Clinical Social Worker-SKMC-BSP Ward8-Female Progress - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Health Services

Description

Description

Assists patients, families, and significant others with their psychological, social, environmental, financial, and emotional problems by conducting the needed psychosocial assesments that are related to presenting problems/concerns by providing the necessary interventions needed to enhance patient quality of living. 

 

Responsibilities


Key Responsibilities of the role

Key Responsibilities of the role
Corresponding Key Activities performed by the role

Managerial

Being involved 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

Potential Supervision of  junior staff and ensuring their abidance to going rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility

Technical

Taking Care Management responsibility for vulnerable clients.  This includes the production of comprehensive assessment of client needs, formulization of a social care plan, and the identification of relevant resources to meet the individual's needs. Where appropriate following assessment, co-ordinate the delivery of social care plans and liaising with the appropriate government or charity agencies

Carrying out initial comprehensive person centered psychosocial assessments, plan and implement individual strategies of care to meet identified needs in conjunction with the service user, care giver and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate and update the patient file history as required by JCI.

Acting as an advocate for the patient in ensuring that their expressed wishes are central when planning care to meet the patient long term care needs

Consider any legal issues for patients admitted and liase with the admitting authortiy such as police, judicial, prosecution, and provide the necessary reports in order to discharge patient safely.

Participate in  safe and effective decision making to facilitate a safe, timely discharge from bedded units and community teams. 

Liaising effectively with other agencies including government and charity involved in the care of the individual thereby maintaining and enhancing close professional working relationships

Working closely with patients/family in directing them to the appropriate resources and support when needed 

Follow up with psychiatric visits from other hospitals to assess the patient case. Recording unusual conditions/limitations, documenting examination time, room number

Respecting the rights of the individual service user and their families, embracing values, spiritual beliefs and customs

Follow up with approved ER exempted cases of needy patients, and make sure their treatment coverage is processed & directed to the concerned department.

Promoting and informing an awareness of social care/social work context and anti discriminatory practice to other professionals and facilitate multi-disciplinary working

Networking and liaise with other professionals and external organizations to provide services to individuals, families and carers and to challenge and question when necessary in the best interests of the user

Negotiating a diverse and challenging complexity of needs to a range of providers/agencies and to coordinate the organization of care packages and facilitate access to a wide range of resources and information

Promoting, enabling and empowering individuals, families and carers through representation of rights; advocacy; nurturing strengths and capacities to make informed choices about highly complex life decisions

Maintaining and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice 

Managing frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances, and maintain substantial mental effort through frequent and intense levels of concentration and attention

Maintaining and enforcing  confidential information about patients, staff and others in accordance with professional codes of conduct and relevant legislation

Acting as an advocate for the patient in ensuring that their expressed wishes are central when planning care to meet the clients long term care needs.

Respecting the rights of the individual service user and their families, embracing, spiritual beliefs and customs

Provide crisis interventions as needed.

Participate in complex discharge planning with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure smooth transition of care for patient and family.

Participate in the multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss and advocate for the patient and family needs (physical, social and emotional). 

Engage in providing clinically appropriate psychoeducation and direct therapeutic interventions as warranted to address patient and families' psychosocial needs and concerns.

Quality & Safety

Ensuring compliance with all safety and quality control programs and procedures as applicable

Ensuring compliance with applicable precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infection

Maintaining and assisting in enforcing the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded 

Complying and ensuring that those directly supervised comply with occupational health and safety at work policies and procedures

Assisting in the planning and developing policies that guide the service implementation process

Practicing within the expressed limits of established policies and procedures

Ensuring that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sections

Education

Delivering and participating in training and continued education sessions as requred by hospital policy and Department of Health (DOH) licensure. 

Participating in department programs/committees, various hospital committees, and staff meetings 

Assisting and participating in the orientation and training of new employees

Ensuring appropriate internal and external sharing of information based on governing policies and procedures

Maintaining professional development and knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education units

Completing and maintaining all regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames

Participating in adequate clinical supervision as required for their professional and technical development

SEHA Compliance guidelines
Corresponding Activities performed by the role

Complying with Policies, Procedures and Practices of the SEHA facilities and other regulatory requirements

Complying consistently with facility policies, procedures and practices and ensuring alignment with SEHA facilities policies

Completing and maintaining regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames

Maintaining Confidentiality
Maintaining confidentiality with regards to any information exchanged or received in the current capacity of role in accordance with facility policy

Promoting Customer Service standards

Assuming the role of a brand ambassador for the facility and promoting a customer focused philosophy in dealing with any stakeholders 

Maintaining positive and effective working relationships within the department/division and also with other departments/sections within the facility 

Performing any other duties as may be assigned relevant to the basic responsibilities of the role 

Adhering to the Occupational Health and Safety, Materials Management and Maintenance standards

Adhering to requirements of the Occupational Health and safety guidelines and infection control guidelines

Understanding and adhering to emergency preparedness plans/policies

Ensuring Personal Effectiveness

Recognizing the necessity of continuously developing skills and acquiring additional knowledge appropriate to the position

Dressing appropriately to meet the expectations of the specific work area and in alignment with the Occupational Health and Safety policies

Building key partnerships within the organization for pursuing client-centered, comprehensive, integrated systems of care

Complying with any regulations related to mentoring, training and development of UAE nationals staff

Qualifications

Required:

1. Bachelors Degree in Social Work
2. Masters Degree in Social Work

Desired:

N.A.