Total 2 job vacancies by Methodist Welfare Services

Role & Responsibilities 

1.      Programme Co-ordination:

Provide logistic support for activities and wellness programmes that focus on building the elderly’s self-help capacity including:

• On-site active ageing programmes which may be recreational/social and cognitive in nature, sometimes in collaboration with external providers
• Organising and participating in community events, outings and outreach events, such as door-knocking to engage community seniors

2.      Administrative Duties

-         Maintain a daily register of seniors who participate in activities and programmes at the Centre, for submission if necessary

-         Assist with money collection, issue receipts, maintenance of petty cash and requisition of Centre supplies

-         Provide support to the Centre cleaner to promote and maintain cleanliness of the Centre

-         Ensure Centre maintenance tasks are done regularly, e.g. aircon servicing, LEW reviews, etc.

3.      Volunteer Engagement

-         Encourage senior participation and volunteerism through promotion of senior initiation and implementation of ideas and activities

-         Assist Volunteer Management Executive to engage volunteers to run programmes and activities

4.      Outreach and Befriending Services

-         Conduct wellness assessments of seniors

-         Assign befrienders to provide befriending services to socially isolated seniors

-         Onward referrals to case management executive for service linkage and care coordination, when required

Qualifications, Competencies &Experience

·      Any relevant Diploma in social services

·      Good interpersonal and communications skills

·      Team player

·      Proficient in Microsoft Office 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Patient Care

1. Provide independent clinical assessment of patients and formulate individualized plans of care within the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse and in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team, referring appropriately for internal or external services as necessary.
2. Perform clinical procedures as required for patient care.
3. Perform on-call duties on a rostered basis to provide out of office hours phone call support to patients and escalating emergent cases to on-call doctor as necessary.

Other Indirect Clinical responsibilities

1. Assist Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager in duties including but not limited to nursing consumables inventory, controlled drug storage/tracking and guiding junior staff nurses in performing their duties.

Competency Development and training

1. Completion of required competency training within the stipulated time frame.
2. Track learning hours and proactively look out for learning opportunities to meet development requirements.
3. Assist Nurse Clinician/Assistant Nurse Clinician in duties of clinical audits and clinical supervisions and guiding of junior staff nurses in performing their duties periodically.

Quality Improvement

1. Proactively participate in QI and audit projects undertaken by the HC/HH team, taking up the role of assistant project manager if necessary

Any other tasks that may arise as part of MWS HC/HH service requirements.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Registered with Singapore Nursing Board
• Minimum 5 years of Nursing work exposure and minimum 2 years of community health care work exposure
• Specialist/Advanced Diploma in Gerontology, Palliative Care or equivalent preferred
• Physically fit (Able to carry 10kg luggage bag)
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good team player