Clinical Social Worker

PureHealth; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PureHealth in Abu Dhabi is hiring a Clinical Social Worker to deliver psychosocial care to patients and families, support emotional well-being, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and facilitate access to community resources. The role focuses on hospital-based social work across medical, mental health, and social care needs.

The ideal candidate holds a BA and an MSW, with 2–5 years in clinical or hospital social work, and DOH/DHA/MOH eligibility or active license.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in social work.
• 2–5 years of hospital/clinical social work experience.
• DOH/DHA/MOH eligibility or active license preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychosocial assessments for patients and families.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling.
• Deliver crisis intervention for acute distress.
• Develop and implement care plans with multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead discharge planning and coordinate with facilities.
• Advocate for patient rights and access to services.
• Identify safeguarding concerns per UAE laws.
• Coordinate referrals to community resources and social services.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Teamwork

Crisis intervention

Case management

Discharge planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Job Description:

We are hiring a Clinical Social Worker for a leading healthcare facility in Abu Dhabi. The Clinical Social Worker will be responsible for delivering high-quality psychosocial care to patients and families, supporting emotional well-being, facilitating access to community resources, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective patient care.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in hospital-based social work, case management, crisis intervention, and discharge planning, with the ability to support patients across diverse medical, mental health, and social care needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments for patients and families to identify emotional, behavioral, environmental, financial, and social factors affecting treatment and recovery.
• Provide individual, family, and group counseling to support coping, adjustment, grief, trauma, illness management, and behavioral health needs.
• Deliver crisis intervention for patients experiencing acute psychosocial distress, domestic violence, abuse, neglect, self-harm risk, bereavement, or other urgent social concerns.
• Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with physicians, nurses, psychologists, case managers, and allied health professionals.
• Lead and support discharge planning to ensure safe transitions of care, including coordination with rehabilitation centers, long-term care, home healthcare, community agencies, and social support services.
• Advocate for patient rights, informed decision-making, safeguarding, and access to appropriate services and benefits.
• Identify and report safeguarding concerns, including child protection, elder abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and vulnerable adult cases, in line with UAE laws and hospital policies.
• Support patients and families in navigating chronic illness, disability, palliative care, oncology care, mental health conditions, and end-of-life issues.
• Coordinate referrals to internal and external community resources, social services, mental health support programs, financial aid resources, and rehabilitation services.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation, case notes, assessments, interventions, and follow-up plans in the hospital information system / EMR.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, family meetings, and ethical consultations.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and staff on psychosocial issues, coping strategies, and available support services.
• Ensure compliance with hospital standards, UAE healthcare regulations, patient confidentiality, and professional ethics.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and departmental audits related to psychosocial care services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work
• Master's degree in social work
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in clinical / hospital social work
• Experience in psychosocial assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, case management, and discharge planning
• DOH / DHA / MOH eligibility or active license preferred
• Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills
• Arabic and UAE experience are an advantage

PureHealth is a brand of scientific innovation where we combine our imagination and advances in technology to unlock time in order to extend human possibility through life, meaning and purpose.

We are the largest integrated healthcare network in the United Arab Emirates. With a cross-category ecosystem that covers hospitals, clinics, diagnostics, insurance, pharmacies, health-tech, procurement and more, we are on the ground and in the cloud to advance the science of longevity.

Pioneering ground-breaking innovations and leading from the edge of tomorrow, we're on a mission to unlock time for humankind.

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