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Healthcare (Administrators)
Singapore’s demand for healthcare services is expected to remain strong with a growing and ageing population. With two new public hospitals, five community hospitals and more nursing homes to be completed and operational by 2020 (growing the number of acute hospital, community hospital and nursing home beds by 30%, 300% and 70% respectively). As Singapore invest in hardware by building new hospitals and adding more beds and services, we will continue to invest in our people, as well as attract and retain talent who will be the driving force for our healthcare system of the future. By 2030, we project that Singapore’s healthcare professional workforce is expected to grow by 70% or 32,000 more.
Besides requiring healthcare professional manpower such as doctors and nurses, the sector will also need to attract talent into our public healthcare system as healthcare administrators powering hospital operations, finance and human resources, who partner healthcare professionals in ensuring that healthcare services are run efficiently and effectively.
Did you know?
- In 2012, Bloomberg ranked Singapore as the World’s Healthiest Country based on data compiled from the United Nations, World Bank and the World Health Organisation. Singapore’s Healthcare 2020 Masterplan strives to make greater strides to propel the level of healthcare to even greater heights.
- Singapore has achieved world-class standards in healthcare – Singapore offers the world’s 4th best healthcare infrastructure (IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2009) and is the world’s 3rd lowest in infant mortality and 7th highest in life expectancy (WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010).
Agency for Integrated Care
http://www.aic.sgThe Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) was formed as an independent corporate entity under MOH Holdings (MOHH) to work with stakeholders and partners in developing the Intermediate and Long Term Care (ILTC) sector. AIC vision is for a vibrant care community enabling people to live well and age gracefully. AIC mission is to achieve the best care outcome for their clients by improving access to appropriate care for them and their caregivers; grow and develop the primary and community care sector; and to transform the care community to support aging-in-place.
Singapore’s health system is transforming itself to prepare for the aging population and AIC plays an important role towards patient-centric and integrated care. This transformation presents numerous meaningful opportunities for AIC staff – from finding better ways to support their patients to age gracefully in the communities they desire, co-developing innovative new care models with our healthcare partners, to working with different healthcare institutions to develop a seamless patient care journey.
Scholars will be expected to perform at the highest standards, uphold patient-centricity and embody AIC’s core values. Scholars will have the opportunity to be exposed to the entire range of AIC’s work, including working with patients and families on their care needs, developing partnerships with stakeholders across the entire healthcare continuum and improving AIC through corporate functions. Scholars can expect to be developed through structured rotations within AIC and postings to other parts of the healthcare system to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges in delivering integrated care.
Potential Career Path:
Varied career paths are possible in any of the four broad areas of work at AIC; Stakeholder partnership, Client engagement, Care development, Organisational excellence. Structured developmental programmes and mentoring are also provided to develop each scholar to excel in a meaningful career at AIC.
- Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (Social Science / Sociology)
- Communication Studies (Communication Studies / Communication and New Media)
- Science (Food and Human Nutrition / Food Science and Technology)
Alexandra Health System
http://www.alexandrahealth.com.sgAlexandra Health System (Alexandra Health) is a regional healthcare system established on 1 April 2008 to take care of the 700,000 residents living in the northern part of Singapore. It seeks to provide good quality, affordable and hassle-free healthcare with science, love and wisdom. In doing so, it hopes to help Singaporeans live a long, healthy life and support them with thoughtful, dignified care to the end.
Alexandra Health currently manages the 590-bed Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun, which opened in June 2010. To better integrate care and serve the community in the north, Alexandra Health is building the new Yishun Community Hospital, which will be operational in end 2015. The new community hospital will add another 430 beds for sub-acute, rehabilitation, dementia and palliative care. It will also manage a new medical centre in the Admiralty Integrated Development in 2016. The new medical centre will further strengthen the primary care network in the north and allow patients with chronic conditions to be managed outside an acute hospital setting. The cluster is also planning and developing the 1,800-bed Woodlands Integrated Healthcare Campus which will progressively open from 2022.
Alexandra Health is constantly looking for top talents, including healthcare administrators, to fuel the healthcare industry. As managers in an increasingly complex healthcare system, healthcare administrators are crucial to the public healthcare sector.
We will develop and groom our talents through training, cross-functional projects, stretch assignments, job rotations, so as to address their competency gaps and developmental needs, in order to better prepare them in assuming key management positions.
- All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines)*
*For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
Eastern Health Alliance
http://www.easternhealth.sgThe Eastern Health Alliance is the regional healthcare system for eastern Singapore. It aims to make healthcare ongoing rather than episodic, especially for people with long-term chronic conditions. Its objective is to make healthcare as hassle-free, assuring and convenient as possible, while educating, empowering and supporting patients and caregivers.
Scholars in health administration at Eastern Health Alliance will be groomed and developed through rotation and exposure to diverse areas such as financial management, operations management, human resource and manpower planning.
These well-rounded, capable and talented future leaders of Eastern Health Alliance sector will lead the development of the healthcare system in eastern Singapore to deliver integrated patient-centric care to the residents residing in the east.
- All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines)*
*For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
Jurong Health Services Pte Ltd
http://www.juronghealth.com.sgJurongHealth is Singapore’s public healthcare cluster formed to facilitate the integration of healthcare services and care processes for the community in the west. While managing Alexandra Hospital and Jurong Medical Centre, they are concurrently building the new integrated healthcare hub in Jurong East comprising the 700-bed Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and the 400-bed Jurong Community Hospital.
Scholars in health administration will take on leadership roles in JurongHealth. They will be groomed and developed as capable, well-rounded leaders in the public healthcare sector through rotation and exposure to diverse areas such as financial management, operations management, human resource and manpower planning.
Potential Career Path:
The healthcare administration track provides professional development and advancement opportunities for students who are keen to further develop their capability with the healthcare industry, with the pinnacle position of the Chief Executive Officer. It gives you the opportunity to take on leadership positions in JurongHealth.
All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines) with preference in
- Business and Accountancy (Accountancy / Business / Business Administration / Business Management / Finance)
- Bioengineering
- Psychology*
*For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
MOH Holdings Pte Ltd
http://www.mohh.com.sgMOH Holdings is the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare entities including Alexandra Health System, Eastern Health Alliance, Jurong Health Services, National Healthcare Group, National University Health System and Singapore Health Services.
MOHH aims to enhance overall public healthcare system performance and unlock synergies and economies of scale through sectoral initiatives, addressing system gaps and ensuring system optimisation.
Their strategic initiatives includes the rollout of a national healthcare IT infrastructure to facilitate seamless delivery of care to Singaporeans across the nation, the development of new healthcare infrastructure including hospitals, polyclinics and nursing homes to meet future healthcare needs, and the management of Healthcare Scholarships that form a critical talent pipeline for the sector.
Scholars will be groomed and developed as capable, well-rounded leaders under our Healthcare Administration (Informatics or Infrastructure) tracks for the public healthcare sector through rotation and exposure to healthcare informatics and healthcare infrastructure development.
Potential Career Path:
At MOH Holdings, they offer great careers across different areas to match individual’s aptitude and interest. MOH Holdings take pride in their corporate values of integrity, excellence, passion, agility, teamwork and fun. They share the common goal in helping to make an impact on the future of Singapore’s healthcare system.
There are five core career tracks within MOH Holdings, aligned to their key strategic initiatives and their value proposition to its stakeholders within the Singapore healthcare system. The following are the five core career tracks within MOH Holdings.
- Healthcare Informatics and Info-comm Technology
- Healthcare Infrastructure
- Healthcare Manpower and Development
- Healthcare Finance and Audit
- Healthcare Administration and Governance
MOH Holdings offer competitive remuneration package and benefits and provide development of core, professional and leadership competencies and skills. MOH Holdings ensures their talents are given career development opportunities in a great working environment with work-life harmony.
- Architecture
- Information and Communication Technology (Computer Engineering / Computer Science / Computing / Information and Communications Technology (Software Engineering) / Information Systems Management / Information Technology)
- Engineering (Civil / Electrical / Mechanical)
National Healthcare Group
http://https://corp.nhg.com.sgThe National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a leader in public healthcare in Singapore, recognised at home and abroad for the quality of its medical expertise and facilities. Care is provided through an integrated network of primary healthcare polyclinics, acute care and tertiary hospitals, national specialty centres and business divisions. Together, they bring a rich legacy of 340 years of medical expertise to its philosophy of patient-centric care.
By designing accessible and seamless healthcare services around patients’ needs, NHG ensures that patient care is fully coordinated within the cluster and is also extended to high level collaboration with other healthcare providers at home and abroad.
Scholars in health administration will take on leadership roles in NHG. They will be groomed and developed as capable, well-rounded leaders in the public healthcare sector through rotation and exposure to diverse areas such as financial management, operations management, human resource and manpower planning.
At NHG, it values its people, and lets them know this in many ways – from awards to employee development and mentorship programmes. It continually tap new talent and invest in its pool of dedicated professionals and future leaders, spreading the group’s vision and commitment to Adding Years of Healthy Life.
Potential Career Path:
SgIS scholars can look forward to a life-long career path in the healthcare set-up with varied career tracks in operations and / or other areas of administration. Structured development programmes will be provided to help them gain an understanding of critical functional areas and their interconnections, as well as develop the necessary skills required to manage cross-functional teams. Scholars are able to explore various multi-disciplinary pathways. This will bring out the best of their education and other strengths to the related field of studies. Through this programme, scholars will be developed to succeed in an ever-changing and dynamic environment.
- All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines)*
*For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
National University Health System
http://https://www.nuhs.edu.sgNational University Health System (NUHS) is an academic medicine centre established in 2008 to carry out the tripartite mission of excellence in clinical care, education and translational clinical research. The organisation trains healthcare providers and scientists while conducting research that focuses on bringing solutions to major healthcare challenges faced by Singaporeans.
Scholars in health administration will take on leadership roles in NUHS. They will be groomed and developed as capable, well-rounded leaders in the public healthcare sector through rotation and exposure to diverse areas such as financial management, operations management, human resource and manpower planning.
Potential Career Path:
An administrator plays an important role in the healthcare environment.
As an administrator, you provide support to various departments and will gain hands-on experience in managing key processes, activities and facilities. You interact with different stakeholders to ensure the departments function smoothly to provide quality care to patients.
If you are passionate about improving operational efficiency and the provision of quality healthcare to patients, the job as a healthcare administrator may well be what you are looking for.
NUHS is a great place to build your career! Begin your journey to success and personal growth with NUHS.
You can expect:
- A wide range of professional career choices
- To be fully groomed to your fullest potential through development opportunities
- Excellent career advancement opportunities
- Recognition for outstanding performance
- Competitive benefits
- All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines)*
*For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
Singapore Health Services
http://www.singhealth.com.sgThe SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre draws on the collective strengths of SingHealth and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School to drive the transformation of healthcare and provide affordable, accessible, quality healthcare. With 42 clinical specialties, a network of 2 Hospitals, 5 National Specialty Centres, 9 Polyclinics and a Community Hospital, it delivers comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and integrated care. Sengkang Health, a new healthcare system to deliver patient-centric care to the community in the north-east of Singapore is currently being developed. Sengkang General and Community Hospitals are expected to be fully operational in 2018.
Members of the SingHealth group:
Hospitals (Tertiary Specialty Care):
Singapore General Hospital, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
National Specialty Centres (Tertiary Specialty Care):
National Cancer Centre Singapore, National Dental Centre of Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, National Neuroscience Institute, and Singapore National Eye Centre
SingHealth Polyclinics (Primary Care):
Bedok, Bukit Merah, Geylang, Marine Parade, Outram, Pasir Ris, Queenstown, Sengkang, and Tampines
Community Hospital (Intermediate and Long-term Care):
Bright Vision Hospital
Potential Career Path:
Scholars in health administration will be groomed to take on leadership roles in SingHealth. Through rotation and exposure to different areas such as finance, operations, human resource and manpower planning, they will be developed as well-rounded leaders in the public healthcare sector.
All courses (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine and other healthcare-related disciplines)
For students who wish to study psychology, please note that you will not be practising as a clinical psychologist upon graduation.
