Senior Medical Social Worker

Location:  Novena
Job Category:  Allied Health
Posting Date:  2 Nov 2025

Job Responsibilities

  • You will have to provide medical social service to patients and families to help them cope with social, psychological, financial issues resulting from an illness.
  • Providing social work based intervention, counselling and emotional support and other assistance to patients and families.
  • Supervising junior social workers and undergraduates undergoing fieldwork placement.
  • Supervising the work of social service assistants.
  • Planning, organizing and coordination of support programmes

 

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Social Work (or with a major in Social Work).
  • Practising Social Worker Accreditation by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW).
  • Minimum of 5 to 8 years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Strong social casework intervention skills.
  • Effective counselling abilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proficient in word processing and spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel).
  • Mentoring skills (where applicable).
  • Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Social Work (or with a major in Social Work).
  • Practising Social Worker Accreditation by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW).
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Strong social casework intervention skills.
  • Effective counselling abilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Proficient in word processing and spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel).
  • Mentoring skills (where applicable).