St Luke's Hospital - Singapore Hiring! Full Time Palliative Consultant in West Region (Singapore) - Ricebowl

The Palliative Care Consultant provides specialist palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. The role focuses on holistic, patient-centred care, integration of palliative principles into general medical services, capacity building of the multidisciplinary team, and advancement of SLH’s palliative care strategy in line with national priorities.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Care & Education

• Provide specialist palliative care consultations, including complex symptom management,
• goals-of-care discussions, and end-of-life care.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship to junior doctors and palliative care team members.
• Design and deliver structured education programmes in palliative care, communication skills, and end-of-life management.
• Build palliative care competencies across the hospital through regular teaching, case discussions, and interprofessional learning.

Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement

• Lead and contribute to development, review, and implementation of palliative care clinical policies, pathways, and SOPs.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives, audits, and outcome measurement related to end-of-life care.
• Support compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and clinical governance requirements.
• Promote safe, ethical, and evidence-based palliative care practices across services.

Service Development & Strategy

• Contribute to the design and implementation of palliative care service models
• Strengthen integration between hospital, community partners, home care, and hospice services to ensure seamless transitions of care.
• Participate in service evaluation, research, and grant-funded initiatives where appropriate.
• Support strategic planning to meet evolving palliative care needs in a geriatric and sub-acute population.

Requirements:

• Basic Medical Degree and postgraduate qualifications registrable with Singapore Medical Council.
• Advance specialist training in palliative medicine, will be requirement for the above position
• Committed and passionate in the care of patients who are in their end-of-life journey and those with multiple physical, psycho-emotional and social needs.

The successful candidate can expect a competitive remuneration package, and the opportunity to work in a collegial, nurturing and stimulating environment.