Medical and Health Officer

Duties

Mainly deployed on clinical and non-clinical duties in the following programme areas

• (a) statutory functions;
• (b) disease prevention;
• (c) health promotion;
• (d) curative care; and
• (e) rehabilitation.
• (Remarks: Selected candidates may be required to work shifts outside normal working hours and perform on-call duties.)

Entry Requirements

Candidates should have –

(a) a medical qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161;

(b) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 or above results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent (See Note (3)); and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English; and

(c) a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) (See Note (4)).

(Remarks

1.For eligible non locally-trained doctors, a new Special Registration pathway under the Medical Council of Hong Kong is available for you to apply full registration after obtaining specialist qualification in Hong Kong. Details of Special Registration can be found at the website of the Medical Council of Hong Kong (<https://www.mchk.org.hk/english/registration/special_registration.html>). If a non locally-trained doctor is employed as a Medical and Health Officer, Department of Health will offer the same civil service status and benefits as locally trained doctors.

1. Applicants without the requisite CRE results, or equivalent, but have met the other entry requirements may also apply. )

Pay

Master Pay Scale Point 32 ($79,410) to Master Pay Scale Point 44B ($134,920) per month (See Notes (1)&(2)).

Terms of Appointment

A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years, during which the new recruit is expected to complete the Basic Specialist Training (BST) and pass all related examination(s). Upon passage of probation bar, the officer may be considered for appointment on the prevailing agreement terms or permanent terms depending on the officer’s progress on completion of BST as appropriate.

For further appointment on permanent terms, officers should complete all required Basic Specialist Training (BST) in an assigned specialty/ subspecialty and pass all examination(s) related to BST as required by the relevant College under the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM). Training for completion of BST in an assigned specialty/ subspecialty, including hospital attachments, may be arranged. Please refer to the attachment of this job advertisement for the specialty/subspecialty required by the relevant college under the HKAM recognised by the respective stream.

How to Apply

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, progress of completion of specialist training (if any), and registration number in the Medical Council of Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance Cap.161. 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 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.