Social Worker – Blood Disorders Program

Job title:

Social Worker – Blood Disorders Program

Company

University Health Network

Job description

Company DescriptionUHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada’s top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.Job DescriptionUnion: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Blood Disorders Program
Reports to: Manager
Hours: .40 FTE
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Part-Time (Approx. 8 months)
Closing Date: June 13, 2025Job SummaryThe Social Worker for UHN’s Blood Disorders Program has a focus on supporting adult outpatients in the Red Blood Cell Disorders (RBCD) clinic.Duties

• Collaborate with a core interdisciplinary team to support people living with hemoglobinopathies, including Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease
• Demonstrate an excellent understanding of oppression from an Intersectional lens, including but not limited to, discrimination, racism, Anti-Black racism, ableism, disablement, Islamophobia, and xenophobia – which are frequently encountered by patients living with hemoglobinopathies.
• Demonstrate experience working with these patient communities to address inequities and improve patient experience and outcomes
• Recognizing that patients who access RBCD clinic are from diverse cultural and ethno-racial heritage and socioeconomic circumstances, outstanding communication skills and work experience with social justice and health equity frameworks will be important characteristics for the successful candidate
• Assess patients for the purpose of evaluating the need for service, the nature of the problem, and formulating recommendations or treatment plans; implementing an intervention plan with patients, family members, significant others, and the inter-professional team for the purpose of facilitating changes in behaviour, attitudes, feelings and/or the environment
• Re-Aeassessing and modifying the intervention plan as required
• Liaising with appropriate community agencies
• Completing applications for services as necessary, establishing contact with members of the inter-professional team and community agencies to obtain, provide or exchange information relating to patients’ psycho-social functioning and health care in the past, present and future
• Rendering services for the immediate benefit of the Hospital and the community
• Providing clinical teaching to Social Work Students, Medical Students, Professional Colleagues at University Health Network, Faculties of Social Work and in the community
• Participating in relevant research as well as patient engagement and education activities as well as projects, etc.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Masters Degree in Social Work
• Completion of undergraduate education focusing on Social Work, Sociology, Critical Race Studies, Ethnic Studies, Disability Studies, and Gender Studies preferred
• Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers required. Lived experience as a member of an equity-seeking group, including members of Black and Racialized communities preferred
• Skilled in providing short-term counselling and case management to meet the needs of large patient volume living with chronic illness and/or disability. Demonstrated experience in working within strengths-based, empowerment, and trauma-informed approaches preferred.
• Two to three years of experience providing social work support to clients experiencing poverty, racism, anti-Black racism, immigration and settlement, chronic health issues, disability, violence and abuse, or homelessness required
• Strong understanding of and commitment to Anti-Oppression, Anti-racism, Human Rights, and Social Justice
• Excellent advocacy skills in a social justice framework, with demonstrated experience supporting clients facing marginalization
• Excellent interpersonal, team work, time management, organizational, and problem solving skills
• Research experience/education and student education/supervision an asset
• Knowledge of policies, legislation, program’s and issues related to social welfare institutions and services
• Excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of a second language an asset

Additional InformationWhy join UHN?In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP

) * Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service

• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:45:51 GMT

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