Many Talents, One Passion. SingHealth allied health professionals stand united in their commitment to ensure the best possible care of their patients. Working alongside doctors and nurses, SingHealth allied health professionals make independent assessment and decisions on patient treatment based on their specialised expertise.

 

 

 

Getting to know Allied Health Professions:

 

1. Diagnostic Radiography: Diagnostic radiographers take high-quality images of the human body to diagnose injuries or diseases for proper treatments. They may choose to specialise in certain imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computer tomography (CT) scans and ultrasound.

2. Dietetics: Dietitians use their knowledge of food and nutrition to help patients maintain and enhance their nutritional well-being. Dietitians also work to translate scientific evidence-based research on nutrition, health and disease into practical nutrition guidelines.

3. Medical Social Work: Medical social workers care about people and the social conditions in which they live in. They alleviate patients’ stress by assisting them to cope with grief, life transitions, hospitalisation, and reintegration to society.

4. Occupational Therapy: Occupational therapists focus on helping patients achieve independent function in all aspects of daily life. They treat patients’ physical conditions as well as assess and address mental health issues.

5. Orthoptics: Orthoptists assess and treat patients who have problems with eye movement and coordination, such as a lazy eye or squint. They work in tandem with other ophthalmic professionals to help patients manage diseases such as cataract, retinal and neurological problems.

6. Pharmacy: Pharmacists are experts in drugs and medicine. They dispense medicine and educate patients on their proper use in relation to their medical condition, dosage, possible side effects, allergies, and concurrent use of other medicines.  

7. Physiotherapy: Physiotherapists concentrate on building muscle strength, increasing exercise tolerance, expanding respiratory functions, relieving pain, and improving joint mobility. Their main goal is to work with the patients to get back to their original, if not better, physical state.

8. Podiatry: Podiatrists treat a range of problems related to the foot and lower limbs from corns and calluses, to high-risk diabetes mellitas (DM) patients. They also prescribe insoles to help with the misalignments of the feet.

9. Radiation Therapy: Radiation Therapists are trained in all aspects of the treatment for cancer patients. They use sophisticated computerised radiation equipment and techniques to deliver and provide planned courses of radiation therapy to patients with precision and accuracy.

10. Respiratory Therapy: Respiratory therapists are the experts in managing airways and accessing the vascular system. They evaluate and treat all types of patients ranging from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people whose lungs may be diseased.

11. Speech Therapy: Speech therapists diagnose and provide treatment related to speech, language, communication, cognition and swallowing disorders arising from brain injury, stroke, neurological injuries or degenerative disorders.

 

Exciting Career Paths in Allied Healthcare

 

Fresh graduates of the allied health professions will join a SingHealth institution as a generalist and rotate through different departments to help them identify their strengths and inclinations for further career development.

 

As a SingHealth allied health professional, you will be empowered and nurtured to excel in your chosen specialised career path through mentorship, on-the-job training, job rotations, overseas exchange programmes and skills training.

 

Depending on your aspirations, qualifications and strengths, you can also choose to develop a clinical specialisation, undertake research, deliver education or move into management roles.

 

 

*AHP: Allied Health Professional