• (a)To oversee laboratory operation, service development and the quality management system of the Microbiology Division under the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch
• (b)To implement and oversee laboratory surveillance of infectious diseases in support of timely control and preventive measures.
• (c)To liaise with external counterparts 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 specialty : - 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; and be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English(Notes 2) ; and
• (d)a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST).