ISCO Specialization 2635.3.16 Hospital Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Hospital Social Worker: Hospital social workers provide counselling to patients and their families helping them to better cope with the illness, the emotions surrounding diagnosis, and with social and financial problems. They work in cooperation with doctors, nurses and other health professionals sensitising them on the emotional aspects of a patient. They act as link between patients and medical staff. Hospital social workers also support the patients and their families with the discharge from the hospital.
Essential Skills
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Apply Case Management
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Listen Actively
- Handle Conflicts
- Report On Social Development
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Develop Professional Network
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Provide Social Counselling
- Prevent Social Problems
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Crisis Intervention
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Empower Social Service Users
- Refer Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Work Within Communities
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Plan Social Service Process
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Accept Own Accountability
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Address Problems Critically
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Have Computer Literacy
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Company Policies
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Review Social Service Plan
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Social Sciences
- Relate Empathetically
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Health Care System
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Tolerate Stress
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Advocate For Healthcare Users' Needs
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Promote Inclusion
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Delegate Activities
- Arrange In-Home Services For Patients
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Manage Social Crisis
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Social Work Theory
- Social Justice
- Reflect On Practice
- Promote Social Change
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
Optional Skills
- Prepare Youths For Adulthood
- Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Therapy In Health Care
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Older Adults' Needs
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Support Social Service Users At The End Of Life
- Support Children'S Wellbeing
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Psychological Counselling Methods
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
Alternative Names
- Public Health Social Worker
- Hospital Discharge Social Worker
- Medical Social Worker
- Social Worker, Palliative Care
- Social Worker
- Palliative Care Social Worker
