Senior / Medical Social Worker

Cadmus Resources; Singapore; On-site; SGD 54,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadmus Resources in Singapore is seeking a Palliative Care Provider to join an interdisciplinary specialist palliative care team. The role focuses on social work and counselling to support patients and families.

The position requires a degree in social work or master in counselling, registration with SASW or SAC, and 3–9 years in healthcare. Bilingual abilities and local dialects are preferred, with a collaborative, community-facing approach to end-of-life care.

Qualifications

• 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).
• At least 3 to 9 years of relevant experience in a healthcare environment preferably.
• Bilingual and ability to communicate in local dialects preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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 to help navigate personal and ethical dilemmas, cultural conflict and issues relating to religion, spirituality and meaning of life
• Work with the broader community to engage educational, religious, and social service organizations to achieve optimal end of life goals
• Engage families’ involvement and encourage their visits, and prepare patients/families for end-of-life and dying process
• Provide bereavement information, education and support to help families cope with grief and loss
• Attend Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences with medical, nursing, allied health colleagues
• Counsel patients and their family members on financial and discharge care plans
• Perform field work visiting patients in hospital wards and social agencies to help resolve medico-social problems
• Prepare social reports for management and other institutions
• Present cases for discussion and participate in departmental or inter-departmental meetings
• Maintain networking with MSW, Counsellor, staff nurses and other medical staff
• Undertake heavier workload or difficult cases when required
• Orientate and On-Job-Trains new staff/interns on duties
• Participate in in-service education and follow-up to transfer learning
• Present at Journal club on palliative and end-of-life care for PSS
• Document all social interventions within the department's timelines

Skills

Bilingual

Education

Degree in Social Work

Master in Counselling

Job description

• Palliative Care Provider

• Part of Interdisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team

• Collaborative Working Environment

Responsibilities:

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

• Provide bereavement information, education and support to help the families of the deceased patients cope with their grief and loss

• Attend Interdisciplinary Patient Care Conferences with medical, nursing, allied health colleagues 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

• Maintain constant networking with MSW, Counsellor, staff nurses, nursing officers and relevant medical staff / authorities of other organisations

• Undertake more workload or difficult cases when required

• Orientate and On-Job-Trains new staff and / or attached interns on their performance of duties

• Participate in in-service education programme and follow-up to ensure optimum transfer of learning

• Present at Journal club the works and development in palliative and end of life care setting of PSS to other disciplines in the hospice

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

Requirements:

• 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).

• At least 3 to 9 years of relevant experience in a healthcare environment preferably.

• Bilingual and ability to communicate in local dialects preferred.

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted shortly.