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.

To apply, please submit your detailed CV with the following details for faster processing:

Reason for leaving
Expected salary
Earliest availability date

You may also visit our careers page at https://www.careers-page.com/cadmusresources/job/XV456Y to upload your CV.

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

CADMUS RESOURCES | EA Licence No.: 05C3447

Senior / Medical Social Worker