Medical Social Worker (Contract Part-Time)

Singapore National Eye Centre; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Medical Social Worker to assist women and their families with health-related issues. This role involves offering psychosocial support, counselling, and working with various community agencies. Ideal candidates should have a degree in social work and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work is mandatory.
• Must possess qualities like empathy, resilience, and independence.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial assistance and conduct psychosocial assessments.
• Offer counselling and support for women’s health issues.
• Collaborate with community agencies to navigate healthcare.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Independence

Trustworthiness

Multi-tasking

Education

Recognized Degree in Social Work

Job description

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KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd.

Medical Social Worker (Contract Part-Time)

Job Category: Allied Health Professional

Posting Date: 11 Jul 2025

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.

We are looking for candidates with:

• 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).