Medical Social Worker

Medical Social Worker - Staff Grade

(Full Time, Part Time , Temporary, Permanent)

We invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for positions on full-time, part-time, permanent, and temporary panels.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, driven Medical Social Workers to provide a quality social work service to patients of the National Rehabilitation Hospital as well as their families and carers, working as part of an inter-disciplinary team. As a member of the MSW team in the NRH, you will play a key role in setting goals, planning treatment, and coordinating patient discharge, ensuring that families and carers are fully integrated into every stage of the process.

Requirements

• CQSW / NQSW or equivalent qualification
• Must have valid registration with CORU or the ability to be registered by Summer 2025
• Must have previous experience in disability services, rehabilitation or hospital settings.
• Experience in acquired neurological conditions is desirable
• Full right to work in Ireland

Responsibilities include:

• Carry out psycho-social assessment of the patient and family/carer in relation to the implications and management of the illness/disability
• Participate in patient/family and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) goal setting and treatment planning
• Facilitate consistent communication between patients, family members/ and the IDT by offering a central point of contact for the patient and/or family/carer, thereby improving continuity of care
• Provide counselling and psychosocial supports to patients and families through one to one, family and group work approaches
• Participate in NRH educational programmes for patients and families
• Attend relevant clinical meetings including case conferences, Unit huddles and chart rounds as appropriate
• Attend and facilitate family meetings with appropriate members of the IDT
• Engage in Discharge Planning from the time of or before admission and ensure that the patient/family are central to this process. Co-ordinate care planning for patients in preparation for discharge from the hospital within the context of the IDT and the Programme
• Have knowledge of and liaise with community and other appropriate agencies/services to ensure that patients and families/carers have access to all available entitlements and support services.
• Organise community case conferences as appropriate to facilitate care planning and referral/ transfer to community/other services.

How to Apply: Ready to make a difference in national rehabilitation setting? Submit your CV and cover letter through the APPLY feature here on Rezoomo.

For informal enquiries to Anne O’ Loughlin. Principal Social Worker via email at anne.oloughlin@nrh.ie or Polly Bethonico, HRBP via email at polly.bethonico@nrh.ie.

*The NRH reserves the right to extend the application deadline based on the volume of suitable applications.

**Shortlisting is carried out based on the information supplied in your application/CV. The criteria for Shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined above. Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward for the next stage of the selection process. A panel of candidates may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled.