Healthcare Therapy Assistant (Yishun)

About the role

This position is a healthcare therapy assistant based in Yishun, focused on supporting clients in a person-centred model of care. The assistant ensures client safety, assists with daily living needs and prepares clients and equipment for therapy sessions.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure client safety and well-being at all times, follow safety procedures and never leave clients unattended
• Monitor clients during treatment and assist them with Activities of Daily Living, such as urinary catheterization and drainage system care, and accompany them to the toilet
• Assist with nursing care or first aid, such as wound dressing
• Prepare clients and therapy equipment before each session and assist or conduct routine exercises, group therapy and activities as formatted by the therapists
• Don and doff prosthetics and orthotics when necessary, and give feedback on client behaviour to the therapist
• Maintain and clean all therapy equipment, report repairs needed, and keep the department clean and locked up at the end of the day
• Work with volunteers helping in client activities and attend staff meetings, case conferences and in-service and support programmes

Required profile

• Minimum secondary education or equivalent
• WSQ Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) or a relevant certificate preferred
• Experience caring for clients with dementia preferred
• Team player with good interpersonal communication skills
• Able to communicate effectively with clients and caregivers from diverse backgrounds; knowledge of additional languages or dialects is an advantage