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Pharmacy Assistant - Contract position
Role summary
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The Pharmacy Assistant supports pharmacists and pharmacy staff with prescription processing, medication packing and labelling, stock management, inventory checks, billing, and maintaining accurate pharmacy records. Applicants should typically have relevant pharmacy, healthcare, or customer-service experience; a certificate or diploma in pharmacy-related studies may be advantageous. The role requires accuracy, numeracy, computer literacy, good communication skills, and careful adherence to medication-safety and hospital procedures. Candidates should be service-oriented, dependable, physically able to handle repetitive duties, and comfortable working in a fast-paced hospital environment. Flexibility for shift, weekend, or public-holiday work may be expected. As this is a contract position, the successful candidate should be able to start promptly and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hospital offer first; it registers you with the Nursing Board (equivalent training, valid licence, maybe an exam) and sponsors an S Pass (SGD 3,300+) or Employment Pass.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Only healthcare institutions with inpatient services can bring in foreign nurses, and the Singapore Nursing Board deals with their HR teams only, never with agents.
Official source: Singapore Nursing Board: foreign-trained nurses and midwives. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Healthcare jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Hospital applies to the Nursing Board for you: training, licence, practice in last 5 years; maybe an exam |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Housing | Public hospital groups offer foreign nurses a housing allowance (Ministry of Health, May 2023) |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd
Singapore General Hospital (SGH), operated by Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd, is Singapore’s oldest and largest acute-care hospital. It provides a wide range of specialist medical services, emergency care, surgery, diagnostics, rehabilitation, and outpatient treatment. SGH is also a major teaching and research institution and works closely with Duke-NUS Medical School and other healthcare partners. The hospital serves patients from Singapore and overseas, managing both routine and highly complex conditions. Its pharmacy services support safe medication use across inpatient, outpatient, and specialist-care settings. Employees work in a structured, multidisciplinary environment with strong emphasis on patient safety, professional standards, service quality, and continuous learning. Contract staff may gain valuable experience in hospital operations and exposure to Singapore’s public healthcare system.