Job Description

Assists patients, families and significant others with their social, environmental, financial and emotional problems that are related to illnesses or to receipt of care.

Responsibilities

• Assist 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.
• Supervise junior staff and ensure their adherence to rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility.
• Conduct and assist the department head in the performance appraisal of the staff.
• Take Care Management responsibility for vulnerable clients, including the production of comprehensive social assessment of client needs, formulation of a social care plan and the identification of relevant resources to meet the individual’s needs.
• Follow assessment, coordinate the delivery of social care plans...