Hospital Clinician (HC) Scheme

The Hospital Clinician (HC) Scheme is a nationally recognised career pathway for doctors in Singapore's public healthcare system who aspire to work as non-specialists, focusing on broad-based clinical practice in public hospitals.

Through a structured curriculum with work-based assessments administered using Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), HCs gain the necessary clinical experience and broad-based medical competencies to effectively provide care services in acute and sub-acute public hospitals.

BROAD-BASED ROTATIONS WITH WIDE EXPOSURE

HCs in SingHealth, the leading and largest public healthcare cluster in Singapore, have the opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of cases through broad-based and specialty-specific rotations for two years. This allows them to take on different roles and responsibilities as a Hospital Clinician, ensuring Singapore's healthcare system remains sustainable while providing a consistently high standard of care.

Career Prospects

The HC scheme is an employment scheme (work-train scheme) with elements of structured assessments incorporated to ensure standards of various job grades. An exciting career awaits after the two-years training. As HCs gain more experience, they may progress to become Principal Hospital Clinicians with opportunities for organisational and administrative leadership roles.

Training Domains

HCs will be placed into one of two domains during their training phase:

For Adult, Non-obstetric Care

1. MEDICAL – ACUTE AND SUBACUTE CARE

Departments include but not limited to General Medicine, ICU, Emergency Department,
Community Hospital.
This domain allows practice in:
Acute resuscitation and management of common conditions
Providing semi-autonomously care to patients with specialist inputs

2. PERI-OPERATIVE – SURGICAL AND ANAESTHESIA

Departments include but not limited to General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Anaesthesia, Neurosurgery.
This domain allows practice in:
Anchoring peri-operative medical care in the inpatient setting
As HCs progress to Senior Hospital Clinicians (SHCs) in both domains, they will maintain strong medical competencies, allowing them to be cross-deployable between departments within the same domain.

For Paediatrics Care

MEDICAL – ACUTE AND SUBACUTE CARE

Departments include KKH Paediatrics Medicine, KKH Children’s Emergency Department, KKH Neonatology,

SGH Neonatology.

This domain allows practice in:

Acute resuscitation and management of inpatient paediatrics conditions
Providing procedures independently with specialist’s guidance, if necessary

Eligibility

Fully registered or conditionally registered doctors who are:

Local (either Singaporean, Singapore Permanent Resident or local-trained foreigner¹);
Have at least two years (full-time equivalent) of work experience as a Medical Officer (MO)² in Singapore; and
Have obtained a letter of recommendation from a supervisor or senior clinician³ on his/her suitability to join the scheme.

Foreign trained foreigners who are currently under the employment of MOHH and have worked at least five years² in Singapore.
Have obtained a letter of recommendation from a supervisor or senior clinician³ on his/her suitability to join the scheme.

¹ Local-trained foreigners are doctors who have graduated from a local medical school or have completed local junior residency training.
²For HC (Paeds), the applicant would need to have at least six months of relevant MO postings in Paediatric Medicine, Children’s Emergency and/or Neonatalogy.
³The supervisor or senior clinician should be from a department where the applicant had undergone a clinical posting in.

Information is accurate as of March 2025.

Duration

2 years of work-based training with opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of cases through broad-based and specialty-specific rotations.

Application and Timeline:

There are two intakes per year in January or July, to coincide with regular MOPEX posting cycles.

Contact Us

Doctors who are keen to learn more about the scheme may indicate your interest via the QR code or click here to receive more information on the Hospital Clinician Scheme.

For any other enquiries on the HC Scheme, please email to [email protected]