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Senior / Genetic Counsellor
Role summary
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The Senior Genetic Counsellor provides genetic counselling for patients and families affected by cancer, including risk assessment, pedigree analysis, discussion of genetic testing, informed consent, and interpretation of results. The role typically requires a relevant degree in genetic counselling, genetics, life sciences, healthcare, or a related discipline, together with professional certification or substantial clinical experience. Experience in hereditary cancer, oncology, clinical genetics, patient education, and multidisciplinary care is advantageous. The successful candidate should communicate sensitively, protect confidentiality, demonstrate sound clinical judgement, and work effectively with oncologists, pathologists, nurses, and laboratory teams. Strong documentation, counselling, research, and service-development skills are also expected.
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 Cancer Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd
The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is Singapore's national specialist centre for cancer care, research, and education. It is part of SingHealth, Singapore's largest public healthcare group, and works closely with Singapore General Hospital and other institutions across the healthcare system. NCCS provides comprehensive services spanning cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, palliative care, and genetic and precision medicine. Its clinicians and scientists are involved in clinical research, translational studies, professional training, and the development of new cancer therapies. The centre serves patients from Singapore and overseas and brings together multidisciplinary teams covering medical, surgical, radiation, nursing, allied health, and laboratory services. Employment with NCCS offers exposure to complex oncology cases, structured public-sector healthcare practices, and opportunities to contribute to research and improvements in cancer care.