(a) To oversee laboratory operation and the quality management system of the Microbiology Division under the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch.
(b) To monitor the trends of various infections through surveillance and epidemiological study of laboratory data for timely control measures.
(c) To liaise with external healthcare workers on the prevention and control of infection.
(d) To perform training, staff management as well as administrative duties.

(Remarks: Selected candidates may be required to work shifts outside normal working hours and perform on-call duties.)

Candidates should -
(a) have a medical qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161; and
(b) have one of the following relevant higher qualifications in the relevant specialties of Pathology, Clinical Microbiology and Infection and a minimum of five years of post-registration experience in the relevant specialties :
- Fellowship 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; and
(c) meet the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 or above results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent (See Notes (1)); and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English.