Medical Social Worker (Hospice) #HAL

Recruit Express Pte Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Singapore seeks a social worker who specializes in end-of-life care. The role involves providing socio-economic evaluations, ongoing counselling, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to support patients and their families. Candidates should possess a degree in Social Work and be registered with relevant associations. This position offers a significant opportunity to make a meaningful impact in challenging circumstances.

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree in Social Work and/or a Master in Counselling.
• Registration with the Singapore Association of Social Workers or Singapore Association for Counselling.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate socio-economic evaluations for patients at the end of life.
• Provide ongoing counselling through face-to-face sessions or home visits.
• Document all social interventions for record within expected timeframes.

Skills

Counselling

Social Work

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Communication

Report Writing

Education

Degree in Social Work

Master in Counselling

Job description

• Provide and facilitate socio-economic evaluations to help patients and their families address practical concerns, such as financial matters, which are often an issue at the end of life

• On-going individual and family counselling through face-to-face sessions or home visitations in order to help navigate the personal and ethical dilemma, cultural conflict and issue relating to religion, spirituality and the meaning of life

• Work with the broader community which includes educational, religious, and social service organizations so that patients and their families can achieve optimal end of life goals

• Engage families’ involvement and encourages their visits, as well as prepares patients / families for the end-of-life stage and managing the life closure and the dying process

• Attend Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences with medical, nursing, allied health teams to discuss plans for total management of the patient

• Counsel patients and their family members on financial and discharge care plans

• Perform field work involving visiting patients in hospital wards and other social agencies to help patients alleviate or resolve their medico-social problems

• Prepare social and other related reports for management and other related institutions / agencies

• Present cases for discussion and engages actively on formal platforms such as departmental or inter-departmental meetings for the purpose of sharing, reviewing and clarifying of atypical, difficult issues

• Undertake highly complex case arrangement

• Document all social interventions for record, within the expected time frame set by the department

• Provide formal clinical supervision and provides expert opinion when consulted

Requirements:

• Min Degree in Social Work and / or Master in Counselling preferably

• Registered with the Singapore Association of Social Workers for Social Workers or Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).

Interested candidate, kindly send a copy of your resume [e-mail]