Social Worker Associate (Contract - 6 months)

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is dedicated to promoting kidney health and providing quality, highly subsidised dialysis treatment and holistic care to patients. We strive to be an advocate and integrator for the community, by the community.

While supporting kidney failure patients with quality dialysis and integrated care, NKF's greater mission lies in preventing or delaying kidney failure through health education, deeper community integration, and strategic partnerships.

As we work toward our Future Forward 2030 vision, we remain committed to:

• Tackling the growing prevalence of kidney failure
• Enhancing patient support and care
• Leveraging technology to improve the efficacy and quality of treatment

Location: West area

We are seeking a highly motivated Social Worker Associate (6 Months) to join the team. You will play a critical role in providing casework management and counselling through social work assessments and intervention in the management of ESRD patients. (BPSS, Risk & Needs Matrix, Case Intervention Plans etc) in the context of both medical knowledge in community dialysis setting.Your responsibilities are as follows:

- Manage ESRD patients in dialysis centre through patient engagement, conducting interviews, data collection, case assessment (BPSS, risk & needs assessment and other relevant assessment tools), case conceptualisation, case planning and intervention plans for best patient outcomes.

- Identify presenting/underlying issues and problems to design a care plan to enhance/maintain and promote psychosocial functioning of patients.

- Conduct FFRs (Financial Fee Reviews) and placement on NKF subsidies and welfare programmes.

- Conduct visits to dialysis centre, home or hospitals to provide supportive counselling. - Advocate for the protection of patient's dignity, confidentiality and rights.

- Collaborate with healthcare professionals professionally internally and externally in total patient management.

- Network with government, community, social agencies or individuals to mobilise social resources to meet patient's needs.

- Facilitate patient and caregiver support group programmes.

- Document bio-data of patients and interventions in clinical system for records, complete timely online case documentations (Case session recordings, follow-up recordings, risk and needs assessment, social reports, patient feedback forms etc).

Requirement

Degree or equivalent, in social work, psychology, counselling and/or related qualification will be preferred

Training will be provided

Location: West