Senior Manager/ Assistant Director, Medical-Legal Risk Management

SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore seeks an Assistant Director for Clinical Affairs. This role involves managing medico-legal risks, supporting complaints and litigation, and requires a strong foundation in clinical administration with a postgraduate qualification in law. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards.

Qualifications

• 7 years of clinical administration experience, with 4 years in supervisory or leadership capacity.
• Strong foundation in medico-legal and ethical standards.
• Ability to adapt to dynamic reporting lines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a hospital-wide medico-legal risk management programme.
• Manage and coordinate medico-legal complaints and litigation cases.
• Support clinical and non-clinical departments on general legal matters.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Resourcefulness

Collaboration

Education

Clinical degree

Postgraduate qualification in law and medical ethics

Job description

Reporting to the Director of Clinical Affairs and Administrator of Medico-Legal Case Management within the Medical Board, the Assistant Director will be responsible for developing and implementing a proactive hospital-wide medico-legal risk management programme in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders to effectively and responsively mitigate medico-legal risks for the Hospital.

He/she will also support in the management and coordination of medico-legal complaints, litigation cases and coroner’s cases. In addition, he/she may be required to provide support to clinical and non-clinical departments on general legal matters.

Education, Training and Experience

• A clinical degree is preferred (e.g. medical/nursing/allied health) with a postgraduate qualification in law and medical ethics
• 7 years of clinical administration experience of which at least 4 years are in a supervisory or leadership capacity
• Strong foundation in medico-legal and ethical standards/legal regulations
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to adapt to dynamic reporting lines
• Demonstrated competences required for the role e.g. teamwork, resourceful and strong collaborator