Hospital (Private or Public) Designation and Salary Range

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Really? Let's say I have 19 years in NHG.
I jump to singhealth. Work 1 year I can get 20 years long service award?

You can try and let us know.

Most likely no such deal.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Really? Let's say I have 19 years in NHG.
I jump to singhealth. Work 1 year I can get 20 years long service award?

Yes. Can confirm that will work. Check with the new HR.

Can anyone share what was the PB and salary increment in 2024 for Singhealth? Thanks !

If a dept/division in a PHI happens to close shop for whatever reason (assuming if it happens), for the perm staff, will they be let go or just be redeployed to another dept?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If a dept/division in a PHI happens to close shop for whatever reason (assuming if it happens), for the perm staff, will they be let go or just be redeployed to another dept?

They will redeploy the good ones.

anyone here promoted to JG17 (AD position i reckon?), care to share your journey? or maybe if don't have at least anyone has kakis that got hit JG16 and how long they took to reach there? (is post grad studies in management even a must for JG15 and above too?)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

anyone here promoted to JG17 (AD position i reckon?), care to share your journey? or maybe if don't have at least anyone has kakis that got hit JG16 and how long they took to reach there? (is post grad studies in management even a must for JG15 and above too?)

Only HOD can reach JG17.

Normal non-HOD can reach JG16 at least after 20 years.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Only HOD can reach JG17.

Normal non-HOD can reach JG16 at least after 20 years.

Not true. Some JG17 (Assistant Director equivalent at SingHealth) are not HODs.

Second part is probably true for an average worker but I have seen JG17 at 40 yo. They are usually the high performers.

I myself was a JG15 (Manager equivalent at SingHealth) at 33 yo when I joined (did Ph.D. for 5 years and industry R&D for 3 years), so there were many staffs who were older but more junior in rank than me and reported to me.

Promotion in Public Healthcare Institutions can be difficult even if you perform well consistently, so I left after 2 years for better prospects elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

anyone here promoted to JG17 (AD position i reckon?), care to share your journey? or maybe if don't have at least anyone has kakis that got hit JG16 and how long they took to reach there? (is post grad studies in management even a must for JG15 and above too?)

I am the poster for the reply immediately above and will try to answer your question based on my experience in a SingHealth Institution.

I myself was a JG15 (Manager) at 33 yo when I joined. I did Ph.D and worked in the industry R&D for 3 years before I joined. Fresh Ph.Ds usually joins at JG14, and if you join with a few yoe elsewhere it can be JG15. JG16 and above are for much more experienced candidates. A Ph.D is worthwhile if you intend to skip the grind at the junior grades (JG11 - JG13, Executive - Senior Executive). My experience is with the Research Department, so other Departments may be different.

Not sure about Masters, but from my observation it probably doesn't make an impact. A fresh Masters grad usually joins at JG11 (Executive), which is similar to a fresh Bachelors grad, but maybe with a slightly higher starting salary.

For a normal Singaporean male who joins as a fresh Bachelors grad at 25 yo, you will join as a JG11 (Executive) and will take an immense effort of grinding and consistent high performances to reach JG14 and above (Assistant Manager and above). Your salary will probably be lower than other JG14s if they had jumped jobs before landing in public healthcare at the same stage.

My advice is probably don't join public healthcare as a fresh Bachelors grad with an aim to grind your way up for decades. It will take immense effort and your salary will just climb at a normal rate. You can join to gain some experience and leave for better prospects elsewhere.

As for your question regarding the time it takes to hit JG16 or JG17, from my observations it is almost impossible to grind up to these grades if you are an average performer (most will be stuck at JG15). Most employees at JG16 and above are either very high performers (if they had stayed on from junior grades) or switched job from elsewhere.

Most JG16 are in their mid-40s/early 50s. It's hard to go higher than that.

To make 15 before 40yo is already a big achievement, especially if u are in a big team with a lot JG14 vying for JG15...