Contract Senior Doctor (Private Healthcare Facilities)

Duties

Successful candidate will be deployed to perform “licensing and regulatory function” or “land grant and service deed monitoring function” as follows –

Licensing and Regulatory Function

(a) lead a team to handle (i) the licensing and regulatory matters relating to Private Healthcare Facilities (“PHFs”) including hospitals, day procedure centres (“DPCs”) and clinics or (ii) the matters in relation to exemption of small practice clinics (“SPCs”), including conducting inspections/surprise inspections to the relevant premises and developing the relevant e-licensing platform;

(b) monitor the quality, safety and standard compliance of PHFs or SPCs; and advise on quality assurance and improvement in licensed premises;

(c) investigate incidents/suspected contraventions of and complaints against licensed PHFs or SPCs, implement regulatory/enforcement actions and monitor the implementation of improvement measures; assist in risk communication of incidents relating to PHFs or SPCs; and provide professional support to other law enforcement agencies such as the Police in the investigation of suspected illegal medical practice;

(d) develop materials to facilitate doctors and clinic operators to understand the criteria and procedures for applying clinic licences or exemption of SPCs;

(e) oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of protocols, Codes of Practice and other documents in relation to applications for PHF licences/ exemption of SPCs, inspection, investigation and enforcement; and

(f) supervise the team in replying to enquiries, management of complaints and handling of statistics under the team’s purview.

Land Grant and Service Deed Monitoring Function

(a) lead a team to monitor the PHFs’ compliance with land grant conditions relating to health and clinical services, site development and profit plough-back requirement;

(b) plan for the inspections on compliance checking; supervise the inspections in the event of suspected breach of land grant conditions and follow-up the non-compliance cases with the relevant parties;

(c) provide professional inputs in formulating and reviewing the service deeds/ supplemental deeds of private hospitals;

(d) plan the monitoring and enforcement strategy for the service deeds entered by the new private hospitals and regularly review the effectiveness of the monitoring measures;

(e) oversee the compliance with the service deeds entered by the new private hospitals in health and clinical services aspects; conduct site audits if necessary and identify suspected default and non-compliance with service deeds for follow-up with the relevant parties; and

(f) provide professional support and assessment on the new initiatives relating to the development of new private hospitals.

(Remarks: Selected candidates will be required to perform outdoor duties and site visits/inspections. They may also be required to work outside normal working hours and perform on-call duties.)

Entry Requirements

• Candidates should –
• (a) possess a medical qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161 or equivalent;
• (b) be a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent;
• (c) have a good command of spoken and written Chinese and English; and
• (d) be able to speak fluent Cantonese.

Pay

Monthly salary at HK$139,825 plus end-of-contract gratuity.

Terms of Appointment

Successful candidate will normally be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for one year. Renewal of contract will be subject to the service need of the Department and the performance of the candidate.

How to Apply

There is no specific closing date for application for this post. Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau (<https://www.csb.gov.hk>). Applicants should state in detail in the application form their relevant experience, qualifications and certificate of registration or other document evidencing the applicant’s registration with a medical authority outside Hong Kong. Applications which are incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will not be accepted.

Detailed curriculum vitae and copies of relevant professional certificates and documents must be submitted by email (<[email hidden]>) within one week after the submission of on-line application. The title of the post being applied for and the on-line application number should be quoted in the e-mail and copies of the supporting documents.

Applicants should provide their email addresses on the application forms. Candidates who are selected for interview and/ or written test will normally receive an invitation by email in about six to eight weeks after the application is received. Those who are not invited for interview and/ or written test may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.