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Healthcare Assistant
Role summary
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The Healthcare Assistant supports nurses and care teams in delivering safe, respectful daily care to patients. Typical duties include assisting with bathing, grooming, feeding, mobility, transfers, toileting, comfort measures and basic observations, as well as maintaining cleanliness and documenting care activities. Candidates should generally have a secondary-school qualification, healthcare-related training or relevant caregiving experience, although suitable applicants may be trained on the job. Compassion, patience, physical fitness, reliability and good communication are important. The role requires teamwork, respect for patient confidentiality, attention to infection-control procedures and the ability to work rotating shifts, weekends and public holidays. Experience in hospitals, nursing homes or community care is 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 SingHealth Community Hospitals
SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH) is part of Singapore’s public healthcare system and supports patients who need care after hospitalisation, rehabilitation, recovery or longer-term support. Its hospitals and services focus on helping patients regain independence and transition safely back home or into community care. SCH works with multidisciplinary teams that may include doctors, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, medical social workers and healthcare assistants. The organisation serves older adults and patients with varying physical, medical and social needs, including those requiring rehabilitation, subacute care, palliative support and chronic-care management. As part of SingHealth, SCH offers structured clinical environments, training opportunities and exposure to coordinated patient-centred care. Employees are expected to uphold professional standards, compassion, safety, teamwork and respect for patients and families.