Social Worker MSW - Haematology/Oncology (Leukemia, Lymphoma & Histiocytosi

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Hospital for Sick Children is a leading tertiary paediatric center providing medical and mental health care to the most complex children and youth and their families. A dynamic clinical, education and research environment, SickKids is committed to excellence in integrated inter-professional care. It is a center of excellence in the delivery of innovative health care to the paediatric population.
Reporting to the Clinical Manager, Social Work, this position will provide social work services to both patients and families within the Haematology and Oncology Division at the Hospital for Sick Children. This is a 0.8 FTE (4 days/week) permanent position. Haematology/Oncology is a complex care environment in which the Social Worker is an integral part of the Health Care Team providing psychosocial assessment and treatment to families of children diagnosed with cancer. This includes identification of child and family strengths, problem solving abilities, barriers to service, issues of adaptation to change, cultural needs and resource support. The ability to remain calm, when those around you might not be, is crucial as is knowledge and experience with supportive crisis intervention and grief counseling. This role will also require the MSW to support with program development focused on implementation of standardized psychosocial screening tools and response pathways for both patients and caregivers. This will include collaboration on broader hospital initiatives as well as developing specific initiatives within Haematology/Oncology.

As a Social Worker within the Haematology/Oncology Program you will:

• Develop and implement a plan of psychosocial intervention which addresses loss, grief, coping, adaptation, treatment adherence and quality of life. This is achieved through a variety of modalities including clinical counseling, patient/family education, consultation, case management, crisis intervention, community outreach and advocacy
• Help families navigate crisis, and begin their adjustment to both life changing/life limiting acute and chronic illness
• Lead program development in psychosocial screening and response pathways
• Support the psychosocial lead in developing and become involved with clinical programming in the field of pediatric psychosocial oncology
• Work with patients and families to support through end of life
• Collaborate with a large and diverse interdisciplinary health care team
• Integrate research into practice
• Provide education to other members of the team regarding Social Work interventions that benefit patients and families
• Support families through their children¿s hospital experience together with the interdisciplinary team to help improve coping and adjustment
• Support families coping with illness and secure resources that address issues related to the social determinants of health
• Work with outside agencies such as OW, CAS and be able to coordinate care with team
• Work collaboratively with a dynamic team in a very fast paced ever-changing environment
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of practice including issues of productivity and utilization