1. The Permanent Secretary (People and Standards), Office of the Prime Minister, invites applications for the post of Psychologist specialising in Organisational Psychology in the Institute for the Public Services within the People and Standards Division in the Office of the Prime Minister.

2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary /trial period of twelve (12) months.

2.2 The salary for the post of Psychologist is Salary Scale 6, which in the year 2026 is equivalent to €33,931.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €596.33 up to a maximum of €37,509.00.

2.3 A Psychologist (Salary Scale 6) with five (5) years of satisfactory service in Salary Scale 6 shall automatically be promoted to Senior Psychologist (Salary Scale 5), which in the year 2026 is equivalent to €35,837.98 per annum, rising by annual increments of €640.67 up to a maximum of €39,682.00.

2.4 A selected candidate will be entitled to a Psychology Class Allowance of €6,500 per annum, as stipulated in the "Agreement pertaining to the Psychology Class between the Government and Malta Chamber of Psychologists" signed on 7th February, 2024.

2.5 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.

2.6 The nature of the Psychologist's work requires the application of a flexible working pattern centred round the needs of the clients.

3. The job duties for the post of Psychologist may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.

4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be Public Officers in the Malta Public Service or Public Sector employees in the wider public sector or Public Officers in the Malta Public Service on loan/detailed with/deployed with/on attachment to Public Sector organizations. 

(i) must be proficient in the Maltese and English languages;

AND

(ii) registered as Psychologists with the Board, in possession of a relevant Masters' Degree at MQF Level 7 (subject to a minimum of 90 ECTS  credits or equivalent*) and in possession of a registered warrant.  

*A recognised Masters qualification with a minimum of 60 ECTS credits is only accepted subject to an MQRIC formal Masters recognition statement being submitted with the application (subject to the provisions of clause 5.4 of the General Provisions document). A recognised Masters qualification from the University of Malta (awarded pre-2009) with less than 60 ECTS credits is acceptable provided that it is verified by MQRIC or the University of Malta that the workload is comparable to at least 60 ECTS credits. 

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.

4.4 (i) Furthermore, candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the qualification specified in paragraph 4.1 (ii) or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://peopleandstandards.gov.mt/media/PDFs/Resourcing/GenProvs/GeneralProvisions_ENG.pdf will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such qualification. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such warrant within one year of their appointment date. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such qualification is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, automatically terminated.