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Job Title: Senior Medical Social Worker – Acute Medical Ward
Job Type: Full Time, Agency Contract (6-12 months)
Location: Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
Salary: Aligned with HSE Senior Medical Social Worker pay scales

Excel Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Medical Social Worker to join a busy acute medical ward in a hospital, in Blanchardstown. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will lead out on case management and care coordination, providing patient-centred, high-quality support to patients and their loved ones as they navigate the health system.

The Role

• Work as a Medical Social Worker on an acute medical ward, providing patient-centred, high-quality social work interventions.
• Lead out on case management and care coordination in collaboration with MDT colleagues.
• Support patients and families to navigate the hospital system and the transition back to the community.
• Assess and address psychological, emotional, social and practical barriers to discharge.
• Provide timely signposting and referrals to relevant community-based supports and services.
• Engage in multi-agency collaboration to support safe discharge planning and continuity of care.
• Manage a fluctuating caseload while maintaining a high standard of care and accurate documentation.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and practice development within the service.

Key Requirements

• Recognised qualification in Social Work.
• CORU registration as a Social Worker (essential).
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, capacity legislation, and ethical practice
• Experience working in a medical, healthcare, or hospital setting.
• Excellent communication, organisation and documentation skills, with the ability to manage a fluctuating caseload.
• A clear commitment to patient-centred care, safe discharge planning and multi-agency collaboration.
• Previous experience in an acute hospital/medical setting.
• Experience supporting complex discharge planning and liaising with community services.
• Experience working with adults and families experiencing illness, disability, or social vulnerability.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and multidisciplinary working skills.
• Ability to manage a varied and complex caseload effectively.

How to apply:

• For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 945 5139.

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