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Senior / Respiratory Therapist
Role summary
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The Senior Respiratory Therapist provides advanced respiratory care for patients with breathing disorders across inpatient and critical-care settings. Requirements typically include a relevant diploma or degree in Respiratory Therapy, recognised professional registration, current clinical competency, and relevant experience managing ventilated or critically ill patients. The candidate is expected to assess respiratory conditions, deliver treatments, operate and monitor ventilators, support airway management, educate patients and families, and work closely with doctors, nurses, and other allied-health professionals. Strong communication, clinical judgment, teamwork, professionalism, and a commitment to patient safety are essential. The role may also involve supervising junior staff, participating in quality-improvement initiatives, and working rotating shifts.
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 Sengkang General Hospital Pte. Ltd.
Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) is a major public acute-care hospital in Singapore and part of the SingHealth healthcare group. Serving residents in the north-eastern region, the hospital provides a broad range of specialist medical, surgical, emergency, rehabilitative, and community-focused services. SKH works closely with Sengkang Community Hospital and other healthcare partners to support patients throughout different stages of care. Its workforce includes doctors, nurses, allied-health professionals, researchers, and administrative teams. The hospital promotes multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical excellence, education, innovation, and patient-centred care. Employees generally work in a structured public-healthcare environment with opportunities for professional development, specialist training, and involvement in service-improvement projects.