Senior / Medical Social Worker, EGH… at SingHealth · Location…

The upcoming Eastern General Hospital (EGH) seeks to provide excellent healthcare and promote healing that is centred around each person. When operational, EGH will provide a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient clinical specialties and healthcare services covering emergency, acute and secondary care. EGH’s vision is to be a great hospital for the community and a great workplace for staff, and it seeks to do so by harnessing innovative technologies in patient care, journeying closely with patients and the community to lead healthier and more fulfilling lives, and being an employer of choice that empowers staff in their careers.

As a Medical Social Worker, you will make a meaningful difference by providing essential psychosocial support, counselling and practical assistance to patients and their families facing personal, social, emotional and financial challenges arising from illness.

Your expertise will help alleviate their difficulties and restore their social and psychological functioning. Working collaboratively with doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and hospital staff, you deliver holistic care that addresses the complete needs of patients and their families.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Arts major in Social Work, Bachelor of Social Sciences in Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work

• Relevant work experience will be an added advantage

• Preferably a registered Social Worker with the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW)