Job Description
The Therapy Assistant is to provide assistance to therapists in clinical, administrative and technical duties and to assist in the supervision of Healthcare Assistants.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist the therapist in setting up patients on therapeutic equipment.
- Assist the therapist in setting up / supervising / assisting patients in the performance of therapeutic activities / exercises.
- Assist the therapist in the fabrication of orthosis / devices necessary for rehabilitation.
- Tidy therapy area and assist with cleaning duties.
- Co-ordinate portering of patients to and from the department for therapy in the area of work, and porter patients if necessary.
Job Requirements
- Minimum GCE ‘A’ level or ITE Higher NITEC or at least 2 years of relevant work experience.
- Computer skills in Word and Excel
- Service oriented and customer focused
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Team worker Pleasant and cheerful personality
Interested applicants are invited to email a detailed resume stating your current and expected salary to *************
Please indicate in the subject title as: "
Applying for position of
Senior/Therapy Assistant_Rehabilitation Department (Contract)
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We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About the NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
The National University Hospital is a tertiary hospital and major referral centre with over 50 medical, surgical and dental specialties, offering a comprehensive suite of specialist care for adults, women and children. It is the only public hospital in Singapore to offer a paediatric kidney and liver transplant programme, in addition to kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation for adults.
The Hospital was opened on 24 June 1985 as Singapore’s first restructured hospital. Each year, the Hospital attends to more than one million patients.
As an academic health institution, patient safety and good clinical outcomes are the focus of the Hospital. It plays a key role in the training of doctors, nurses, allied health and other healthcare professionals. Translational research is pivotal in the Hospital’s three-pronged focus, and paves the way for new cures and treatment.
A member of the National University Health System, it is the principal teaching hospital of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Faculty of Dentistry.
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