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Locum Medical Doctor
Role summary
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The Locum Medical Doctor provides temporary medical coverage across SingHealth Community Hospitals, assessing patients, diagnosing and managing medical conditions, prescribing treatment, documenting care, and coordinating with nurses, therapists, specialists, and families. Candidates should hold a recognised medical degree and be eligible for registration with the Singapore Medical Council, with relevant clinical experience preferred. Good communication, sound clinical judgement, teamwork, professionalism, and the ability to work independently are expected. Flexibility for varying shifts, including weekends or public holidays, may be required. Familiarity with rehabilitation, subacute care, chronic disease management, geriatrics, or post-acute care would be advantageous.
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 SingHealth Community Hospitals
SingHealth Community Hospitals is part of Singapore's public healthcare system and operates hospitals that provide intermediate and rehabilitative care for patients transitioning from acute hospitals back to their homes or communities. Its services commonly include subacute care, rehabilitation, chronic disease management, geriatric care, palliative support, and outpatient programmes. The organisation works closely with SingHealth institutions, community partners, patients, and caregivers to support recovery and long-term wellbeing. Medical professionals may work in multidisciplinary teams alongside nurses, therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and allied health specialists. As a public healthcare employer, SingHealth Community Hospitals emphasises patient-centred care, clinical safety, teamwork, professional development, and service quality. Locum doctors help maintain continuity of care and staffing flexibility across its hospital and community-based services.