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Senior Manager (Operating Theatre Services)
Role summary
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The Senior Manager will lead and oversee operating theatre services at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, ensuring safe, efficient and patient-centred surgical operations. Responsibilities typically include managing theatre utilisation, staffing, budgets, equipment, scheduling, infection prevention, workflow improvement and coordination with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied departments. Candidates are expected to hold a relevant healthcare, nursing or operations qualification, with substantial experience managing operating theatres or complex hospital services. Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving and quality-improvement skills are essential. The successful candidate should understand healthcare regulations, patient-safety standards and service-performance metrics, while demonstrating the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, support change and maintain high standards in a demanding clinical environment.
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 KK Women's and Children's Hospital Pte. Ltd.
KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), operated by SingHealth, is Singapore's major specialist hospital dedicated to the health needs of women, babies and children. It provides comprehensive services ranging from obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology to paediatrics, surgery, emergency care and subspecialty treatment. KKH is also a teaching and research institution, working closely with medical schools and healthcare partners to develop clinical expertise and improve patient outcomes. The hospital supports a large multidisciplinary workforce and manages complex cases referred from across Singapore and the region. Its operating theatre services are central to delivering safe, timely surgical care for both women and children. As part of Singapore's public healthcare system, KKH places strong emphasis on clinical quality, education, innovation, teamwork and compassionate, family-centred care.