• (a)Laboratory management and development - Supervision of a reference and public health microbiology laboratory to ensure the delivery of a quality laboratory service; - Maintenance and review of the laboratory quality system to ensure continued compliance with accreditation requirements; and - Development of the laboratory service to meet requirements from emerging infectious diseases.
• (b)Professional service - Provision of professional advice on various aspects of infectious diseases, including clinical management, surveillance and outbreak investigations; and - Collaboration and liaison with local and international partners in the field.
• (c)Surveillance of infections - Supervision and initiation of laboratory surveillance activities on infections of public health significance; and - Compilation and promulgation of surveillance reports.
• (d)Human resource management and development - Supervision of staff and performance management; and - Planning and implementation of staff training and development activities.

(Notes: May be required to work shift and irregular hours.)

Candidates should –

• (a)have been registered in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap.161 and have a minimum of seven years' post-registration experience;
• (b)have the following recognised post-graduate qualification with a minimum of five years' experience continuously and exclusively in the relevant specialties of Pathology, Anatomical Pathology, Chemical Pathology, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Haematology, or Immunology : - Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Pathology); or - Specialist registered under the relevant specialty in the Specialist Register of the Medical Council of Hong Kong; or - Specialist or equivalent status conferred by a competent authority outside Hong Kong in the relevant specialty; or - equivalent;
• (c)have wide clinical experience, exposure and sound professional knowledge in pathology;
• (d)possess strong leadership attributes;
• (e)have good vision of and forward planning ability for the development of the relevant specialty;
• (f)have mature personality with sound administrative and interpersonal skills;
• (g)have good networking with health care professionals, academic institutions, and other related bodies both locally and in overseas; and
• (h)have strong command of written and spoken English, written Chinese and spoken Cantonese. Proficiency in Putonghua would be an advantage.