Caroline Quinn
Galway,Ireland
Summary
Working as a professional social worker for last 23 years with expertise in medical social work and in particular specialist palliative care has deepened my social work knowledge and skills set. I am a compassionate, dedicated and motived professional who has developed strong skills in trauma-informed and crisis intervention work, complemented by strong leadership and management skills. Skilled in the application of CBT practice and report-writing, with a commitment to culturally inclusive practice. I have excellent interpersonal skills and work collaboratively with the wider multi disciplinary team and senior management team to promote the needs of service users and improved patients outcomes . I apply a holistic and person centered approach to practice and devise therapeutic interventions for supporting grief and loss work. I am a dedicated and motivated practitioner with a strong working knowledge of safeguarding principles to manage risk and role of Designated Liaison person within the hospice.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Principal Medical Social Worker
Galway Hospice Governed Services
Renmore, Galway, H91 R2T0
2015.01 - Current
- Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments with patients and their families to determine psychosocial, mental and emotional needs.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members to enhance patient care outcomes in specialist palliative care.
- Assist patients and their family navigate terminal illness, ensuring access to necessary support and services.
- Advocate for patient rights and preferences in healthcare decision-making processes and end of life care planning.
- Provided bereavement counselling support services to families coping with the death of a loved one.
- Management and supervision of medical social work team and bereavement service offered within hospice
- Operational and governance function as part of senior management team
- Designated Liaison Person for management of safeguarding related risk across the service
Senior Medical Social Worker
Health Service Executive (Connolly Hospital)
Dublin 15, Ireland
2009.01 - 2015.12
- Conducted comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine psychosocial, mental and emotional needs following impact of cancer diagnosis
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to enhance patient care outcome and to devise care plans
- Advocated for patient rights and preferences in healthcare decision-making processes.
- Therapeutic support to patients and their families cope with the impact of a cancer diagnosis
- Facilitated group work for children who have been impacted by a parental cancer diagnosis
- Provided supervision to main grade staff on a monthly basis
Social Worker
Daughters of Charity
Dublin , Ireland
2003.06 - 2014.12
- Worked within a family support centre supporting families affected by grief and loss, mental health, addiction, separation and complex family issues - individual, family and group work.
- Integrated families into the therapeutic process by conducting individual and family therapy sessions within a multidisciplinary team
- Group work with children and adults.
Education
Masters in Social Science (Social WorK) - Social Work
University College Dublin
Dublin 2021.07 - 2023.05
Skills
- Expertise in social work knowledge and skills base in specialist palliative care
- Working with risk and complex family relationships
- Trauma informed and crisis intervention work
- Leadership and Management
- Application of CBT practice
- Report-writing
- Culturally inclusive practise
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Grief and bereavement counselling
- Group Work
Timeline
Masters in Social Science (Social WorK) - Social Work
University College Dublin
2021.07 - 2023.05
Principal Medical Social Worker
Galway Hospice Governed Services
2015.01 - Current
Senior Medical Social Worker
Health Service Executive (Connolly Hospital)
2009.01 - 2015.12
Social Worker
Daughters of Charity
2003.06 - 2014.12