Clinical Social Worker - Sakina - Abu Dhabi

Job Description

Assists patients, families, and significant others with their social, environmental, financial, and emotional problems that are related to illnesses or to receipt of care.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the role

Managerial

1. Assist in the daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area, taking into account the changing/competing demands and making decisions about prioritization of caseloads.
2. Supervising junior staff and ensuring their abidance to going rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility.
3. Conducting and assisting the department head in the performance appraisal of the staff.

Technical

1. Take Care Management responsibility for vulnerable clients including the production of comprehensive Social assessment of client needs, formulization of a social care plan and the identification of relevant resources to meet the individual’s needs.
2. Working alongside and in partnership with individuals, families and care givers using a range of interpersonal and communication skills to assess highly complex psycho-social needs, set objectives, develop care plans and deliver appropriate interventions.
3. The Social Worker will assist the Multidisciplinary team to recognize and intervene as necessary for High Risk patients.
4. Communicate with patients and other members of the team to assist the patient progress along the continuum of care towards return to wellness.
5. Respecting the rights of the individual service user and their families, the Clinical Social Worker will embrace values, spiritual beliefs, customs and social norms in carrying out their daily activities.
6. Promote an awareness of social care/social work context and anti discriminatory practice to other professionals and facilitate multi-disciplinary team work.

Quality & Safety

1. Ensuring compliance with all safety and quality control programs and procedures as applicable.
2. Maintain and assist in enforcing the strictest confidence in relation to patient information.
3. Complying and ensuring that those directly supervised comply with occupational health and safety at work policies and procedures.

Education

1. Deliver and participate in training and education sessions for department staff, and Multidisciplinary team relating to Social Work role and activities.
2. Maintain professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education units.

Facility specific Responsibilities of the role

1. Complying with Policies, Procedures and Practices of the SEHA facilities and other regulatory requirements.
2. Maintaining Confidentiality with regards to any information exchanged or received in the current capacity of role in accordance with facility policy.
3. Assuming the role of a brand ambassador for the facility and promoting a customer focused philosophy in dealing with any stakeholders.

Qualifications

Qualifications: BSc in Social Work and Master’s degree in Social Work. Experience: Two (2) years of experience post qualification in a related field.

About Us

Abu Dhabi Healthcare Company (SEHA) is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare network in the UAE that was established in 2007 with the objective of operating all public hospitals and clinics across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

About The Team

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) is a flagship tertiary hospital in the UAE and the largest teaching medical center in Abu Dhabi.