Reporting to the Nursing Services Manager, the Officers main responsibility will be to assist patients and clients by restoring a balance in their individual’s personal, family and social life, in order to help them maintain or recover his/her health and strengthen his/her ability to adapt and reintegrate into society.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Medical Social Work from a recognized institution or Social Work with Hospital work experience
- Certificate in Computer applications from a recognized institution.
- Good writing and communication skills
- Good reporting skills
- Coordinating skills; able to plan, set priorities and follow ups
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Presentation skills, able to speak in public
- Personal attributes: integrity, honesty, ethics and integrity, self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Provide psycho- social support to patients and their relatives.
- Counseling of Patients and relatives.
- Supervision and guidance of students on attachment.
- Plan and organize post hospitalization care and support.
- Participate in home based care programs and rehabilitation of patients and relatives.
- Repatriation of stranded patients.
- Ensuring compliance with the set standard operating procedures
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