Job Description:

• Design and develop overall music therapy programme for adults with disabilities (including but not limited to the following processes: referral, assessment, intake, intervention, evaluation, discharge) based on best practices aligned with overall service’s vision and mission.
• Assess and identify the individual needs of clients and formulate, develop appropriate individualised music therapy programmes.
• Plan and conduct individual and group music therapy sessions, utilising relevant approaches to meet the therapeutic needs of the clients.
• Evaluate and document clients’ progress regularly
• Contribute to case conferences and team meetings where appropriate
• Evaluate music therapy services using appropriate outcome measures
• Work closely with different disciplines involved in the rehabilitative treatment and care process.
• Conduct in-services and workshops to centre staff on the use of music strategies in the setting based on service needs.
• Manage and maintain inventory of music resources and equipment.

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical Duties

• Provide quality and professional Music Therapy services at Inpatient and Outpatient
  Services. These include but are not limited to individual and group music therapy
• Set relevant goals and objectives with the patient and their caregivers (where applicable)
• Plan, review and evaluate progress with clear documentation
• Execute music therapy interventions to improve patient outcomes in core domain functions e.g., attention, gross and fine motor skills, self-expression, emotional regulation, symptom reduction, spiritual/psychological comfort, expressive and receptive communication.
• Provide clinical reports and records on the following according to hospital standards:
  1. Initial assessment
  2. Review and subsequent assessments
  3. Therapy goals
  4. Progress notes
  5. Case reviews
  6. Process audits
  7. Discharge planning (with measure outcomes)
• Participate in case conferences, team meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings and family meetings
• Carry out proper hand over when required
• Communicate to patient/family member to enhance therapy care, skill application and
  promote therapeutic carry over after therapy session
• Adhere to safety measures and infection control guidelines as stipulated by SLH
• Adhere to code of ethics and professional standards, and professional competencies as stipulated by the Association for Music Therapy, Singapore http://musictherapy.org.sg/public-resources/ in fulfilment of clinical duties

Administrative Duties

• Responsible for daily workload updates
• Organize own caseload coverage and work distribution
• Document and report incident when necessary

Education and Training

• Participate in departmental in-service training
• Conduct in-service education for other professionals and students
• Supervise volunteers or Music Therapy students in their clinical placements
• Give talks/lectures when applicable
• Participate in research activities, if any undertaken
• Develop new programs to improve care

Job Requirements:

• Candidates should possess at least a Bachelor Degree in Music Therapy from an accredited institution with national credentials: e.g. MT-BC(USA), HCPC (UK), RMT (Australia & Canada), RMth (NZ) and IACAT (Ireland)
• Having prior experience in medical/healthcare settings is preferred, especially with
  experience in rehabilitation
• NMT preferred, though training can be done after 6-month confirmation
• Proficiency with keyboard, guitar, percussion and vocal ability and familiarity with wide range of music genres (familiarity with Asian repertoire and geriatric population is an asset).
• Respect a wide range of cultural or spiritual practices and beliefs
• Able to work independently with good communication and documentation skills
• Must have an interest to work with the elderly in a hospital environment
• Ability to communicate in vernacular languages is an asset
• Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment

APPLICATION: 

Interested applicants, please email your application with a detailed CV and academic transcripts directly to hr@stluke.org.sg

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Locations: Choa Chu Kang (0.5 FTE), Woodlands (1 FTE), AMK (1 FTE)

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor / Master of Arts in Music Therapy from recognised institutions                  
• Registration with relevant Professional Body or Music Therapy Association

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Determining therapy objectives with the client at the outset of the relationship; 
• Planning, reviewing and assessing therapy sessions to monitor effectiveness and to aid the planning of subsequent sessions; 
• Taking an active role in sessions by playing, singing and listening;
• Encouraging clients to take part in the session, and supporting them by responding musically; 
• Encouraging clients to use a range of accessible musical instruments (such as percussion) and their own voice to express themselves; 
• Helping clients explore the world of sound and to create a musical language of their own; 
• Improvising with music as a reaction to what the client is communicating in order to enhance the individual nature of the relationship; 
• Recording therapy sessions, with the consent of the client(s); 
• Supporting the client’s creative development and facilitating positive changes in their behaviour and well-being; 
• Helping the client develop an increased self-awareness; 
• Assessing the musical and non-musical behaviours of the clients; 
• Writing up case notes and reports. Music therapists working in a clinical setting may spend a lot of time liaising with professional colleagues engaged in the care and development of their clients.

APPLICATION: 

Interested applicants, please apply via email: career@thkmc.org.sg