Clinical Social Worker

🏢 NMC
📍 Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 1mo ago
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The Clinical Social Worker will provide comprehensive clinical social work services, including assessments, evidence-based intervention plans, counseling, and crisis intervention. Responsibilities include addressing psychosocial, emotional, and social needs, managing risks such as suicide and abuse, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role involves advocating for patient rights, supporting families, coordinating social care services, maintaining accurate records, and participating in quality improvement activities. Specialized support in areas like mental health, child protection, and palliative care may be required. The role emphasizes cultural sensitivity, professionalism, effective communication, and teamwork, applying quality assurance and risk management principles.
Required Skills
Other
psychosocial assessmentcare plan developmentcounselingtrauma-informed carepsychoeducationchild protectionvulnerable adult supportpatient advocacy
Productivity & Workplace Tools
Notion
Engineering, Construction & Trades
Risk Assessment
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
CollaborationCross-Cultural CommunicationProfessionalismCommunication
Information Technology
Technical DocumentationQuality Assurance
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Patient Safety
Business, Sales & Management
Risk Management
Nice to have:
Business, Sales & Management
Mentoring
Other
social welfare advocacy
Finance, Legal & Governance
Policy Development
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Research
Requirements
Requires a BSc and Master's degree in Social Work. Must possess or be eligible for a DOH professional license as a Clinical Social Worker. Non-UAE nationals need two (2) years of post-qualification experience in a related field. Continuous professional development is encouraged.
Description
  • Provide clinical social work services within the defined scope of practice, in accordance with applicable DOH and UAE laws, regulations, ethical standards, professional guidelines, and facility policies.
  • Conduct comprehensive psychosocial, cognitive, mental health, and social assessments, including assessment of patient functioning, coping mechanisms, social environment, risks, and safeguarding concerns.
  • Develop and implement evidence-based, individualized intervention and care plans addressing patients’ psychosocial, emotional, social, and environmental needs.
  • Provide counselling, emotional support, crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, psychoeducation, therapeutic interventions, and appropriate referrals based on patient needs.
  • Assess and respond appropriately to suicide risk, abuse, neglect, self-neglect, safeguarding concerns, and other risks involving children and vulnerable individuals, including appropriate reporting and documentation.
  • Support children, families, vulnerable adults, elderly patients, persons with disabilities, and other high-risk populations through assessment, intervention, safety planning, and follow-up.
  • Collaborate closely with psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, case managers, and other healthcare and non-healthcare professionals to develop and deliver holistic, multidisciplinary patient care.
  • Advocate for patients’ rights, dignity, autonomy, confidentiality, access to care, and socio-legal needs throughout the patient care journey, including treatment, hospitalization, discharge, and follow-up.
  • Engage and support patients’ families and caregivers in assessment, treatment, discharge planning, and ongoing care to promote patient independence and positive outcomes.
  • Assess patients’ social and living environments, identify barriers to care, and coordinate appropriate healthcare, social care, community, governmental, educational, and other support services.
  • Maintain accurate, complete, timely, and confidential patient records and documentation in compliance with DOH requirements, UAE legislation, and facility policies.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions, treatment planning, discharge planning, continuity of care, quality improvement, patient safety, and social work service development activities.
  • Provide specialized social work support, where applicable, in areas including mental health, child protection, oncology, palliative and end-of-life care, transplant services, bereavement, and other specialized clinical settings.
  • Participate in patient and family education, support groups, community outreach, awareness activities, and initiatives that promote social welfare and reduce stigma.
  • Maintain professional competence through continuing education, research, supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing development of clinical and interpersonal skills.
  • Provide supervision, guidance, and mentorship to social work students and trainees, where applicable.
  • Demonstrate cultural sensitivity, professionalism, appropriate professional boundaries, and respect for differences in culture, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, language, and socioeconomic status.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and external stakeholders and contribute positively to multidisciplinary teamwork.
  • Apply quality assurance, patient safety, occupational health, confidentiality, cybersecurity, and risk-management requirements in the delivery of services.
  • Recognize personal limitations, biases, and emotional responses, practice appropriate self-care, and maintain professional effectiveness.
  • Participate in community education, social welfare initiatives, advocacy, policy development, and social work research as required.
  • Complete mandatory DOH and facility requirements, training, and awareness programs within the required timelines.
  • Provide services during official working hours and, where required, outside official hours in accordance with facility requirements and applicable policies.
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