Clinical Social Worker-Social Worker

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City - SSMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi seeks a dedicated professional to assist patients with psychosocial issues. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, supporting patients and their families, supervising junior staff, and ensuring adherence to policies. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's in social work and has experience in direct patient care. This role supports patient quality of life through advocacy and multi-disciplinary teamwork.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with direct patient care in a medical/healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Involves daily management of workload and prioritization of caseloads.
• Oversees and supervises junior staff adherence to rules and policies.
• Conducts psychosocial assessments and implements individual care strategies.
• Maintains confidential records and documentation following professional standards.
• Acts as a patient advocate in care planning.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Postgraduate degree in Social Work (e.g., Masters or higher)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Assists patients, families, and significant others with their psychological, social, environmental, financial, and emotional problems by conducting the needed psychosocial assessments that are related to presenting problems/concerns by providing the necessary interventions needed to enhance patient quality of living.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures involvement in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area, taking into account changing/competing demands, and making decisions about prioritization of caseloads.
• Oversees and supervises junior staff and ensures their adherence to ongoing rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manages frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances, and maintains substantial mental effort through frequent and intense levels of concentration and attention.
• Carries out initial comprehensive person-centered psychosocial assessments, plans and implements individual strategies of care to meet identified needs in conjunction with the service user, caregiver and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate and updates the patient file history as required by JCI.
• Maintains and promulgates the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
• Prepares and acts as an advocate for the patient in ensuring that their expressed wishes are central when planning care to meet the patient long term care needs.
• Promotes and informs an awareness of social care/social work context and anti-discriminatory practice to other professionals and facilitates multi-disciplinary working.
• Respects the rights of the individual service user and their families, embracing values, spiritual beliefs and customs.
• Serves as an advocate for patients and families, ensuring that their expressed wishes are central when planning care to meet the clients long term care needs.
• Maintains and enforces confidential information about patients, staff, and others in accordance with professional codes of conduct and relevant legislation.
• Promotes, enables and empowers individuals, families and carers through representation of rights, advocacy, nurturing strengths and capacities to make informed choices about highly complex life decisions.
• Liaises effectively with other agencies including government and charities involved in the care of individuals, thereby maintaining and enhancing close professional working relationships.
• Collaborates and networks and liaises with other professionals and external organizations to provide services to individuals, families and carers and to challenge and question when necessary in the best interests of the user.

QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED

• Previous experience with direct patient care in a medical/healthcare setting.

DESIRED

• N.A.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Postgraduate degree in Social Work (e.g., Masters or higher)

DESIRED

• N.A.