Medical Social Worker - Psychosocial Oncology

About the role

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), part of SingHealth, is recruiting a Medical Social Worker. You will manage the department's caseload, providing practical assistance, individual and family counselling and other specialised services assigned. Depending on the department's needs, you may also take on additional tasks such as developing patient education programmes and befriending services, organising professional forums and seminars, representing the department in professional and ethics committees, conducting clinical research on treatment planning and interventions, and networking with other cancer-related agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in planning and development work for psychosocial interventions across oncology disciplines
• Plan and coordinate therapeutic groupwork programmes and facilitate or co-facilitate groupwork sessions
• Provide counselling, social work support, care coordination and practical assistance to patients
• Sourcing new approaches and treatment methods in psychosocial oncology
• Develop patient education programmes and befriending services
• Organise professional forums, seminars, conferences and scientific meetings
• Represent the department in professional committees and ethics committees
• Network with other cancer-related agencies to provide psychosocial care

Required profile

• Degree or graduate diploma in Social Work from an accredited tertiary institution, with at least 2 years of relevant experience
• Registered member of the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW)
• Post-graduate qualification in social work or counselling preferred
• Able to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Team player, meticulous, organised and able to multi-task efficiently

Required skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Basic conversational language skills are an added advantage (e.g. Cantonese)