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Acupuncturist
Role summary
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The Acupuncturist provides safe, patient-centred acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatments in collaboration with medical and allied health teams. Requirements typically include a recognised qualification in acupuncture or traditional Chinese medicine, registration with Singapore’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board, and relevant clinical experience. The candidate should be skilled in patient assessment, treatment planning, acupuncture techniques, documentation and infection-control practices. Strong communication, teamwork and cultural sensitivity are expected, together with the ability to explain treatment options clearly and maintain professional standards. Experience in a hospital or multidisciplinary healthcare setting, and a commitment to evidence-based, ethical 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 Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd
Singapore General Hospital (SGH), operated by Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd and part of SingHealth, is Singapore’s largest and oldest acute-care teaching hospital. It provides a broad range of specialist medical, surgical and allied health services, serving local and international patients. SGH is also a major centre for medical education, research and clinical innovation, working closely with Duke-NUS Medical School and other healthcare institutions. Its multidisciplinary environment brings together doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, traditional medicine practitioners and support professionals to deliver coordinated care. The hospital treats complex cases referred from across Singapore and contributes to national healthcare programmes. Employees generally work in a structured, patient-focused environment with opportunities for professional development, teaching and participation in quality-improvement initiatives.