Overview
Social Worker Temporary - 9003 - Riyadh - الرياض at Diaverum. Location: Riyadh, SA, 3971. Date Posted: 14 Aug 2025. Contract type: Temporary. Work Type: On-site. Part Time / Full Time: Full Time.
Join us and become part of Diaverum Saudi Arabia’s social care team; more than 50 Social Workers in 40 clinics across the Kingdom providing social care services and individualized care plans alongside a multidisciplinary team to provide Life Enhancing Renal Care. We are looking for a Social Worker with knowledge and passion to provide social care including medical social work – patient and family education and counselling, patient quality of life, patient experience, access to social care services, and scientific research to provide life enhancing renal care. The social care also includes providing psychosocial support as you care for a population with different chronic diseases including renal failure, diabetes and hypertension among others. You will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support patients in navigating their disease and treatment, including adherence to medical prescriptions and lifestyle changes. You will contribute to initiatives to improve patient experience and access to care and services provided by government institutions.
As part of the clinic team, you will apply your social work knowledge along with compassion and counselling to positively impact patient care, experience and quality of life.
Your Key Roles and Responsibilities
* Work within a MDT to ensure effective psychosocial support, health promotion, and lifestyle management
* Ensure implementation of continuous, accurate and effective social care for all patients including screening, assessment, diagnosis, intervention/counselling, documentation, monitoring and evaluation
* Adopt international standards in patient satisfaction and quality of life practices to ensure enhanced patient experiences
* Adhere to Diaverum country and global policies and procedures and quality measures including medical KPIs, Joint Commission International (JCI) as well as all local regulatory requirements governing social care
Reporting
You will be reporting to: The Clinic Medical Director and the Head of Social Care.
Qualifications and Skills
* Certified Social Worker by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
* Bachelor Degree in Social Work; Master’s degree in Social Work is favorable
* Fresh Graduate, 1-2 years social care experience in a clinical setting or hospital is favorable
* Experience in clinical specialty is favorable (renal, diabetes, hypertension)
* Fluency in Arabic and basic English is required
* Computer operating experience and MS Office advanced skills are required
Education
Social Services
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Hospitals and Health Care
We are not providing any information about other unrelated postings. This description reflects the Social Worker opportunity within Diaverum.
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