Social Worker

Facilitate the process of application for possible admission to Umgeni thus liaising with all the relevant external stakeholders and Umgeni MDT. Conduct psychosocial assessments of mental health care users and their families. Arrange and attend screening meetings. Provide counselling, social support, and psychoeducation to families living and caring for mental health care users with intellectual disabilities and other medical conditions. Strengthen family relations after admission. Provide pre-discharge planning. Design and implement quality improvement programmes. Develop and maintain good working relations with both external and internal stakeholders for better co-ordination of services and effective service delivery. Produce and maintain accurate records of social work interventions, process and outcomes. Keep up to date with new developments in the social work profession. Attend to ward rounds and meetings with other departments and non-governmental institutions to take cognizance of the latest developments in the relevant fields. Perform all the administrative functions required of the job, including writing comprehensive social work reports. Conduct home visits. Relieve in the absence of Social Worker.