The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Health and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, invite applications for the position of Higher Specialist Trainee in the Ministry for Health and in the Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity.

The salary attached to the position of Higher Specialist Trainee is equivalent to the maximum point of Salary Scale 6 (which in the year 2018 is € 28,612 per annum) with a substantive grade of Senior Staff Grade which starts at the third step of Salary Scale 6 (which in the year 2018 is € 26,226.68), together with a Specialisation Allowance of €5,140 per annum for the first two (2) years and rising to €5,650 as from the third year onwards, which shall be paid in three-monthly installments in arrears.

The duties of Higher Specialist Trainee include:

1. forming part of the Department indicated and is accountable to the respective Consultants and ultimately to the Clinical Chairperson of the Department;

2. forming an integral part of the training programme of the relevant Department and is suitable for candidates wishing to pursue a career in the chosen specialty. An appointee will be required to participate in teaching and academic activities including research and audit, and meetings of the relevant Department.  He/She may also be expected to be involved in the management of the Department and to take administrative responsibilities when necessary;

3. continuing with the duties of the Basic Specialist Trainee but at a higher level of responsibility. He/She should be able to diagnose and manage more complicated problems and should develop his/her clinical skills. He/She will be directly answerable to the Consultant in charge of the specialty;

4. providing resident on-call service in accordance with an established roster which may include night duty. This roster will take into consideration training requirements as may be applicable from time to time as well as the exigencies of the service; 

5. keeping abreast with the current developments in the respective field and participating in postgraduate meetings locally and abroad.  Research activities will be encouraged and an appointee will be expected to generate material for publication in local and foreign medical publications;

6. any other duties according to the exigencies of the Public Service as directed by the Principal Permanent Secretary;

7. making use of the Information Technology systems which may be in operation within the Ministry for Health and the Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity.

   An appointee may be posted to any of the health care services in Malta and Gozo and will be appointed with the Ministry responsible for the respective service.

By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:

            (i) (a)    citizens of Malta; or

                (b)    citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

                (c)    citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

                (d)    any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

            (e)        third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”.

The advice of the Department of Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs within the Identity Malta Agency should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions. 

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation.  Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

            (ii)         able to communicate in the Maltese and English languages; 

            (iii)        warranted Medical Doctors in possession of a Basic Specialist Trainee Certification issued by the Specialist Accreditation Committee in Malta or equivalent by not later than 31^st December 2018.

It is being clarified that before being appointed, applicants applying for the Higher Specialist Trainee positions in:

1. Accident and Emergency Medicine would require a CCBST in Accident and Emergency Medicine or equivalent;
2. General / Internal Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
3. Anaesthetics and Intensive Care would require a CCBST in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care or equivalent;
4. Baromedicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
5. Cardiology would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
6. Dermatology would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
7. Endocrinology, Diabetes and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
8. Gastroenterology and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
9. General Surgery would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
10. Geriatrics would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
11. Haematology would require EITHER a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent, OR a CCBST in Haematology or equivalent;
12. Histopathology would require a CCBST in Histopathology or equivalent;
13. Infectious Disease and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
14. Radiology would require a CCBST in Radiology or equivalent;
15. Neonatology would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
16. Neurology would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
17. Obstetrics and Gynaecology would require a CCBST in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or equivalent;
18. Oncology would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
19. Ophthalmology would require a CCBST in Ophthalmology or equivalent;
20. Orthopaedic Surgery would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
21. Otorhinolaryngology would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
22. Paediatrics would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
23. Paediatrics with a special interest in Cardiology would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
24. Paediatrics with a special ineterst in Community Paediatrics would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
25. Paediatrics with a special ineterst in Endocrinology and Diabetes would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
26. Paediatrics with a special interest in Infectious Diseases would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
27. Paediatrics with a specialist interest in Neurology would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
28. Paediatrics with a special interest in Oncology would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
29. Paediatrics with a special interest in Respiratory Medicine would require a CCBST in Paediatrics or equivalent;
30. Paediatric Surgery would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
31. Palliative Care would require EITHER a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent or a CCBST in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care or equivalent, or be listed in the Specialist Register of Family Medicine or equivalent;
32. Psychiatry would require a CCBST in Psychiatry or equivalent;
33. Public Health Medicine would require a CCBST in Public Health Medicine or equivalent;
34. Nephrology and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
35. Rehabilitation Medicine would require EITHER a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent OR a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
36. Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
37. Rheumatology and General Medicine would require a CCBST in Medicine or equivalent;
38. Urology would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent;
39. Vascular Surgery would require a CCBST in Surgery or equivalent.

It is the responsibility of applicants in possession of a Certificate of Completion of Basic Specialist Training or equivalent training awarded by an accreditation body other than the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC) of Malta to produce a recognition statement on comparability of the certification of completion of Basic Specialist Training, which statement should be attached to the application and the original presented at the interview. Candidates not in possession of the required statement may still apply, provided that they submit a copy of the statement, issued by the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC) of Malta, to the receiving department as soon as available and, in any case, by not later than one month from the closing date of the call for applications. Applicants who fail to present the required statement within the one-month period for reasons beyond their control, may request an extension of this time limit, up to a further one (1) month, to the Head of Department receiving the applications, indicating clearly the reasons for the delay. Extensions beyond this period are to be submitted for the consideration of the Public Service Commission.

It is being clarified that, applicants must have all the above mentioned requirements by not later than 31st December 2018, which should in any case, be obtained before appointment.

Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.

The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.

Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.

Applicants must be of conduct which is appropriate to the position applied for (applicants who are already in the Malta Public Service must produce a Service and Leave Record Form (GP 47); those applying from outside the Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Police or other competent authority not earlier than one (1) month from the date of application and state whether they have ever been in Government Service, giving details).

Applicants must be eligible to take up their due appointment, in terms of 5.1 to 5.3 above, not only by the closing time and date of this call for applications but also on the date of appointment.

Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC, or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).

Ministry / Department :	Ministry for Health
Contact Person :	Maureen Mahoney
Address :	Director Resourcing and Employee Relations Ministry for Health, Palazzo Castellania, 15, Merchants Street, Valletta, VLT 1171.
Telephone :	+356 22992604
Email address :	recruitment.health@gov.mt