Resident Physician

National Healthcare Group Corporate Office (HQ); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Healthcare Group Corporate Office (HQ) seeks a medical professional to lead and participate in hospital-wide quality improvement initiatives. You will develop and review clinical instructions, train staff, and promote teamwork while ensuring safety and clinical excellence.

The role includes supervising Medical Officers and Family Medicine trainees, coordinating discharge communications, and taking part in multidisciplinary meetings and teaching sessions within the campus and affiliated

Qualifications

• MBBS (Singapore Universities) or equivalent.
• Full / Conditional Registration with Singapore Medical Councils (SMC). Doctors with conditional registration must practice within the conditions of their registration.
• Resident Physicians should possess a minimum 3 years’ experience as medical officers (post-housemanship) or completed post-graduate year 4.
• Senior Resident Physicians should possess a minimum of 7 years’ experience as Medical Officer (post-housemanship) / Resident Physician.

Responsibilities

• Actively participate as a member or team lead for quality improvement projects at Hospital-wide/ Departmental level.
• Develop and review Job Instructions and job improvements for department work process as well as training and equipping staff to carry out their work correctly, safely and conscientiously.
• Promote a working environment of collegiality and effective teamwork.
• Perform any other duties as directed by the senior medical staff in their respective departments.
• Support the consultant in-charge in overall supervision and management of medical matters of the clinical service that the doctor is attached to.
• Responsible for supervision and teaching of Medical Officers and Family Medicine trainees, including (but not limited to) performance of procedures, and assisting with more complex cases.
• Responsible for completing the Discharge Summary and replying to referring doctor’s letters, informing them of diagnosis and progress etc., if applicable.
• Communicate with patient/ patient’s legal guardian on the patient’s condition.
• Responsible for explaining tests and procedures to patients and relatives.
• Responsible for signing death certificates in services where this is applicable.
• Attend departmental meetings, clinical incident meetings and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Attend and participate in the teaching sessions organized by the department or the campus.
• Provides transitional home care for patients discharged from the hospital as a part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participants in multidisciplinary rounds and act as the medical lead in such rounds.
• Responsible for reviewing all investigations done by the community health team service/ other home care equivalents team.
• Be the medical liaison person with other home care teams and with hospitals.
• Review medications and appointments to determine their adequacy and suitability.
• Provides medical support in the review of medications, the review of appointments, and patients assessments including geriatric screening in the community when the nurse or health coach are unable to locate their primary physician.
• Provides training in medical aspects of patient care to providers in the community.
• Assist the nursing home in the systematic review of patients according to guidelines set by the Ministry of Health.
• Assist the nursing home in infection control, medication management, restructured hospital outpatient clinic appointments, quality management and investigation of adverse events.
• Assist the consultants in-charge of the nursing home in the performance of triaging patients, performing advanced care planning, and performing family conferences with respect to end-of-life care in the nursing homes.
• Reviews or provides telephone consultation of patients who suffer from acute deterioration and initiates a suitable management plan.

Skills

Innovative problem solving

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

MBBS (Singapore Universities) or equivalent

Registration with Singapore Medical Council (SMC)

3 years experience as Medical Officers (post-housemanship) / PGY-4

7 years experience as Medical Officer / Resident Physician

Job description

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively participate as a member or team lead for quality improvement projects at Hospital-wide/ Departmental level.
• Develop and review Job Instructions and job improvements for department work process as well as training and equipping staff to carry out their work correctly, safely and conscientiously.
• Promote a working environment of collegiality and effective teamwork.
• Perform any other duties as directed by the senior medical staff in their respective departments.

All Services

• Support the consultant in-charge in overall supervision and management of medical matters of the clinical service that the doctor is attached to.
• Responsible for supervision and teaching of Medical Officers and Family Medicine trainees, including (but not limited to) performance of procedures, and assisting with more complex cases.
• Responsible for completing the Discharge Summary and replying to referring doctor’s letters, informing them of diagnosis and progress etc., if applicable. Where applicable, a hard copy of the reply must always be kept within the case notes.
• Communicate with patient/ patient’s legal guardian/ individual designated by patient on the patient’s condition. For unconscious/ mentally incompetent patients who have not designated anyone, the staff may communicate with the patient’s next-of-kin or responsible family members.
• Responsible for explaining tests and procedures to patients and relatives.
• Responsible for signing death certificates in services where this is applicable.
• Attend departmental meetings, clinical incident meetings and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Attend and participate in the teaching sessions organized by the department or the campus.

Community Health Team Service/ Other Home Care Equivalents

• Provides transitional home care for patients discharged from the hospital as a part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participants in multidisciplinary rounds and act as the medical lead in such rounds.
• Responsible for reviewing all investigations done by the community health team service/ other home care equivalents team.
• Be the medical liaison person with other home care teams and with hospitals.
• Review medications and appointments to determine their adequacy and suitability.

Community Health Programmes or Equivalents.

• Provides medical support in the review of medications, the review of appointments, and patients assessments including geriatric screening in the community when the nurse or health coach are unable to locate their primary physician or if the patients do not have a primary physician.
• Provides training in medical aspects of patient care to providers in the community.

Nursing Home

• Assist the nursing home in the systematic review of patients according to guidelines set by the Ministry of Health.
• Assist the nursing home in infection control, medication management, restructured hospital outpatient clinic appointments, quality management and investigation of adverse events.
• Assist the consultants in-charge of the nursing home in the performance of triaging patients, performing advanced care planning, and performing family conferences with respect to end-of-life care in the nursing homes.
• Reviews or provides telephone consultation of patients who suffer from acute deterioration and initiates a suitable management plan.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education/Training/Experience

• MBBS (Singapore Universities) or equivalent.
• Must have obtained Full / Conditional Registration with Singapore medical Councils (SMC). Doctors with conditional registration with SMC are to practice within the conditions of their registration.
  • Doctors must be registered with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) and issued with a valid Practicing Certificate.
• Resident Physicians should possess a minimum 3 years’ experience as medical officers (post-housemanship) or completed post-graduate year 4.
• Senior Resident Physicians should possess a minimum of 7 years’ experience as Medical Officer (post-housemanship) / Resident Physician.

Personal Attributes

• Able to find innovative solutions and adapt to changing community health needs. Flexibility and a willingness to embrace new approaches are essential in a dynamic healthcare environment.
• Ability to assess community health data, identify trends, and implement evidence-based interventions is important. Possess strong analytical skills and a commitment to using data and best practices to guide clinical decisions.
• Works well within multidisciplinary teams and collaborates with colleagues across departments. Able to communicate well, share responsibilities, and contribute positively to team dynamics.