Medical Social Worker (Contract)

Responsibilities

• Interviews and counsels patients and their families to help them with their psycho-social problems.
• Communicates with medical staff, nurses, other health-care professionals to discuss plans for total patient management.
• Liaises with other government departments, social services organisations or private agencies to meet patients' needs.
• Maintains case records on patients.
• Participates in the orientation of new staff.
• Represents department on committees of statutory, voluntary and community organisation providing social services.
• Attends supervision session, department meetings, case conference and training workshops and seminars.
• Carries out psycho-social research and relevant special projects.
• Visits patients' homes to assess social conditions and family dynamics, counsels and gives support.

Requirements

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent, preferably with Honours degree or Masters.
• Preferably a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with Social Work Accreditation Board.
• Prior experience in social work or the social agency setting is preferred.
• Good counselling and communication skills.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.