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Health Care Assistant
Role summary
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The Health Care Assistant supports nurses and clinical teams in providing safe, respectful patient care at the National Heart Centre Singapore. Typical duties include assisting with activities of daily living, transferring and mobilising patients, recording basic observations, maintaining cleanliness, preparing equipment and supporting ward operations. Candidates should generally have a secondary education, healthcare support training or relevant caregiving experience, and good communication skills. Patient-focused attitude, empathy, physical fitness, reliability and the ability to work shifts are expected. Experience in a hospital, nursing home or clinical setting is advantageous. The role also requires adherence to infection-control procedures, workplace safety standards, confidentiality and instructions from nursing staff.
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 National Heart Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd
National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is Singapore’s national specialist centre for cardiovascular care and part of the SingHealth healthcare group. It provides comprehensive services covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and long-term management of heart and vascular conditions. The centre supports patients with services such as cardiology, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, interventional procedures and specialised cardiovascular imaging. NHCS is also involved in medical education, clinical research and the development of new treatments and technologies. Its multidisciplinary teams include doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, healthcare assistants, researchers and administrative staff. Working at NHCS offers exposure to a high-acuity specialist hospital environment, with strong emphasis on patient safety, teamwork, professionalism and continuous learning. The organisation serves Singapore residents as well as international patients and is located within the national healthcare campus at Outram.