Job Responsibilities:
- Provide counselling and emotional support to patients and family members to help them cope with their illnesses and medical treatment.
- Work on case assessment and action plan. Case progress is to be regularly reviewed until the patient is discharged home. For patients who we anticipate requiring continued support after discharge from the hospital, post-discharge follow-up is required until the social situation is managed and stabilized.
- Provide counselling and support to patients and family members who require special support for care upon discharge from the hospital. To provide a comprehensive assessment of the psychoemotional state of patient and family members, their pre-admission coping mechanism, social and financial resources and availability of relevant community resources. To liaise with the community to facilitate effective post-discharge support.
- Provide priority response within the same day or by the next working day, and intensive case management to patients who go through personal crises including attempted suicide or are victims of abuse.
- Conduct financial assessments and assist patients who require financial aid for medical treatment.
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team to achieve holistic care for patients
- Liaise with community organisations for proactive case management.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work.
- Minimum 2 years' experience as a Medical Social Worker or 5 years’ experience in non-healthcare sector(s).
- Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Singapore Association of Social Workers is preferred.
- Candidates with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling will have an added advantage.
- Effective clinical skills in assessment, intervention, casework and counselling
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We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Registration No: R24123448 / EA Licence No: 12C6253
