The main duties include:

• (a)leading a team of doctors and nurses to plan and implement infection control improvement programmes for the target groups in the community;
• (b)developing train-the-trainer programme in infection control for the target groups in the community;
• (c)providing specialist advice and evidence-based infection control recommendations in healthcare and community settings;
• (d)planning, conducting and evaluating health promotion activities for prevention and control of communicable diseases;
• (e)establishing and maintaining networks with the key stakeholders; and
• (f)providing infection control advices for outbreak investigation in healthcare and community settings.

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

Candidates should –

• (a)possess a medical qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance, Cap. 161 or equivalent;
• (b)be a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent;
• (c)have a good command of spoken and written Chinese and English; and
• (d)be able to speak fluent Cantonese.