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• Positions Available
• Doctor's Career Progression
• Requirements to Work in Singapore as a Doctor
• NHG's Recruitment Exercise
Career With Us
The practice of medicine is renowned for its versatility. With the same education base, and possibly further training, you can enjoy numerous career options. To ensure a fruitful return on your years of time and effort, and for personal and intellectual satisfaction, you would have to make careful career decisions that meet your goals and interests.
As a medical practitioner, you care deeply about other people and their health. You would like to enjoy the respect and professional development that comes with your career choice. Above all, you enjoy learning and growth, and helping people while working in a challenging and flexible environment.
Positions Available
House Officers/ Medical Officers
Successful candidates will be rotated amongst the disciplines in the various institutions under NHG to gain valuable exposure, and as part of their medical training requirements.
All candidates should possess a Medical Degree or post graduate degree recognized by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), as listed in the schedule of the Medical Registration Act.
Registrars / Associate Consultants / Consultants
Specialists and specialty trainees with recognised and relevant postgraduate qualifications are also welcome to apply.
Vacancies are available across all disciplines, especially in:
- Geriatric Medicine
- General/ Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Psychiatry
- Oncology
Doctor's Career Progression
NHG offers various career progression tracks that will allow you to pursue career goals according to your different interests and competencies. The various career paths that are available are as follows:
| a. Specialist Track is designed for doctors who wish to be trained to be specialists. | |||||||
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Medical Officer | |
Medical Officer (Basic Specialist Trainee) |
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| Registrar (Advanced Specialist Trainee) |
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Associate Consultant | |
Consultant | |
Senior Consultant | |
| b. Residential Physician Track is designed for doctors who do not aspire to be specialists, but prefer to remain working in a hospital setting, after completion of their Medical Officer bond (applicable for local medical graduates from National University of Singapore NUS) and after attaining a minimum of 5 years experience as Medical Officer (post-housemanship). | |||||||
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Medical Officer | |
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| c. Family Physician Track is designed for doctors who attain the Masters of Medicine (Family Medicine) and who wish to pursue a career in primary healthcare/family medicine within NHG Polyclinics. | |||||||
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House Officer | |
Medical Officer | |
Medical Officer (Basic Specialist Trainee in Family Medicine) |
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| Family Physician | |
Senior Family Physician | |
Consultant Family Physician | |
Senior Consultant Family Physician | |
| d. Family Doctor Track is designed for doctors who wish to remain working in NHG Polyclinics as a general practitioner after completion of their Medical Officer bond (applicable for local medical graduates from NUS) and after attaining a minimum of 5 years experience as Medical Officer (post-housemanship). | ||||||||
| Fresh Medical Graduate | |
House Officer | |
Medical Officer (5 years) |
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Family Doctor | |
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What is required before I can work in Singapore as a Doctor?
Before you can start work as a doctor in Singapore, you will need to have the following:
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Medical Registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
- House Officer - Provisional Medical Registration
- Medical Officer & Above Grades - Full/Conditional Medical Registration
- Medical Officer (Non-Traditional Source) - Temporary Medical Registration
Click here to find out more about the types of registration. (46Kb, PDF) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (FREE) if you are unable to view PDF files.
→ You will need to complete the SMC Application for Medical Registration Form and enclose all the required supporting documents that are stated on the 1st page of the form. Thereafter, it should be submitted to the employer who will apply for Medical Registration on your behalf.
→ SMC will generally require 4 weeks to process an application for Medical Registration (upon receiving the completed application form and the complete set of supporting documents).
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Employment Pass for non-Singaporean or non-Singapore Permanent Resident
→ You will need to complete the Employment Pass Application Form (Form 8) and enclose the relevant supporting documents. Thereafter, it should be submitted to the employer who will apply for an Employment Pass on your behalf.
→ Processing time required by Employment Pass Department is 2 weeks from the receipt of the application following SMC's approval of Medical Registration.
→ If you are currently studying in Singapore and are on Student Pass, you are required to cancel your Student Pass before the employer could submit your application for an Employment Pass.
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NHG's Recruitment Exercise
NHG is a leader in public healthcare in Singapore with more than 11 000 staff and S$1 billion in annual revenue. We are recognized at a home and abroad for the quality of our medical expertise and facilities. Care is provided through an integrated network of primary healthcare polyclinics, acute care and tertiary hospitals, national specialty centres, innovative virtual specialty centres and business divisions. Together they bring a rich legacy of 325 years of medical expertise to our philosophy of patient centric care.
Bearing testimony to our quest for world class quality care, NHG is proud to be the first public healthcare group in Singapore to attain the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.
NHG is on a constant lookout for local and overseas medical talents. Overseas trips have been made annually to the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Philippines and India. These overseas recruitment exercises allow us to meet up and share information with the medical students and doctors on the training and career opportunities available within NHG. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team which provides comprehensive and accessible care, join us today!
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply by sending their applications to:
National Healthcare Group
Human Resource Department
6 Commonwealth Lane
Level 6, GMTI Building
Singapore 149547
Fax: (65) 6496 6871
Email: medcare@nhg.com.sg
Kindly enclose the following with your application:
- a. Full personal particulars / CV
- b. Educational & Professional Qualifications
- c. Career History and Aspirations
- d. Present & Expected Salary
- e. Contact Number & Email Address
- f. Names of 2 Professional References
- g. A Non-Returnable Photograph
Contact Us
For employment queries, our HR team can be contacted at:
National Healthcare Group
Human Resource Department
6 Commonwealth Lane
Level 6, GMTI Building
Singapore 149547
Fax: (65) 6496 6871
Tel: (65) 6496 6819 / 6496 6820 / 6496 6821
Email: medcare@nhg.com.sg
