Healthcare Therapy Assistant (Yishun)

SPD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SPD is seeking compassionate nursing support staff to ensure safety and well-being of clients under care. You will monitor clients during treatment, assist with ADL activities, and accompany clients to the toilet as needed, while supporting routine exercises and group sessions under therapists’ guidance.

Responsibilities include wound care, prosthetics handling, equipment maintenance, and collaboration with volunteers.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Team player with good interpersonal communications skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and caregivers; proficiency in additional languages or dialects relevant to client needs will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the safety and well-being of the clients under your care at all times.
• To monitor clients during treatment to ensure their safety.
• Assist clients in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) activities, accompany to the toilet and assist elimination needs.
• Assist clients with other nursing care or first aid (e.g., wound dressing).
• Preparing clients and therapy equipment before each therapy session.
• Assist and/or conduct routine exercises/group therapy/activities as formatted by therapists.
• Donning and doffing of prosthetics, orthotics etc. when necessary.
• Provide feedback to therapists regarding clients’ behaviour.
• Maintain and report equipment upkeep and any required repairs.
• Maintain cleanliness of the department and secure it at day end.
• Work with volunteers assisting in client activities/sessions.
• Attend staff meetings, case conference, in-service and client/caregiver support programmes.
• Any other duties as directed.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

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.