Clinical Social Worker-Social Worker

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City - SSMC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Clinical Social Worker to manage patient care and workloads. Responsibilities include conducting psychosocial assessments and ensuring high standards of clinical record keeping. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and a postgraduate qualification. This is an entry-level, full-time position, offering an opportunity to grow in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with direct patient care in a medical/healthcare setting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• Postgraduate degree in Social Work (e.g. Masters or higher).

Responsibilities

• Manage workload allocation and prioritize caseloads.
• Oversee and supervise junior staff.
• Conduct initial comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping.

Skills

Direct patient care

Psychosocial assessment

Advocacy

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Postgraduate degree in Social Work

Job description

Overview

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Responsibilities

• Involved in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area, considering changing demands and prioritizing caseloads.
• Oversees and supervises junior staff and ensures adherence to ongoing rules and policies as applied in the Section/Department/Facility.

Accountabilities

• Manages exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances, maintaining mental effort through concentration and attention.
• Carries out initial comprehensive person-centered psychosocial assessments, plans and implements individual strategies of care with the service user, caregiver, and multidisciplinary team; updates the patient file history as required by JCI.
• Maintains high standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry, report writing, and professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
• Prepares and acts as an advocate for the patient, ensuring their expressed wishes are central when planning long-term care.
• Promotes awareness of social care/social work context and anti-discriminatory practice to other professionals and facilitates multidisciplinary 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 in ensuring their expressed wishes are central when planning long-term care.
• 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 rights advocacy and nurturing strengths to make informed choices about highly complex life decisions.
• Liaises effectively with other agencies including government and charities involved in the care of individuals, maintaining close professional working relationships.
• Collaborates and networks 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.

Educational Qualification

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

Desired

• N/A

Seniorilty level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care