Locum Medical Officer

Institute of Mental Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier psychiatric hospital in Singapore is looking for a Locum Medical Officer for a 6-month contract. The candidate will perform patient care duties, including admission and consultation, and must have a valid MBBS degree with full registration. Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience and a history of active clinical practice. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a comprehensive mental health setting.

Qualifications

• MBBS registrable with Singapore Medical Council.
• Must have obtained Full Registration with Singapore Medical Council.
• Possess at least 3 years of post housemanship working experience as a medical officer (or equivalent).
• Remain in active clinical practise for the immediate past 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient care including admission, transfer, discharge, and consultation.
• Clerk all new cases in general adult psychiatry wards.
• Examine and initiate urgent treatment of various patients.
• Participate in the management and care of all patients under care.
• Ensure investigations and treatments prescribed are carried out.
• Consult senior doctors about clinical management whenever in doubt.
• Complete all medical records and service request forms.
• Obtain consent for ECT and investigations after explaining procedures.
• See all relatives to brief them on the patient’s condition.
• Attend all Departmental ward rounds and teaching seminars.

Job description

Position: Locum Medical Officer (6 months’ contract)

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs patient care including admission, transfer, discharge, clinic consultation, as directed by supervisor.
• Clerks all new cases (i.e. taking the history, examining the patient and making a diagnosis/provisional diagnosis) in the general adult psychiatry wards and on admission of the patient into the ward.
• Examines and initiates urgent treatment of violent and disturbed patients and physically ill patients.
• Does night duties and outside office hours rounds when rostered on calls. This may include seeing cases in the general adult psychiatry wards or attending to calls from the wards.
• Participates in the general management and care of all patients under his/her care, including the ordering of ECT and management of ECT patients.
• Ensures that all investigations ordered and treatment prescribed are carried out.
• Consult the senior doctor (e.g. ward consultant, specialist on call) about the clinical management of patients whenever in doubt.
• Ensures that all service request forms are properly completed.
• Updates and completes all medical records. The Inpatient Discharge Summary Form should be completed within 3 days of the patient’s discharge.
• Obtains consent for ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) and investigation procedures after explaining the operation or procedure to patient or his/her relatives. He/She who is privileged will perform ECT on patients selected for therapy.
• Sees all relatives to brief them on the patient’s condition after ensuring that they are genuine relatives.
• Attends all Departmental ward rounds including the combined Department or hospital’s teaching seminars, case conferences except when on active admitting duty or when attending to an urgent matter.

Requirements:

• MBBS registrable with Singapore Medical Council
• Must have obtained Full Registration with Singapore Medical Council
• Possess at least 3 years of post housemanship working experience as a medical officer (or equivalent) in the relevant discipline
• Remain in active clinical practise for the immediate past 3 years

About IMH:

The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in Singapore, established in 1928, is a premier 2,000-bed psychiatric hospital nestled in Buangkok Green Medical Park, providing comprehensive mental health services across 50 inpatient wards and 7 outpatient clinics, while also playing a pivotal role in training the next generation of mental health professionals through the NHG-AHPL Residency Programme and collaborations with local academic institutions.