Manager, Primary Care Network Programme

Manager, Primary Care Network Programme

As the Manager, Primary Care Network Programme, you will play a key role in supporting and/or facilitating the implementation of national initiatives by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to keep Singaporeans healthy and to anchor effective chronic disease management in primary care. The role would require the incumbent to identify gaps, analyse information to find patterns and new opportunities, enhance existing service models and incorporating systems level structural changes needed so as to support a wider range of clients in the community. 

Support the development of the programme:

• Apply structured methodology when working with the Primary Care Network (PCN) teams and stakeholders to analyse patterns, behaviour, systemic structures and deepen understanding of the challenges faced by PCNs.
• Through a structured approach, he/she will need to learn and/or understand concepts and match concepts to current state operating models, prioritise and recommend areas for change
• Have a strong overview of what these needs are by having e.g., an effective structure and process in that will tie in with the Healthier SG workstreams
• Able to propose, a coherent plan that can address the PCN teams challenges by e.g., translating care models into specific areas of need

Programme Evaluation:

• Conduct evaluation and review of programme and projects. This includes conducting data analysis and research.
• Working with the Primary Care Leaders on the phases of change to the new model of care.
• Managing both the dependencies and the interfaces between projects that can span across different stakeholders in the primary care sector.

• Managing risks to the programme's successful outcomes including but not limited to grants processing, liaising with MOH and other AIC Divisions to ensure proper controls are put in place for fund administration.

• Initiating necessary actions and additional interventions whenever gaps in the programme are identified or where issues arise.
• Reporting the progress of the programme at regular intervals.

Job Requirements

• Degree holder in any discipline (Experience in healthcare industry is a plus)
• Possess strong organizational skills, critical thinking, apply an analytical and structured approach toward problem-solving
• Highly driven, self-motivated, resilient and tenacious
• Able to work in a fluid environment, has a flexible approach, able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Possess transferrable skills to oversee programme management and evaluation