Programme Intern (HCA Hospice Limited)

Organisation Overview: HCA Hospice is committed to ensuring the best quality of life to the terminally ill by delivering professional palliative care and providing compassionate support to their families. We are also committed to nurturing the dedicated individuals who make our work possible and serve our community through continued learning and development. We do this with Professionalism, Compassion, Respect, Integrity, and in Collaboration with like-minded partners.

Brief Description: This position is responsible for assisting in the planning and executing diverse volunteer, vendor, and staff-led programs while supporting smooth clinical and administrative operations at our Day Hospice Centre. The intern will be befriending and engaging with our patient with life-limiting illness in our vision of adding life to days.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As an intern at Day hospice centre, your responsibilities would include:

1. Supporting or facilitating activities and programmes for patients at Oasis

2. Assisting the Programme Executive in the planning and coordination of Day Hospice initiatives

3. Presenting programme updates during team roll calls

4. Providing assistance to patients, including:

   1. Portering

   2. Toileting support

5. Supervising patients during transitions

6. Assisting with the facilitation of centre tours for visitors

7. Volunteers engagement

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

1. To gain hands-on experience in planning and executing diverse volunteer, vendor and staff-led programmes

2. To be able to manage communications at workplace with colleagues as well as patients

3. To develop and understanding and learn more about person-centred care principles

4. To learn about the employee life cycle and the processes involved

5. Develop proficiency in organisational skills

Duration of Internship: 6 months

Daily Working Hours: 8.30am - 6.00pm

Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Minimum Qualification: Polytechnic diploma or ITE graduates (Current Polytechnic students or ITE students are welcome as well)

Requirements (if any): NA

No of Vacancies: 2

Contact Person Name: Jean Thee

Contact Person Email: jeant@hcahospicecare.org.sg

Please read the following to apply for the internship:

1. Click here for the application form.

2. Select the number of internship roles you wish to apply for at "Number of Internship Role(s) to Apply For".

3. Copy and paste "Programme Intern (HCA Hospice Limited)" into the "Internship Role" field.

For further enquiries on the internship role, you may email the contact person as stated in the description.