Medical Social Worker (Contract Part-Time)

KK Women's & Children's Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore seeks a part-time Medical Social Worker to provide psychosocial support and counseling to women and their families across various medical contexts. The ideal candidate will have a recognized degree in social work, demonstrate empathy and resilience, and have a passion for healthcare. This role includes collaboration with community agencies and navigating the healthcare system to assist patients effectively.

Qualifications

• Recognized Degree in Social Work required.
• Empathetic, resilient, and mature disposition essential.
• Passion for social work in healthcare needed.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial assessment and support.
• Offer counselling and support for loss and bereavement.
• Navigate the healthcare system for patients' needs.
• Collaborate with community agencies for effective support.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Counseling

Multi-tasking

Education

Recognized Degree in Social Work

Job description

Medical Social Worker

You will work in a fast-paced healthcare environment pertaining to women’s health issues. This includes working with women and their families in the medical specialties of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Urogynaecology and Reproductive Medicine. You will work with adolescent women, adult women and women in midlife or elder years on their pregnancy, reproductive treatment, pregnancy loss, abortion and reproductive health issues and the impact on their coping. Your role is to provide financial assistance, conduct psychosocial assessment and rendering appropriate support and care, loss and bereavement support, and psychosocial issues such as social support and relationship violence. In the process of assistance, you provide counselling, presence of support, navigating healthcare system to meet patient’s needs and collaborate with agencies in the community.

Responsibilities

Provide psychosocial assessment and support, loss and bereavement support, and address psychosocial issues such as social support and relationship violence. Offer counselling, presence of support, navigation of the healthcare system to meet patient needs, and collaboration with community agencies. Support patients and families across obstetrics, gynaecology, urogynaecology and reproductive medicine contexts, including pregnancy, reproductive treatment, pregnancy loss, abortion and related health issues.

Qualifications

• Recognized Degree in Social Work
• A disposition that is resilient, independent, trustworthy and mature, yet empathetic and non-judgmental
• A highly driven, dedicated and passionate with special interest to practise social work in a healthcare setting
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced work environment

This is a contract part-time position (21hrs/week).