4.9 KiB
4.9 KiB
Competences — palliative care social worker
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/be6d7fd3-2e51-499f-a31d-8aa0bbd32f2a).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- address problems critically (skill/competence)
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- advocate for social service users (skill/competence)
- apply anti-oppressive practices (skill/competence)
- apply case management (skill/competence)
- apply crisis intervention (skill/competence)
- apply decision making within social work (skill/competence)
- apply holistic approach within social services (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- apply person-centred care (skill/competence)
- apply problem solving in social service (skill/competence)
- apply quality standards in social services (skill/competence)
- apply socially just working principles (skill/competence)
- assess social service users' situation (skill/competence)
- build helping relationship with social service users (skill/competence)
- communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields (skill/competence)
- communicate with social service users (skill/competence)
- company policies (knowledge)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- conduct interview in social service (skill/competence)
- consider social impact of actions on service users (skill/competence)
- contribute to protecting individuals from harm (skill/competence)
- cooperate at inter-professional level (skill/competence)
- counsel on end-of-life care (skill/competence)
- deliver social services in diverse cultural communities (skill/competence)
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases (skill/competence)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- develop professional identity in social work (skill/competence)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- empower social service users (skill/competence)
- evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves (skill/competence)
- follow health and safety precautions in social care practices (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- health care system (knowledge)
- involve service users and carers in care planning (skill/competence)
- legal requirements in the social sector (knowledge)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- maintain records of work with service users (skill/competence)
- make legislation transparent for users of social services (skill/competence)
- manage ethical issues within social services (skill/competence)
- manage social crisis (skill/competence)
- manage stress in the work place (skill/competence)
- meet standards of practice in social services (skill/competence)
- negotiate with social service stakeholders (skill/competence)
- negotiate with social service users (skill/competence)
- older adults' needs (knowledge)
- organise social work packages (skill/competence)
- palliative care (knowledge)
- plan social service process (skill/competence)
- prevent social problems (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- promote service users' rights (skill/competence)
- promote social change (skill/competence)
- protect vulnerable social service users (skill/competence)
- provide social counselling (skill/competence)
- provide support to social services users (skill/competence)
- refer social service users (skill/competence)
- relate empathetically (skill/competence)
- report on social development (skill/competence)
- review social service plan (skill/competence)
- social justice (knowledge)
- social sciences (knowledge)
- social work theory (knowledge)
- stages of bereavement (knowledge)
- support social service users at the end of life (skill/competence)
- tolerate stress (skill/competence)
- undertake continuous professional development in social work (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
- work within communities (skill/competence)
Optional
- assist with funeral planning (skill/competence)
- treat medical conditions of elderly people (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 51 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- psychosocial assessment — 51 %
- crisis intervention — 31 %
- discharge planning — 29 %
- care planning — 29 %
- counseling — 20 %
Responsibilities
- family support — 20 %
- patient assessment — 20 %