全職中醫藥助理的主要職責包括– (a) 執行中藥商發牌及中成藥註冊職務； (b) 執行中藥不良藥物反應監察、中藥中毒事故調查及相關職務； (c) 監察持牌中藥商、中藥產品及相關工作； (d) 執行中藥材及中成藥的進出口管制及相關工作； (e) 執行中藥材及中成藥鑑別職務； (f) 就中藥商發牌及中成藥註冊方面回答市民的查詢；及 (g) 協助執行高級人員指派的其他工作。 兼職中醫藥助理的主要職責包括– (a) 處理中成藥過渡性註冊轉正式註冊的申請及相關職務； (b) 處理中成藥註冊證明書的續期申請及相關工作；及 (c) 協助執行高級人員指派的其他工作。 (備註：工作地點及時間會因應部門的運作需要而定。全職中醫藥助理可能須輪班工作。兼職中醫藥助理一般須在每周工作不多於18小時，工作時間通常會在星期一至日及公眾假期的上午9時至晚上9時之間。)

A full-time Chinese Medicine Assistant is mainly responsible for – (a) performing the duties of licensing of Chinese medicines traders and registration of proprietary Chinese medicines; (b) performing adverse drug reaction monitoring on Chinese medicines, investigation of Chinese medicines poisoning cases and related duties; (c) monitoring licensed Chinese medicines traders, Chinese medicines products and related work; (d) performing import and export control of Chinese herbal medicines and proprietary Chinese medicines and related work; (e) performing the duties of identification of Chinese herbal medicines and proprietary Chinese medicines; (f) answering public enquiries related to licensing of Chinese medicines traders and registration of proprietary Chinese medicines; and (g) assisting in performing other work assigned by senior officers. A part-time Chinese Medicine Assistant is mainly responsible for – (a) processing the transitional registration of proprietary Chinese medicine to formal registration and related duties; (b) handling applications for the renewal of the registration of proprietary Chinese medicines and related work; and (c) assisting in performing other work assigned by senior officers. (Remarks: Working venues and hours may vary depending on operational needs of the Department. Full-time Chinese Medicine Assistants may be required to work shift. Part-time Chinese Medicine Assistant are normally required to work less than 18 hours per week, mostly falling between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Mondays to Sundays and public holidays.).