Senior Palliative Social Worker: Lead Care & Bereavement

NHG Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHG Health in Singapore is seeking a Senior Medical Social Worker in palliative care to provide comprehensive bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment and intervention for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

You will lead end-to-end case management, group and community work, programme development, and research to advance palliative social work practice, while upholding ethics, patient autonomy and cultural sensitivity across care settings.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Social Work.
• Experience in palliative care, grief counselling or end-of-life care desirable.
• 3–5 years of MSW experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end case management for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families through holistic assessment and coordination of care across settings.
• Develop, conduct and facilitate group work sessions for palliative care populations including bereavement support groups and psychoeducational sessions.
• Strengthen community support systems by partnering with hospices, bereavement services and community organisations.

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

NHG Health in Singapore is seeking a Senior Medical Social Worker in palliative care to provide comprehensive bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment and intervention for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

You will lead end-to-end case management, group and community work, programme development, and research to advance palliative social work practice, while upholding ethics, patient autonomy and cultural sensitivity across care settings.