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Description

Employer Job Number: GO-00539060
Facility: ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Job Description: The MSW Senior provides clinical and administrative supervision to other social workers and
maintains an administrative overview of the group they supervise.  In addition, the MSW Senior makes recommendations to the Manager about systems issues.

The MSW Senior has responsibility for professional psychosocial assessment and intervention in very complex situations with chronic issues pre-dating current health concerns.  The position requires advanced assessment and intervention skills for work with individuals, families and groups, in issues involving social, emotional and instrumental aspects.  The MSW Senior offers a professional working relationship, including an understanding of the social work role, and of the SHA philosophy, objectives and policies.  The  MSW Senior also exercises a range of intervention skills related to a number of conceptual models and receives clinical supervision and administrative direction from the Manager.

Experience
5 YEARS POST MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE IN A HEALTHCARE SETTING WITH DEMONSTRATED ADVANCED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION SKILLS REQUIRED.  
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Advanced communication skills
Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Advanced interpersonal skills
Knowledge of community development
Knowledge of diverse health issues, culture and traditions
Supervisory skills
Flexible and able to adapt to a variety of work situations
Other Information

Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement.  HSAS seniority within the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be consi
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