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    General Professional Trainee (Dentistry)

     Reference No. Government Gazette


    General Public   

    Definite  

    Healthcare, Medical and Caring
    Published Date: 02/05/2025 11:00
    Closing Date: 16/05/2025 17:15

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1. The Director General (People Management), Ministry for Health and Active Ageing invites applications for the position of Genereal Professional Trainee (Dentistry)  in the Department of Dentistry at Mater Dei Hospital, Ministry for Health and Active Ageing.

3. The Salary attached to the position of General Professional Trainee (Dentistry)  is equivalent to the Salary  Scale 9 Step 5 (which in the year 2025 is  €28,934.34 per annum).  Upon completion of one (1) year service as General Professional Trainee (Dentistry), an officer shall progress to the maximum of Salary Scale 9 (which in the year 2025  is  €29,829.00 per annum).  Employees working on a reduced hour time-table will receive the pro-rata allowance.

Duties

4.1 The job duties for the position of Genertal Professional Trainee (Dentistry)  may be viewed in Annex A 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.


Eligibility

5.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
    1. citizens of Malta; or
    2. citizens of the 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
    3. 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
    4. 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
    5. 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”; or
    6. in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.

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.

  1.  must be proficient  in the Maltese and English languages;
  2.  listed in the Register pertaining to the dental profession kept by the Medical Council of Malta in terms of Article 12 (1) (a) of the Health Care Professions Act Cap 464.​

Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not.

5.2  Candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the registration specified in paragraph 5.1 iii  or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://recruitmentadmin.gov.mt//attachments/2024_02_13_11_44_48_General%20Provisions_ENG.pdf will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such registration. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such registration by the 30th November 2025. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such registration is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, automatically terminated. 

5.3 Applicants must be of conduct which is appropriate to the post applied for. Those applying from outside the Public Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Criminal Records 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. 

Ministry / Department :

 Ministry for Health and Active Ageing

Contact Persons :

 Maureen Mahoney - Director General People Management

Address :

 15, Palazzo Castellania, Merchant Street Valletta VLT 1171

Telephone :

 +356 22990600

Email address :

[email protected]

  • Note

  • In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.