Clinic Assistant

Feet First Podiatry; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Feet First Podiatry in Singapore seeks a dedicated clinic assistant to support daily podiatry care. Responsibilities include preparing treatment rooms, setting up tools, and assisting the podiatrist during procedures. The role involves patient positioning, documentation, and aftercare preparation.

You will help maintain an efficient workflow, manage equipment, and ensure infection-control standards are followed. A keen eye for organisation and patient comfort is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and disinfect treatment rooms between patients.
• Set up instruments, dressings, consumables and equipment for planned treatment.
• Prepare equipment for routine nail/callus care, wound dressing, orthotic assessment and other clinic services.
• Assist the podiatrist with retrieving and passing instruments and consumables.
• Position equipment and help maintain an efficient treatment field.
• Prepare dressings, padding and other materials as directed.
• Assist patients with safe positioning and movement where appropriate.
• Enter non-clinical or dictated information into the clinic system where permitted.
• Take photographs or measurements when instructed and with appropriate consent.
• Help keep the treatment room organised while the podiatrist works.
• Clean and reset the room immediately.
• Handle used instruments according to the clinic's infection-control process.
• Dispose of clinical waste appropriately.
• Prepare patient aftercare materials and products prescribed/recommended by the podiatrist.
• Reinforce podiatrist-approved aftercare instructions rather than independently providing clinical advice.
• Assist with footwear preparation and basic measurements.
• Retrieve orthoses and organise fitting appointments.
• Record administrative measurements/information under the podiatrist's direction.

Job description

Core responsibilities

Great working environment. Flexibility to have 4 work days week (34 Hours weekly) for continuing education only. (Saturday 9am to 3pm is essential).

Treatment-room preparation

• Prepare and disinfect treatment rooms between patients.
• Set up instruments, dressings, consumables and equipment according to the planned treatment.
• Prepare equipment for procedures such as routine nail/callus care, wound dressing, orthotic assessment and other clinic services.

During podiatry treatment

• Assist the podiatrist with retrieving and passing instruments and consumables.
• Position equipment and help maintain an efficient treatment field.
• Prepare dressings, padding and other materials as directed.
• Assist patients with safe positioning and movement where appropriate.
• Enter non-clinical or dictated information into the clinic system where permitted.
• Take photographs or measurements when instructed and with appropriate consent.
• Help keep the treatment room organised while the podiatrist works.

After treatment

• Clean and reset the room immediately.
• Handle used instruments according to the clinic's infection-control process.
• Dispose of clinical waste appropriately.
• Prepare patient aftercare materials and products prescribed/recommended by the podiatrist.
• Reinforce podiatrist-approved aftercare instructions rather than independently providing clinical advice.

Orthotics / biomechanics support

• Assist with footwear preparation and basic measurements.
• Retrieve orthoses and organise fitting appointments.
• Record administrative measurements/information under the podiatrist's direction.