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'''Original Editors ''' - [[User:Claire Adams|Claire Adams]] as part of the [[UCD Final Year Project: What Next?|UCD Final Year Project: What Next?]] | '''Original Editors ''' - [[User:Claire Adams|Claire Adams]] as part of the [[UCD Final Year Project: What Next?|UCD Final Year Project: What Next?]] | ||
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< | == Application == | ||
*Apply directly to hospital HR department/ Ministry of Manpower | |||
*Apply | *Skype interview if applying directly to the hospital HR department | ||
*Skype interview if applying directly to hospital HR department | *[http://www.mom.gov.sg/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.mom.gov.sg/Pages/default.aspx Ministry of Manpower] | ||
* | |||
== Getting Started == | |||
If you are successful in securing a job, the following applies | |||
*Hospital pays for flights | *Hospital pays for flights | ||
*Shipping of belongings | *Shipping of belongings | ||
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*Monthly housing allowance | *Monthly housing allowance | ||
*2 weeks in a hotel (to allow you to locate suitable accommodation) | *2 weeks in a hotel (to allow you to locate suitable accommodation) | ||
*<u>NOTE:</u> You have to pay this back if you don’t complete your contract | *<u>NOTE:</u> You have to pay this back if you don’t complete your contract | ||
== Health Check == | |||
On arrival you will require a health check that includes: | |||
*Bloods | *Bloods | ||
*Urine | *Urine | ||
*CXR | *CXR | ||
*General Medical | *General Medical | ||
*<u>NOTE:</u> Previous vaccination records are very important | *<u>NOTE:</u> Previous vaccination records are very important | ||
== Working Week == | |||
You will normally be offered a 2 year contract (can extend; difficult to transfer hospitals due to sponsorship). The average working week is 42 hours. | |||
* 8-5 | |||
* No breakfast/tea break | |||
* Lucky to get lunch<br> | |||
*21 days annual leave | *21 days annual leave | ||
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*Wages: lower than Ireland but cost of living is less so it balances out | *Wages: lower than Ireland but cost of living is less so it balances out | ||
== The Hospital == | |||
*Acute setting | *Acute setting | ||
*Various rotations – lasting 6-8 months | *Various rotations – lasting 6-8 months | ||
**General medical/surgical | |||
**ICU | |||
**Cardiothoracic/vascular surgery | |||
**Orthopaedics | |||
**Neurology | |||
**Geriatric | |||
**OPD | |||
**Sports | |||
**Paediatrics | |||
*Work phone – to keep in contact with mentor/colleagues | *Work phone – to keep in contact with mentor/colleagues | ||
*Good support | *Good support | ||
**Online notes prior to starting | |||
**Assigned a mentor | |||
**Helpful colleagues | |||
*Only Class A (income bracket) get air-conditioned rooms – working conditions can be quite tough at times | |||
*Only Class A (income bracket) get air conditioned rooms – working conditions can be quite tough at times | |||
== Working Day == | |||
*16-18 patient/day (12 in ICU) | *16-18 patient/day (12 in ICU) | ||
*OPD | *OPD | ||
**30 min – initial assessment | |||
**20 min – subsequent session | |||
**Therapy Assistants<br> | |||
*General Respiratory | *General Respiratory | ||
**Some respiratory | |||
**Some rehabilitation | |||
**Some CP | |||
**Suctioning is a favoured treatment – regular insertion of Guedell airways | |||
== Language Barrier == | |||
*Official language: English | *Official language: English | ||
*Not with elderly patients | *Not with elderly patients | ||
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*Translator usually available | *Translator usually available | ||
== The Health System == | |||
*Patients billed depending on which income bracket they are in – i.e. they pay some and the Government subsidise the rest | *Patients billed depending on which income bracket they are in – i.e. they pay some and the Government subsidise the rest | ||
*Have to pay for everything. Therefore equipment e.g. acapella/flutter are not used. | *Have to pay for everything. Therefore equipment e.g. acapella/flutter are not used. | ||
*The hospitals are run like a business | *The hospitals are run like a business | ||
* Daily stats – hospital calculate how much each patient would’ve paid for their physiotherapy | |||
* Compared with wage | |||
* Calculated whether they are making a profit or not<br> | |||
*Policy in place for everything – good environment to work in | *Policy in place for everything – good environment to work in | ||
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“…on my first day I was given a distance chart. This is a map of the ward and it marks out exact distances around the place. So, if I mobilise a patient from their bed to the nurse’s station, I can look at my chart and document that it was exactly 34.5m. It’s precise and exact – that’s the way things work here! There are four exact wards on each of the 13 floors and the chart works for all. No room for errors!”<br>(UCD 2010 Graduate currently working in Singapore) | “…on my first day I was given a distance chart. This is a map of the ward and it marks out exact distances around the place. So, if I mobilise a patient from their bed to the nurse’s station, I can look at my chart and document that it was exactly 34.5m. It’s precise and exact – that’s the way things work here! There are four exact wards on each of the 13 floors and the chart works for all. No room for errors!”<br>(UCD 2010 Graduate currently working in Singapore) | ||
== The Lifestyle == | |||
*Excellent social life | *Excellent social life | ||
*Vibrant city | *Vibrant city | ||
*Lots to see and do – great places to eat and fantastic shopping | *Lots to see and do – great places to eat and fantastic shopping | ||
*Good base for travelling around Asia | *Good base for travelling around Asia | ||
**Cheap flights<br> | |||
*Nice accommodation | *Nice accommodation | ||
**Apartments with pools, gyms, tennis courts etc. | |||
**Slightly more expensive but worth it | |||
== Singapore == | |||
[[Image:Singapore.gif|286x286px|right]] | |||
*South East Asia | *South East Asia | ||
*Island country with 63 Islands | *Island country with 63 Islands | ||
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*Population: appx. 5 million (36% foreigners (2009 census)) | *Population: appx. 5 million (36% foreigners (2009 census)) | ||
*Tropical Rainforest Climate | *Tropical Rainforest Climate | ||
**Temp. 22-34 degree Celsius | |||
**No seasons; high humidity; large rainfall! | |||
*Currency: Singapore dollar 1<br> | |||
*Currency: Singapore dollar 1 | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 28 March 2020
Original Editors - Claire Adams as part of the UCD Final Year Project: What Next?
Top Contributors - Kim Jackson, Admin and Claire Adams
Application[edit | edit source]
- Apply directly to hospital HR department/ Ministry of Manpower
- Skype interview if applying directly to the hospital HR department
- Ministry of Manpower
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
If you are successful in securing a job, the following applies
- Hospital pays for flights
- Shipping of belongings
- $1000 initial bonus
- Monthly housing allowance
- 2 weeks in a hotel (to allow you to locate suitable accommodation)
- NOTE: You have to pay this back if you don’t complete your contract
Health Check[edit | edit source]
On arrival you will require a health check that includes:
- Bloods
- Urine
- CXR
- General Medical
- NOTE: Previous vaccination records are very important
Working Week[edit | edit source]
You will normally be offered a 2 year contract (can extend; difficult to transfer hospitals due to sponsorship). The average working week is 42 hours.
- 8-5
- No breakfast/tea break
- Lucky to get lunch
- 21 days annual leave
- 11 public holidays
- Work one in every 4 Saturdays
- Wages: lower than Ireland but cost of living is less so it balances out
The Hospital[edit | edit source]
- Acute setting
- Various rotations – lasting 6-8 months
- General medical/surgical
- ICU
- Cardiothoracic/vascular surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Neurology
- Geriatric
- OPD
- Sports
- Paediatrics
- Work phone – to keep in contact with mentor/colleagues
- Good support
- Online notes prior to starting
- Assigned a mentor
- Helpful colleagues
- Only Class A (income bracket) get air-conditioned rooms – working conditions can be quite tough at times
Working Day[edit | edit source]
- 16-18 patient/day (12 in ICU)
- OPD
- 30 min – initial assessment
- 20 min – subsequent session
- Therapy Assistants
- General Respiratory
- Some respiratory
- Some rehabilitation
- Some CP
- Suctioning is a favoured treatment – regular insertion of Guedell airways
Language Barrier[edit | edit source]
- Official language: English
- Not with elderly patients
- Mandarin Chinese; Malay; Tamil (Indian dialect); Various Chinese dialects
- Language classes in some hospitals
- Language sheets (with important words/phrases)
- Translator usually available
The Health System[edit | edit source]
- Patients billed depending on which income bracket they are in – i.e. they pay some and the Government subsidise the rest
- Have to pay for everything. Therefore equipment e.g. acapella/flutter are not used.
- The hospitals are run like a business
- Daily stats – hospital calculate how much each patient would’ve paid for their physiotherapy
- Compared with wage
- Calculated whether they are making a profit or not
- Policy in place for everything – good environment to work in
- Efficient and Organised
“…on my first day I was given a distance chart. This is a map of the ward and it marks out exact distances around the place. So, if I mobilise a patient from their bed to the nurse’s station, I can look at my chart and document that it was exactly 34.5m. It’s precise and exact – that’s the way things work here! There are four exact wards on each of the 13 floors and the chart works for all. No room for errors!”
(UCD 2010 Graduate currently working in Singapore)
The Lifestyle[edit | edit source]
- Excellent social life
- Vibrant city
- Lots to see and do – great places to eat and fantastic shopping
- Good base for travelling around Asia
- Cheap flights
- Cheap flights
- Nice accommodation
- Apartments with pools, gyms, tennis courts etc.
- Slightly more expensive but worth it
Singapore[edit | edit source]
- South East Asia
- Island country with 63 Islands
- Size: 274.2 sq. mi. (Ireland 32,595.1 sq. mi.)
- Population: appx. 5 million (36% foreigners (2009 census))
- Tropical Rainforest Climate
- Temp. 22-34 degree Celsius
- No seasons; high humidity; large rainfall!
- Currency: Singapore dollar 1
