Medical Social Worker

NATIONAL CANCER CENTRE OF SINGAPORE PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

National Cancer Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a Medical Social Worker to manage the department’s caseload, provide practical assistance, counselling, and support to patients and families, and to participate in education initiatives.

You will engage in psychosocial oncology activities, develop patient education programs, coordinate care, and collaborate with ethics and professional committees, while maintaining independent, patient-centered practice in a fast-paced hospital

Qualifications

• Degree / Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited tertiary institution with at least 2 years of relevant working experience.
• Registered member of the Singapore Associate of Social Workers (SASW).
• Post-graduate qualification in social work or counselling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Involved in planning & developmental work in psychosocial interventions of oncology disciplines.
• Planning and coordinating therapeutic groupwork programmes.
• Facilitating / co-facilitating groupwork sessions.
• Provide counselling, social work support, care coordination and practical assistance to patients.

Skills

Counselling

Social work

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor/Graduate Diploma in Social Work

Post-graduate qualification in social work or counselling

Job description

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National Cancer Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd

Medical Social Worker

Job Category: Allied Health Professional

About Us

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is a leading national and regional tertiary cancer centre, attending to the majority of cancer cases in Singapore’s public healthcare sector. We offer world class oncology care by having the best talent, doing robust clinical and translational research and leading education efforts to improve cancer outcomes. Join us to build a meaningful career and offer patients hope for a cancer-free tomorrow.

About the Role

You are responsible for managing department’s caseload – this includes providing practical assistance, individual and family counselling, and any other specialized services assigned. You may also be assigned one or more of the following tasks, depending on professional needs of department:

• Sourcing for relevant new approaches and treatment methods in psychosocial oncology
• Developing patient education programmes and befriending services
• Organising professional forums, seminars, conferences, scientific meetings
• Representing the Department in professional committees and ethics committees
• Conducting clinical research into treatment planning and interventions
• Networking with other cancer related agencies in providing psychosocial care

Main Responsibilities

• Involved in planning & developmental work in psychosocial interventions of oncology disciplines
• Planning and coordinating therapeutic groupwork programmes
• Facilitating / co-facilitating groupwork sessions
• Provide counselling, social work support, care coordination and practicalassistance to patients

Job Requirements

• Degree / Graduate Diploma in Social Work from an accredited tertiary institution with at least 2 years of relevant working experience
• Registered member of the Singapore Associate of Social Workers (SASW)
• Post-graduate qualification in social work or counselling preferred
• Able to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Basic conversational language skills is an added advantage (e.g. Cantonese etc.)
• Team player, meticulous, organized and able to multi-task efficiently