Vacancy Details
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Psychologist on a Full-Time / Part-Time Basis
Reference No. Government Gazette dated 15th March 2024.
General Public - Rolling Call
Indefinite
Healthcare, Medical and Caring Published Date: 15/03/2024 11:00Closing Date: 12/04/2024 17:15
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Permanent Secretary (Health) and The Permanent Secretary (Active Ageing), Ministry for Health and Active Ageing invite applications for the post of Psychologist on a full-time / part-time basis in the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing.
Salary
2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary period of one (1) year.
2.2 The salary for the post of Psychologist is Salary Scale 6, which in the year 2024 is equivalent to €30,626.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €596.33 up to a maximum of €34,204.
2.3 A Psychologist (Salary Scale 6) with six (5) years of satisfactory service in Salary Scale 6 shall automatically be promoted to Senior Psychologist (Salary Scale 5), which in the year 2024 is equivalent to €32,533.98 per annum, rising by annual increments of €640.67 up to a maximum of €36,378.00
2.4 An appointee will be entitled to such other benefits and subject to such other conditions and obligations as may be stipulated in any pertinent agreement between the Government and the competent union.
Duties
3.1 The job duties for the post of Psychologist on a Full-Time / Part-Time basis may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Further details of the job description of the post may be obtained from the People Management Division, Ministry for Health and Active Ageing, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Merchant Street, Valletta VLT 1171 which may also be contacted by email on [email protected]
3.2 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.
3.3 Psychologists engaged on part-time basis will be required to work on a minimum of 20 hours per week and deployed on a roster and section according to the exigencies of the service.
Eligibility
4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
- citizens of Malta; or
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- must be proficient in the Maltese and English Languages;
- must be registered as Psychologists with the Board and in posession of a relevant Masters' Degree at MQF Level 7 (subject to a minimum of 90 ECTS / ECVET credits or equivalent*) and in posession of a registered warrant.
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. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible.
4.2 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.
4.3 Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, what is required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications
4.4 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 Office 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 Details
Ministry / Department : | People Management Division Ministry for Health and Active Ageing |
Contact Persons : | Ms. Maureen Mahoney Director General (People Management) |
Address : | 15, Palazzo Castellania Merchants Street Valletta, VLT 1171 |
Telephone : | +356 2299 2604 |
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.