Phone

02 9382 7111 and ask to be put through to the Social Work Department

Street address

8 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000

Postal address

PO Box 1614,
Sydney, NSW, 2001

The Social Work offices are located on Level 1 of the Clinical Services Building.

If you would like to speak with a Social Worker ask one of your doctors or nurses to organise this for you.

Alternatively, you can contact the Social Work Department directly Monday to Friday from 8:00am – 4:00pm

Should you require social work support on the weekend or after hours please speak with your nurse.

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background you may want to speak with our Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer.

Social Work

How we can help you (What we do)

The Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital Social Work team offer counselling and practical assistance to help patients, family members, friends and carers to deal with any issues or concerns that may arise from an illness or being in hospital. This includes:

• adjusting to illness and change
• planning for how you will cope when you leave hospital
• information about community services including psychological support
• coping with loss and grief and trauma
• supporting someone with a terminal illness

We can also provide you with information about other agencies and services.

Who we care for?

We are available to support inpatients and outpatients who attend Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital for treatment as well as family members, friends and carers of patients.

Who are we?

Our team consists of three social workers who work across the Emergency Department, Hand Unit, Ophthalmology Unit and General Medicine Ward to provide counselling and practical support to patients, family members and carers.

Our Partners

We work in partnership with your health care team as well as other external agencies and community services to assist in your overall care and wellbeing.

We work alongside our Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer to ensure that the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and families are met.