s Supportive Care screenings and provision of support to patients at high risk., Provision of education for patients with cancer., Ensure the oncology programs and services are visible and accessible across all cancer services including outpatients and inpatients., Responsible to individual patient needs., Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders within Cabrini and those that visit Cabrini., Provision of up-to-date information that is evidence based on cancer diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and palliative care., Implementation of Distress Thermometer to identify distress and make appropriate psychological referrals and linkages are made., Social Work support to patients accessing service including counselling during cancer diagnosis.
• Supportive Aged Care, Senior Social Worker, 08/01/24, Social Work services to residents living in residential aged care facilities., Education to staff.
• Cabrini Hospital, Social Work Team Leader (Acute), 02/01/22, 08/01/23, Provide Clinical support including psychosocial assessments, identification of risks, interventions and referrals., Adjustment to diagnosis., Grief and loss counselling., Complex discharge planning., Acute geriatric, oncology, and community palliative care., Counselling to families., Facilitation and development of oncology support groups., Provide leadership within social work team and acute geriatric ward and oncology wards., Supervision of staff.
• Ovarian Cancer Australia, Senior Social Worker, 09/01/20, 02/01/22, Provide Clinical support including psychosocial assessments, identification of risks, counselling interventions for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their partners and families., Development of Male Partners Program – webinar, vignettes, facilitation of support group session, development of resource booklet, bereavement support to families.
• Alfred Health, Senior Social Worker, Transitional Living Service, Acquired Brain Injury Unit, 11/01/18, 02/01/22, Provide Clinical support including psychosocial assessments, identification of risks, interventions and referrals., NDIS advocacy and support to patients and family’s with NDIS process., VCAT applications., Complex discharge planning., Provide leadership within Transitional Living Service.
• Alfred Health, Senior Social Worker, Acquired Brain Injury Unit, 11/01/18, 11/01/20, Provide Clinical support including psychosocial assessments, identification of risks, interventions and referrals., Strengthened cultural diversity knowledge and skills., Developed greater experience in working with refugees., NDIS advocacy and support to patients and family’s with NDIS process., VCAT applications., Complex discharge planning., Supervision of Grade 2 Social Workers., Provide mentoring and clinical leadership.
• Alfred Health, Team Leader, Trauma and Specialist Surgical, 01/01/18, 11/01/18, Lead the team of Social Workers., ICU lead., Support to team., Provide supervision, identify professional development opportunities for staff., Contributed to clinical coverage., Provide consultation and direction on clinical work., Knowledge and use of psychological first aid., Continued to provide specialist oncology social work support.
• Alfred Health, Social Worker, Cystic Fibrosis Service, 01/01/17, 01/01/18, Conduct psychosocial assessment, identification of risks, interventions, and referrals within the Cystic Fibrosis Service, Trauma stream and Cancer stream., Counselling for adjustment to illness., Attendance at Transfer clinics at Royal Children’s Hospital., Provide support to carers/families., Supervision of Grade 1 staff., Involvement in Research Project to identify Bereavement and End of Life Care practices with The Alfred., Coverage for Trauma and Cancer Services.
• Eastern Palliative Care, Bereavement Family Support Worker, 10/01/15, 01/01/17, Provision of bereavement support for Eastern Palliative Care Central team., Conduct bereavement risk screening., Provide counseling interventions to meeting the needs of bereaved carers., Development of bereavement program., Coordinate bereavement group – Walking Through Grief.
• Eastern Palliative Care, Family Support Worker and Bereavement Counsellor, 08/01/08, 10/01/15, Conduct psychosocial and spiritual and screening assessment planning and evaluation., Conduct bereavement screening assessments., Provide counseling interventions to meet the needs of clients and their families/carers., Bereavement counselling interventions., Leadership (relieved for extended periods of time)., Program Development., Presentation/Education - Advanced Care Planning, Communication skills and Grief and Loss., Client advocacy., Group facilitation., Timely and relevant support to other members of the team., Utilise culturally appropriate intervention strategies for CALD clients., Manage own workload including indirect activities.
• Huntington’s Victoria, Caseworker, 01/01/07, 01/01/08, Assessment of new clients to the service., Provision of Specialist Case Work., Ability to learn specialist disease knowledge., Support to both adults and to children with juvenile Huntington’s., Provision of counselling to individuals and families., Networking and referral to relevant other support agencies., Advocating on behalf of clients., Provision of professional education., Support and coordination of Huntington’s Disease Specialists clinics., Support group facilitation.
• SIDS and Kids, Bereavement Counsellor (contract position), 08/01/06, 05/01/07, Bereavement counselling including immediate crisis intervention for bereaved parents and their extended families., Provision of initial telephone support with newly bereaved families., Assessment of newly bereaved client’s., Support at Coroners Court with Pathologist findings of a baby/child’s death., Provision of information about Safe Sleeping., Ongoing bereavement counselling on the telephone and home visits., Linking families with peer supporters., Referral to community services., Group facilitation., Participation in duty roster.

• 2018, Clinical Leadership Workshop, The Alfred
• 2018, Level 3 CRAF Training, Domestic Violence Resource Centre
• 2016, Positive Psychology, The Professional Development People
• 2016, Recognising and Working with Complex Trauma, The Professional Development People
• 2016, The Standard Frontline Worker Ice Training (online), National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions (NCETA)
• 2016, Understanding Dementia, online, University of Tasmania (completing)
• 2015, Management Fundamentals, Centre for Leadership and Management
• Current, Victorian Drivers License (LR)
• Current, Victorian Working with Children’s Check
• Current, Police Check
• Current, Eligibility for membership of AASW
• Current, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Living Works
• Current, Mindfulness Therapy (2 days), Russ Harris
• Current, Mindfulness (1 day), Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
• Current, Psychotherapy for Cancer Patients and their Families, University of Melbourne (St Vincents Hospital)
• Current, Mental Health for Cancer Patients and Families, University of Melbourne (St Vincents Hospital)
• Current, Providing Effective Bereavement Theory, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
• Current, Recent Developments in Bereavement Theory, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement

• Walking
• Cooking
• Reading
• Camping
• Creative activities
• Supporter of Vixen Netball Club