Vacancy Details
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Higher Specialist Trainee Radiology (with subspeciality interest in Interventional) in the Department of Medical Imaging
Reference No. Government Gazette dated 16/10/2026
General Public
Definite
Healthcare, Medical and Caring Published Date: 16/10/2026 11:00Closing Date: 30/10/2026 17:15Ministry: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Permanent Secretary Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health invites applications for the position of Higher Specialist Trainee Radiology (with subspeciality interest in Interventional) in the Department of Medical Imaging in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health.
Salary
3.1 The Salary attached to the position of Higher Specilaist Trainee is equivalent to the maximum of Salary Scale 6 (which in year 2026 is €37,509.00 per annum), with a substantive grade of Senior Staff Garde which starts at the third (3) step of Salary Scale 6 (which in the year 2026 is €35,123.68)
3.2 A Higher Specialist Trainee will recieve a Specialisation Allowance of €6,530 per annum for the first two (2) years, payable in thirteen equal instalments.
3.3 A Higher Specilaist Trainee will recieve a Specialisation Allowance of €7,050 from the third (3) year, payable in thirteen equal instalments.
Duties
4.1 The job duties for the position of Higher Specialist Trainee may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
4.2 An appointee may be requested to perform duties in any of the Health care services in Malta and/or Gozo at the discretion of the management.
Eligibility
5.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
- citizens of Malta; or
- 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
- 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.
In addition applicants must be:
- able to communicate in the Maltese and English Languages;
- fully warranted (full registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Council of Malta) AND,
- in possession of a Certificate of Completion of Basic Specialist Training (CCBST) in Radiology issued by the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC) of Malta or equivalent by the 31st March 2027.
5.2 It is being clarified that before being appointed, applicants applying for the Higher Specialist Trainee position in Radiology must require a CCBST in Radiology or equivalent.
5.3 Applicants whose CCBST, or equivalent qualification, was awarded by a body other than the Specialist Accreditation Committee (SAC) of Malta must obtain from the SAC of Malta a recognition statement confirming the comparability of their qualification to the relevant CCBST.
5.4 The relevant recognition statement should be attached to the application and the original presented at interview. Applicants awaiting recognition may apply but must submit the statement within one (1) month from the closing date.
5.5 An extension of up to one (1) further month may be granted where the delay is beyond the applicant’s control. Any further extension requires consideration by the Public Service Commission.
5.6 Candidates must obtain, or be approved for the above-mentioned requirements by not later than 31st March 2027 prior to being appointed and within the validity period of the original result which is one (1) calendar year from the date of publication. Candidates will not be considered for appointment if the stipulated deadline for the attainment of the above-mentioned requirements is not met.
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.
Public officers may apply for a lower grade even if not confirmed in their current appointment.
5.7 Applicants must be eligible to take up their due appointment, in terms of paragraph 5.1 – 5.6 above, not only by the closing time and date of this call for applications but also on the date of appointment.
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Health |
Contact Persons : | Permanent Secretary Dr. Renzo De Gabriele |
Address : | People Management Directorate 15, Palazzo Casstellania Merchant Sreet Valletta VLT 1171 |
Telephone : | +356 22992604 |
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.