Uae Government Hospital jobs

1. Support Social Work Activities

• Assist the Social Worker in delivering psychosocial support services and follow-up with patients and families.

2. Preliminary Assessments

• Conduct initial client interviews or gather demographic/social information for assessment purposes under supervision.

3. Client Assistance

• Help patients complete necessary forms, service applications, or paperwork for referrals and resource programs.

4. Coordinate Community Services

• Research and coordinate available community resources, support services, and relevant agency contacts.

5. Documentation & Records

• Maintain case files, update logs, document client interactions, and assist with data entry.

6. Communication & Liaison

• Facilitate communication between patients, families, clinical social workers, and hospital staff.

7. Emotional Support

• Provide general emotional support and reassurance to patients and families within the scope permitted (not therapeutic counseling unless trained/licensed).

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments of patients and families.
• Identify social, emotional, financial, family, and environmental factors affecting health and recovery.
• Provide individual, family, and group counselling/support within the professional scope of practice.
• Develop and implement individualized psychosocial intervention and care plans.
• Support patients experiencing crisis, trauma, grief, abuse, neglect, family difficulties, or adjustment problems.
• Coordinate discharge planning and ensure continuity of care after discharge.
• Refer patients to appropriate government, community, rehabilitation, mental-health, welfare, and other support services.
• Advocate for patients’ rights, safety, dignity, and access to healthcare and social resources.
• Work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, case managers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate, confidential clinical documentation and patient records.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and treatment planning.
• Provide psychosocial education to patients and their families.
• Assess safeguarding and social-risk concerns and escalate them according to facility policies and UAE requirements.
• Follow professional ethics, confidentiality, informed-consent requirements, and the healthcare facility's policies.
• Participate in quality improvement, audits, staff education, and relevant professional development.
• Provide general emotional support and reassurance to patients and families within the scope permitted (not therapeutic counseling unless trained/licensed).
• Facilitate communication between patients, families, clinical social workers, and hospital staff.
• Maintain case files, update logs, document client interactions, and assist with data entry.
• Research and coordinate available community resources, support services, and relevant agency contacts.
• Help patients complete necessary forms, service applications, or paperwork for referrals and resource programs.
• Conduct initial client interviews or gather demographic/social information for assessment purposes under supervision.
Assist the Social Worker in delivering psychosocial support services and follow-up with patients and families.

Skills Set Required

• Psychosocial assessment.
• Counselling and therapeutic communication.
• Crisis intervention.
• Case management.
• Discharge planning.
• Family counselling.
• Mental-health and behavioral-health knowledge.
• Child/adolescent and/or adult social work.
• Safeguarding and risk assessment.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Clinical documentation.
• Knowledge of UAE healthcare and social-service systems.
• Strong communication skill in Arabic and English.

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Social Work (BSW & MSW).
• Min 2 Years experience as Clinical Social Worker in a Healthcare setting.
• Valid Home country Registration as Social Worker.
• Excellent communication skills in Arabic language.
• Any nationality, but preference to native Arabic speakers.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Knowledge of social service systems and community resources.