Social Care jobs

Nurture Health is seeking a compassionate, accountable and skilled permanent half-day Social Worker to support patients and their families throughout their physical rehabilitation journey.

Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will identify psychosocial risks and barriers, provide targeted interventions and work closely with the interdisciplinary team to support patients towards a safe and sustainable discharge.

Key responsibilities

• Holistically assess patients’ psychosocial needs, develop and provide appropriate interventions, including counselling and grief support, and maintain accurate psychosocial documentation.
• Facilitate family training and meetings, support community reintegration and return-to-work planning, and liaise with relevant workplace, community and support structures.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to communicate psychosocial risks, goals and progress, contribute to informed care decisions, and plan safe and appropriate patient discharge.

Requirements

• Registered with the Professional Board for Social Work of the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) in the category of Social Worker.
• Proven experience developing and delivering social work interventions for medically complex and/or rehabilitation patients, with sound knowledge of the Social Service Professions Act, professional guidelines and ethical requirements.
• A passion for empowerment and physical rehabilitation, with strong empathy, accountability, teamwork and adaptability, together with the ability to establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

Why join Nurture Health?

Nurture Health exists to make it possible for people and their families to live meaningful and fulfilled lives despite physical impairment and disability resulting from health conditions.

As South Africa's largest physical rehabilitation hospital group, we provide facility-based, post-acute healthcare through experienced interdisciplinary teams dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes.

Our values

Collaboration | Innovation | Communication | Safety | Continuous Improvement

Apply today and use your expertise to empower patients and families as they navigate rehabilitation, reintegration and the journey towards a safe discharge.

Minimum Salary: R30,000.00 CTC

NB: The employer reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement at any time.