Patient Assessment and Support

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments of patients to identify needs, strengths, and resources.
• Conduct complex psychosocial assessments of patients and families, especially in high-risk or urgent situations.
• Facilitate patients and families in understanding and managing the medical condition.

Care Coordination and Planning:

• Lead psychosocial care planning with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, ensuring alignment with patient goals and resources.
• Collaborate with healthcare teams, including doctors, nurses, and therapists.
• Facilitate communication between patients, families, and medical staff to ensure that care plans are understood and followed.
• Coordinate care planning, ensuring a smooth transition from home to hospital or other care settings.

Resource Management:

• Identify and connect patients and families with community resources, such as financial assistance, house improvement, transportation, and support groups.
• Support patients' psychosocial needs, ensuring access to appropriate services and support.
• Assist with applications for public benefits, and other financial resources.

Urgent Case Intervention:

• Provide urgent case intervention services for patients and families dealing with trauma, end-of-life issues, or sudden changes in health status.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure immediate and appropriate responses to urgent psychosocial needs.

Documentation and Compliance:

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, care plans, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with departmental policies.
• Ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards in social work practice, including confidentiality and informed consent.

Education and Support:

• Educate patients and families about healthcare systems and policies to empower them in their care decisions.
• Facilitate support groups and educational sessions for patients, families, and caregivers.
• Provide training and guidance to healthcare staff on psychosocial issues and resources.

Supervision

• Provide supervision and mentorship to junior social workers and interns.
• Lead case discussions and case conferences to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Serve as an expert on psychosocial aspects of care in team meetings and consultations.

Professional Development:

• Stay current with social work best practices, healthcare policies, and community resources through ongoing professional development.
• Participate in supervision, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team meetings to enhance service delivery.

Any other related duties as directed by the said reporting officers.

Requirement

Degree in Social Work or Master's Degree in Social Work or equivalent.

Registered with Singapore Association of Social Work.

Minimum 5-7 years of relevant work experience, preferably within healthcare settings.

Other Information

Ability to manage complex cases with minimal supervision.

Strong leadership and mentoring skills to guide and develop junior staff

Job ID: XW686Y

All Successful candidates can expect a very competitive remuneration package and a comprehensive range of benefits.

Kindly email your resume in a detailed Word format to gesse.tan@peopleprofilers.com

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified

People Profilers Pte Ltd

11 Collyer Quay, The Arcade, #13-01, Singapore 049317

Tel:  69509745

EA Licence Number: 02C4944

EA Registration Number: R1108448

EA Personnel: Tan Lili Gesse