Healthcare Assistant (Yishun)

Southern Palladium Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Palladium Limited in Singapore seeks a compassionate nursing aide to ensure client safety and deliver person-centred care in daily operations. You will monitor clients during therapy, assist with ADLs, and support therapists during sessions, while maintaining cleanliness and reporting equipment needs.

The role requires teamwork, good interpersonal skills, and experience with dementia care is preferred.

Qualifications

• At a minimum completion of Secondary education or equivalent.
• WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or relevant certificate preferred.
• A team player with good interpersonal communications skills.
• Experience in caring for clients with dementia preferred.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the safety and well-being of the clients under your care at all times.
• To be aware of safety procedures and never to leave clients unattended.
• To provide person-centric model of care in daily operations.
• To monitor clients during treatment to ensure their safety.
• Assist clients in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) activities and accompany to the toilet as needed.
• Assist clients with other nursing care or first aid (e.g., wound dressing).
• Preparing clients and therapy equipment before each therapy session.
• To assist and/or conduct routine exercises/group therapy/activities sessions as directed by therapists.
• Donning and doffing of prosthetics, orthotics etc. when necessary.
• To provide necessary feedback/information regarding clients’ behaviour to the therapist.
• To maintain and report on maintenance of therapy equipment.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the department and ensure it is locked at end of day.
• To work in liaison with volunteers helping in client activities/sessions.
• To attend and contribute regularly during staff meetings, case conferences, in-service and caregiver programmes.
• Any other duties as directed as and when required.

Skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Team player

Experience in dementia care

Education

Secondary education or equivalent

WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or relevant certificate

Job description

• To ensure the safety and well-being of the clients under your care at all times. To be aware of safety procedures and never to leave clients unattended.
• To provide person-centric model of care in daily operations.
• To monitor clients during treatment to ensure their safety.
• Assist clients in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) activities (e.g., urinary catheterization and urinary drainage system care), accompany clients to the toilet and assist them in elimination needs if necessary.
• To assist clients with other nursing care or first aid (e.g., wound dressing).
• Preparing clients and therapy equipment before each therapy session.
• To assist and/or conduct routine exercises/ group therapy/ activities session as formatted by the therapists.
• Donning and doffing of prosthetics, orthotics etc. when necessary.
• To provide necessary feedback/ information with regards to clients’ behaviour to the therapist.
• To be responsible for up keeping and maintenance of all therapy equipment and report any maintenance and repair required of the equipment.
• To maintain the cleanliness of the department.
• To ensure that the department is locked up at the end of the day.
• To work in liaison with the volunteers who are helping in client activities/sessions.
• To attend and contribute regularly during Staff meetings, Case conferences, In-service and client/caregiver support programmes.
• Any other duties as directed as and when required.

REQUIREMENTS

• At a minimum completion of Secondary education or equivalent
• WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or relevant certificate preferred.
• A team player with good interpersonal communications skills
• Experience in caring for clients with dementia preferred.