Principal Medical Social Worker

9 hours ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland St. Francis Hospice Dublin Full time
Overview

St. Francis Hospice Dublin is seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal Medical Social Worker to lead and develop our Social Work service. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape the future of psychosocial care in a progressive hospice, contributing directly to our mission of supporting individuals and families living with life-limiting illness. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to a team of Medical Social Workers across Inpatient Units, Community Palliative Care teams and Outpatient & Day Services, collaborating closely with the wider interdisciplinary team to drive innovation, service development, and quality improvement in psychosocial care.

Contract and hours: Permanent contract, 35 hours per week, Blanchardstown/Raheny. We are a Section 38 Agency.

Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Medical Social Work team across inpatient units, community palliative care teams, and outpatient/day services.
  • Drive innovation, service development, and quality improvement in psychosocial care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Lead and develop the Social Work service to deliver high-quality, person-centred care to individuals and families living with life-limiting illness.
  • Provide professional supervision and support, and ensure delivery of best practice, governance, and continuous professional development.
Qualifications and experience
  • National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW) or equivalent, and registration with CORU.
  • Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience in Social Work.
  • Proven experience working within a multidisciplinary team and collaborating across clinical and non-clinical disciplines to support holistic, person-centred care.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development in social work, knowledge, skills and practice.
  • Experience in managerial capacity and in the effective delivery of professional supervision.
  • Excellent IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with video conferencing tools (e.g., Zoom/Teams).
  • Full clean driving license.
Informal enquiries

To: Lisa McGirr, Head of Health & Social Care Professionals.

Application process

Job description and application form are accessible on our website. Please complete the online application form and submit it with a Cover Letter and your most recent CV.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 19 September 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Friday, 26 September 2025.


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