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Medical Social Worker Kidney Dialysis

On-site in the Netherlands·Full-time·Added 17 days ago (last checked 11 Nov)

Amsterdam UMC

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Our summary

Salary: €3,626 - €5,134 a month
Work mode: On-site, Netherlands
Contract: Full-time
Languages: Dutch

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

What do we offer you?

A contract through December 2027.
Classification in salary scale 8M: € 3,626 to € 5,134 gross for a full-time employment (depending on education and experience). Additionally, you will receive an 8.3% year-end bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
Vacation hours: 194.4 hours per year for a full-time employment and the possibility to save up hours.
100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).
Do you come by bike? Make use of our good bicycle scheme.
Pension accrual at ABP, of which we pay 70% of the premium.
Free and unlimited access to training courses, including GoodHabitz, in our learning environment.
An active staff association and a Young Amsterdam UMC association, both of which organize fun (sporty) activities and events.

The role

What you'll do

As a medical social worker, you perform psychosocial diagnostics and support chronically ill patients with kidney failure and/or their loved ones. The requests for assistance are in relation to illness and treatment. You also actively participate in multidisciplinary treatment teams and contribute to multidisciplinary diagnostics. You offer consultation to other professional caregivers regarding your areas of expertise and maintain contacts with external agencies.

The care includes, among other things:

support in processing and accepting the consequences of a nephrological condition;
support in integrating kidney replacement therapy into daily life / promoting compliance;
providing psycho-education / information about the psychosocial consequences of kidney failure;
screening interviews in the context of preparations for a future kidney transplant
providing information and advice on facilities, social legislation, etc.
support in practical material questions arising from the clinical picture, for example in the areas of housing, work, and finances.
providing consultation to colleagues/other disciplines regarding psychosocial issues in nephrological patients.

What do you bring?

You hold a HBO diploma in Social Work and Services (MWD) or an HBO diploma in Social Work.
Work experience as a (medical) social worker is a plus.
You find working in a dynamic and innovative academic hospital challenging.
You are self-assured and dare to tackle challenging situations and take responsibility for them.
You have a high degree of independence, but can also collaborate well, are flexible, decisive, and well able to combine sensitivity with decisiveness.
You respond flexibly to shifting care needs and are deployable in other departments if necessary.
You are registered with Registerplein maatschappelijk werk or are willing to register with Registerplein.