Job Description

Sengkang General Hospital (SKH) forms a vital part of Singapore\'s master plan to provide quality and accessible care to support the healthcare needs of residents in northeastern Singapore. Offering a wide spectrum of clinical services, the 1,000-bed SKH provides multidisciplinary and patient-centric care covering all major healthcare disciplines.

Leveraging on the proximity advantage of co-locating with Sengkang Community Hospital, SKH has further established an ecosystem for healthy living in the northeast through intentional partnerships with primary care physicians, polyclinics, and intermediate and long-term care providers to deliver holistic, informed, and reassuring care.

Accessibility to SKH is well served by Singapore\'s two major rail networks - the Cheng Lim Station on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rail Transit and the Sengkang Station on the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit - providing a convenient commute for both employees and patients.

Associate Consultants / Consultants / Senior Consultants, Vascular Surgery

As part of the Department of General Surgery, we are looking for proactive and driven individuals to be part of our multidisciplinary team providing day-to-day patient care. You will provide and maintain high quality service and care in your respective specialty and work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals in the day-to-day treatment of patients.

You will be responsible for diagnosing, treating, and providing comprehensive care to patients with vascular conditions, such as the common vascular pathologies of peripheral vascular disease, aortic disease, venous disease and carotid stenoses, etc. You would also be expected to manage vascular trauma and renal access as well as be an integral part of the complex Diabetic Foot Ulcer Multi-Disciplinary Team.

You will also be required to perform duties, such as daily ward work, managing clinic/medical consultation, on-call in accordance with operational requirements of hospital. In addition, you will undertake responsibilities in areas of Clinical, Education, Research and Administration. These include mentoring junior doctors, participating in scholarly activities, and attending to non-clinical administrative duties.

Requirements

• Basic medical degree qualifications and a Postgraduate qualification registrable with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)*
• Must be in active clinical practice
• Prior experience in acute hospital setting
• Ability to work independently with demonstrated competence in managing patients
• Confident, pro-active and an effective team player

*Please visit SMC website for the list of registrable medical qualifications.

To Apply:

Interested applicants are invited to submit your application through, SKH Career Webpage (click the Apply button) or write in to Human Resource Department at careers@skh.com.sg

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