Assistant Director, Youth Preventive Health Service

Overview
What the role is: The Youth Preventive Health Service’s vision is to ensure a nation of healthy children with brighter futures. The Assistant Director will be a member of Youth Preventive Health Service (YPHS) medical team to support YPHS in fulfilling its key role as the lead service provider of preventive health services for school children to detect health conditions early, reshape their health seeking behaviour and build healthy habits to address preventable non-communicable diseases. He/she will also assist the team in collaboration efforts with internal and external stakeholders providing similar interventions and stakeholders in the preventive health needs of students. You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time. (Note: This is a position under the Health Promotion Board)
What you will be working on
As a key member of the YPHS team, you will have an opportunity to work with clinical and non-clinical officers to perform tasks, at the matrix-level or in a dedicated team, which include:
Deliver clinical preventive care to students which includes health assessment to detect key growth and developmental conditions early for intervention and immunisation to prevent vaccine preventable diseases
Develop lifestyle prescriptions for students and provide clinical consultation and teleconsult to encourage students and parents to adopt healthy lifestyles, promote behavioural change, empower them to care for themselves and connect them to a wide range of social and health activities
Review care plans based on the latest clinical evidence and design new pathways to address emerging health needs of the student population
Develop partnerships with other divisions in HPB and schools, utilise sound medical knowledge to engage these stakeholders and guide the design, execution and evaluation of joint care programmes with these stakeholders
Provide clinical inputs to introduce or augment technological enablers e.g. mobile apps, IT interfaces to monitor adoption of lifestyle prescription, provide nudges, track health outcomes, collate and share data in a secured manner
What we are looking for
A dynamic, driven and self-motivated individual preferably with at least 6 months of post housemanship experience in primary paediatric care/family medicine setting who possesses:
Strong foundation in paediatric and clinical preventive care for children
Experience in preventive medicine and health screening programmes
Strong planning, analytical, and project management skills
Good teamwork skills, able to work well with internal and external stakeholders
Good written/verbal communication skills, negotiation/influencing and conflict management skills
Ability to translate complex medical concepts for non-medical stakeholders
Ability to provide clinical input for health technology development
Versatile, organised, able to juggle multiple projects and prioritise workload
Detail-oriented and strong in implementation to handle the end-to-end programme management
Registered with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
Key competencies
Thinking Clearly & Making Sound Judgements – Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to support the crafting of sound policy recommendations; ability to grasp timelines, operating context and ground realities.
Learning & Putting Skills into Action - Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge and new ways of working.
Improving & Innovating – Ability to seek continual improvements, and to innovate and experiment while managing the risks involved.
Working Effectively with Stakeholders – Ability to mobilise and rally partners and stakeholders towards a collective purpose.
As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.
About Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) vision is to champion a healthy nation with our people – to live well, live long and with peace of mind. As an open country constantly exposed to an interconnected world, Singapore faces complex issues in public healthcare. MOH constantly grapples with new challenges brought on by an increasingly globalised world, a rapidly ageing population and rising expectations. MOH’s responses to these challenges include preventing and managing the outbreak of diseases such as SARS and Influenza A (H1N1), designing a healthcare system that delivers care in an integrated and effective manner, growing the capacity and capabilities within the sector, and managing healthcare inflation.
As an MOH officer, you will be involved in formulating and implementing policies that guide Singapore’s healthcare ecosystem. You will work alongside a team with varied skills and backgrounds, but with the common goals of (i) promoting good health and reducing illnesses; (ii) ensuring that Singaporeans have access to good and affordable healthcare; and (iii) pursuing medical excellence. Your work will have far-reaching impact on the health and lives of Singaporeans.
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