Advance Your Orthopaedic Surgery Career in One of Asia’s Leading Surgical Centres
Looking to develop advanced orthopaedic skills within a high-volume, structured, and academically driven healthcare system?
Head Medical is seeking experienced Resident Physicians in Orthopaedic Surgery for positions in Singapore. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain broad surgical exposure within a world-class public healthcare environment
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Work in a high-volume Orthopaedic Department with exposure across trauma, spine, sports, arthroplasty and hand surgery
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Gain experience in Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery - managing approximately 1,000 cases annually
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Develop skills in a structured, consultant-supervised environment with progressive responsibility
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Benefit from Singapore’s advanced healthcare system, excellent infrastructure, and outstanding lifestyle opportunities
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Salary SGD $80,000 -$120,000 per annum ( commensurate with experience)
The Role
The National Healthcare Group is one of Singapore’s leading public healthcare clusters, delivering care through a network of hospitals, specialist centres, and primary care services.
You will work in a modern, high-volume tertiary setting, supported by strong multidisciplinary teams and academic partnerships.
There is a strong focus on:
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Structured clinical supervision and training
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High patient volumes with a diverse and complex case-mix
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Teaching, audit, research, and academic development
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Integrated multidisciplinary care models
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Progressive clinical responsibility under consultant guidance
In this Orthopaedic Surgery role, you will work under direct consultant supervision across a broad clinical remit, including:
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Outpatient clinics (new and follow-up patients)
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Operating theatre exposure (elective and trauma lists)
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Inpatient ward care and peri-operative management
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Orthopaedic on-call duties
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Participation in teaching, audit, and clinical governance
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Completion of an annual research or audit project
This role is designed for doctors seeking structured surgical development within a busy tertiary environment.
What you will Gain
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High-volume surgical exposure across multiple orthopaedic subspecialties
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Progressive development of operative and microsurgical skills
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Strong academic teaching programme and national-level education sessions
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Supervised theatre participation with increasing responsibility over time
Requirements
These roles are best suited to doctors currently working at middle-grade level or above, looking to gain structured, supervised experience within a high-volume tertiary healthcare system in Singapore.
To be considered, candidates must:
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Be eligible for Conditional Registration with the Singapore Medical Council
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Hold a primary medical qualification recognised by the Singapore Medical Council (Second Schedule)
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Have a minimum of 3 years’ relevant clinical experience in Orthopaedic Surgery or a related specialty
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Be in active clinical practice over the past 3 years
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Meet English language proficiency requirements (where applicable)
The Location
Singapore is one of the most advanced and efficient healthcare systems in the world, offering an exceptional balance between career development and lifestyle.
You will benefit from:
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Safe, modern, and highly efficient city living
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Excellent international schools and a family-friendly environment
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Strong structured training and professional development systems
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High-quality public healthcare infrastructure
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Easy travel access across Asia and beyond
Find out more about Singapore here
What Head Medical can do for you
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we understand that it can also be daunting and time consuming. We’re the UK’s specialist in international medical recruitment and we’ve helped many Doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We know it’s important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through your plans and will get to know you to make sure we find the right role in the right location. Once we have secured a job for you, we’ll manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process and support you (and your family) with the relocation itself