Healthcare Therapy Assistant (Toa Payoh)

SPD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

SPD in Singapore is seeking caring staff to support clients with daily activities and therapy sessions. You will ensure safety, assist with ADL tasks such as catheter care, and participate in group therapy under therapists' guidance.

Ideal candidates have secondary education and a WSQ Healthcare Support certificate, with dementia care experience and strong communication for diverse clients and caregivers.

Qualifications

• At minimum, completion of Secondary education or equivalent.
• WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or relevant certificate preferred.
• Experience in caring for clients with dementia preferred.
• A team player with good interpersonal communications skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and caregivers from diverse backgrounds; extra languages or dialects are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and well-being of clients at all times.
• Be aware of safety procedures and never leave clients unattended.
• Provide person-centric model of care in daily operations.
• Monitor clients during treatment to ensure their safety.
• Assist clients in ADL activities (e.g., catheterization and drainage care); accompany to toilet and assist elimination needs.
• Assist clients with other nursing care or first aid (e.g., wound dressing).
• Prepare clients and therapy equipment before each therapy session.
• Assist and/or conduct routine exercises/group therapy/activities as formatted by therapists.
• Don/doff prosthetics/orthotics when necessary.
• Provide feedback/information on clients’ behavior to the therapist.
• Maintain and report on maintenance of therapy equipment.
• Maintain department cleanliness and ensure the department is locked at day end.
• Work with volunteers assisting in client activities/sessions.
• Attend staff meetings, case conferences, in-service and caregiver support programmes.
• Any other duties as directed as and when required.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Multilingual advantage

Education

Secondary education

WSQ Healthcare Support 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 at the following:

1. Staff meetings
2. Case conference
3. In-service and client/caregiver support programmes.

• Any other duties as directed as and when required.

• At a minimum completion of Secondary education or equivalent
• WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or relevant certificate preferred.
• Experience in caring for clients with dementia preferred.
• A team player with good interpersonal communications skills
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and caregivers from diverse backgrounds; proficiency in additional languages or dialects relevant to client needs will be an advantage.