3.1  The Salary attached to the position of Basic Specialist Trainee or General Practitioner Trainee is equivalent to the fifth step of Salary Scale 8 (which in the year 2026 is €32,352.34 per annum, rising by annual increments of €486.83 up to a maximum of €33,326.00) together with a Specialisation Allowance of €4,900 per annum, which shall be paid in thirteen equal installments per annum.   

3.2  An appointee who satisfies the criteria established for the relevant specialty, as specified in the respective training curriculum and exigencies of the specialty as approved by the Training Committee along the guidelines set by the Specialist Accreditation Committee of Malta during the contract period will, subject  to satisfactory performance, be appointed Basic Specialist Trainee 2 or General Practitioner Trainee 2 and shall be placed in not less that the fifth step of Salary Scale 7, (which in the year 2026 is €34,282.68 per annum, rising by annual increments of  €531.17 up to a maximum of €35,345.02) together with a Specialisation Allowance of €5,950 per annum, which shall be paid in thirteen equal installments per annum.

4.1  The job duties for the position of Basic Specialist Trainee may be viewed in Annex A and the job duties for the postion of General Practitioner Trainee may be viewed in Annex B attached to this Circular.

4.2  An appointee may be required to perform duties in any of the health care services of the Government of Malta at the discretion of the Management.

4.3  The appointee may be required to provide 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.   Additional remuneration will be paid at the approved rates for hours worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week and for work performed on Sundays and Public Holidays.  Four (4) hours per week paid protected time will be allocated for postgraduate training purposes.

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

The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` 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.

            (b)  in possession of the Foundation Programme Certificate of Completion (FPCC) issued by the Malta Foundation School or a qualification which is deemed by the Medical Council of Malta to be appropriate, relevant and comparable.