DH 424/2019 HR/MFH Circular No. 16/2019 HR/MFCS 09/2019 HR/MFCS Circular No

DH 424/2019 HR/MFH Circular No. 16/2019 HR/MFCS 09/2019 HR/MFCS Circular No. 12/2019

Resourcing and Employee Relations Directorate, Ministry for Health, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Merchants Street, Valletta, VLT 1171.

Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, 310, Palazzo Ferreria, Republic Street, Valletta, VLT 2000.

Date: 5th April 2019

To: Permanent Secretaries Directors-General Directors Heads of Public Sector Organisations

COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (CAF) FOR ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND IN THE MINISTRY FOR THE FAMILY, CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY – FIFTH CALL

1. Preamble

1.1 In line with the Sectoral Agreement pertaining to the Allied Health Professionals employed within the Public Service signed on the 14 February 2013, the Director (Resourcing and Employee Relations), Ministry for Health and the Director (Corporate Services), Ministry for Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, invite applications from Public Officers in the Malta Public Service in the grade of Allied Health Professional to express their interest to carry out the Competence Assessment and Evaluation Framework with a view to being promoted to the grade of Senior Allied Health Professional in Salary Scale 8.

1.2 Vacancies exist as follows:

(a) Audiology within the Ministry for Health; (b) Dental Hygiene within the Ministry for Health; (c) Dental Technology within the Ministry for Health; (d) Medical Laboratory Technology/Science within the Ministry for Health; (e) Occupational Therapy within the Ministry for Health; (f) Orthoptics within the Ministry for Health; (g) Physiotherapy within the Ministry for Health; (h) Podiatry within the Ministry for Health; (i) Speech and Language Pathology within the Ministry for Health; (j) Radiography within the Ministry for Health; (k) Occupational Therapy within the Department of Active Aging and Community Care Department (DAACC), Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity; (l) Physiotherapy within the Department of Active Aging and Community Care Department (DAACC), Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity; (m) Podiatry within the Department of Active Aging and Community Care Department (DAACC), Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity; (n) Occupational Therapy within St. Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Right and Social Solidarity; (o) Physiotherapy within St. Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Right and Social Solidarity; (p) Podiatry within St. Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Right and Social Solidarity; (q) Dental Hygiene within St. Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Right and Social Solidarity; (r) Speech and Language Pathology within St. Vincent De Paul Long Term Care Facility, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Right and Social Solidarity.

2. Eligibility requirements

2.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be public officers

a) with at least five (5) years service as Allied Health Professional (with Diploma) in Salary Scale 9;

b) with at least four (4) years service as Allied Health Professional (with Degree) in Salary Scale 9;

c) who are in Scale 8 and in possession of a Masters Degree at MQF Level 7 (subject to a minimum of 60 ECTS/ECVET credits or equivalent, with regard to programmes commencing as from October 2008).

2.2. Successful candidates eligible under paragraph 2.1. will receive a Competence Assessment Framework Applicant Guide and an invitation to attend a dissemination session in order to begin the process.

3. Publication of result

3.1. The result of the selection process is to be approved by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Health and by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity.

4. Submission of expression of interest

4.1 Applications are to be submitted, for the attention of the Resourcing and Employee Relations Directorate, Ministry for Health, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Merchants Street, Valletta, VLT 1171 or the Corporate Services Directorate, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, 38, Ordnance Street, Valletta, VLT 2000, through the Recruitment Portal only at the following address: https://recruitment.gov.mt Applications are to include a curriculum vitae (which should include a list of qualifications held by applicant), and an updated Service and Leave Record Form (GP47), in pdf format which are to be uploaded through the Portal. The closing date of the receipt of applications is noon (Central European Time) of Monday 22nd April 2019. A computer-generated e-mail will be sent as an acknowledgement of the application. Further details concerning the submission of applications are contained in the general provisions referred to below.

4.2. The e-mail address of the Resourcing and Employee Relations Directorate, Ministry for Health is [email protected] and the e-mail address for the Corporate Services Directorate, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity is [email protected].

5. Other general provisions

Other general provisions applicable to this circular, with particular reference to:

 applicable benefits, conditions and rules/regulations;  reasonable accommodation for registered persons with disability;  submission of recognition statements in respect of qualifications;  publication of the result;  the process for the submission of petitions concerning the result;  access to application forms and related details;  retention of documents; may be viewed by accessing the website of the People & Standards Division at the address https://publicservice.gov.mt/en/people/Pages/PeopleResourcingandCompliance/FormsandTemplates. aspx or may be obtained from the Resourcing and Employee Relations Directorate, Ministry for Health, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Merchants Street, Valletta, VLT 1171 or by the Corporate Services Directorate, Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, 38, Ordnance Street, Valletta, VLT 2000. These general provisions are to be regarded as an integral part of this call for applications.

The website address for the Ministry for Health is https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt, the fax number is +356 22992604 and the email address of the Directorate is [email protected].

The website address of the Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity is http://family.gov.mt/en/Pages/Family%20EN%20homepage.aspx and the e-mail address of the Corporate Service Directorate is [email protected].

Maureen Mahoney Director (Resourcing and Employee Relations) for Permanent Secretary Ministry for Health

Rita Calleja Director (Corporate Services) for Permanent Secretary Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity

DH 424/2019 Ċirkulari HR/MFH Nru. 16/2019 HR/MFCS 09/2019 Ċirkulari HR/MFCS Nru. 12/2019

Direttorat tar-Resourcing and Employee Relations, Ministeru għas-Saħħa, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Triq Merkanti, Valletta, VLT 1171.

Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali, 310, Palazzo Ferreria, Triq ir-Repubblika, Valletta, VLT 2000.

Data: 5 ta’ April 2019

Lis-Segretarji Permanenti Lid-Diretturi Ġenerali Lid-Diretturi Lill-Kapijiet ta’ Organizzazzjonijiet fis-Settur Pubbliku

COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (CAF) GĦALL- ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FIL- MINISTERU GĦAS-SAĦĦA U FIL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FAMILJA, DRITTJIET TAT-TFAL U SOLIDARJETA` SOĊJALI – IL- ĦAMES SEJĦA

1. Preambolu

1.1 Skont il-Ftehim Settorjali għall-Allied Health Professionals impjegati fis-Servizz Pubbliku u ffirmat fl-14 ta’ Frar 2013, id-Direttur (Resourcing and Employee Relations), Ministeru għas- Saħħa u d-Direttur (Servizzi Korporattivi), Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali, jistiednu applikazzjonijiet mingħand Uffiċċjali Pubbliċi fis-Servizz Pubbliku fil-grad ta’ Allied Health Professional biex jesprimu l-interess biex iwettqu l- Competence Assessment and Evaluation Framework bil-ħsieb li jiġu promossi għall-grad ta’ Senior Allied Health Professional fi Skala ta’ Salarju 8.

1.2 Postijiet vakanti jeżistu hekk kif ġej:

(a) Audiology fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (b) Dental Hygiene fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (c) Dental Technology fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (d) Medical Laboratory Technology/Science fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (e) Occupational Therapy fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (f) Orthoptics fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (g) Physiotherapy fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (h) Podiatry fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (i) Speech and Language Pathology fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (j) Radiography fil-Ministeru għas-Saħħa; (k) Occupational Therapy fi ħdan id-Dipartiment tal-Anzjanita` Attiva u Kura fil-Kommunita` (AACCD), Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (l) Physiotherapy fi ħdan id-Dipartiment tal-Anzjanita` Attiva u Kura fil-Kommunita` (AACCD), Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (m) Podiatry fi ħdan id-Dipartiment tal-Anzjanita` Attiva u Kura fil-Kommunita` (AACCD), Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (n) Occupational Therapy fil-Faċilita’ għal Kura fit-Tul San Vinċenz De Paul, Ministeru għall- Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (o) Physiotherapy fil-Faċilita’ għal Kura fit-Tul San Vinċenz De Paul, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (p) Podiatry fil-Faċilita’ għal Kura fit-Tul San Vinċenz De Paul, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (q) Dental Hygiene fil-Faċilita’ għal Kura fit-Tul San Vinċenz De Paul, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali; (r) Speech and Language Pathology fil-Faċilita’ għal Kura fit-Tul San Vinċenz De Paul, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali.

2. Rekwiżiti tal-eliġibbilta`

2.1 Sal-ħin u d-data tal-għeluq tas-sejħa għall-applikazzjonijiet, l-applikanti għandhom ikunu uffiċċjali pubbliċi:

a) b’minimu ta’ ħames (5) snin servizz bħala Allied Health Professional (bid-Diploma) fi Skala ta’ Salarju 9;

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b) b’minimu ta’ erba’ (4) snin servizz bħala Allied Health Professional (bid-Degree) fi Skala ta’ Salarju 9;

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c) li huma fi Skala 8 u fil-pusses ta’ Masters Degree f’livell 7 tal-MQF (suġġett għal minimu ta’ 60 ECTS/ECVET krediti jew ekwivalenti fir-rigward ta’ programmi li bdew minn Ottubru 2008).

2.2. Kandidati li għaddew b’suċċess u li huma eliġibbli taħt paragrafu 2.1. ser jirċievu Competence Assessment Framework Applicant Guide u invit biex jattendu sessjoni ta’ disseminazzjoni biex jibdew il-proċess.

3. Pubblikazzjoni tar-Riżultat

3.1. Ir-riżultat tal-proċess tal-għażla irid ikun approvat mis-Segretarju Permanenti, Ministeru għas- Saħħa u mis-Segretarju Permanenti, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali.

4. Sottomissjoni tal-espressjoni għall-interess

4.1. L-applikazzjonijiet għandhom jiġu sottomessi, għall-attenzjoni tad-Direttorat tar-Resourcing and Employee Relations, Ministeru għas-Saħħa, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Triq Merkanti, Valletta, VLT 1171, jew tad-Direttorat għas-Servizzi Korporattivi, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali, 38, Triq l-Ordinanza, Valletta, VLT 2000, permezz tar-Recruitment Portal biss fuq l-indirizz: https://recruitment.gov.mt. L-applikazzjonijiet għandhom jinkludu curriculum vitae (li għandu jinkludi lista tal-kwalifiki tal-applikant), u Service and Leave Record Form (GP 47) aġġornat, f’format pdf, li għandhom ikunu uploaded permezz tal-Portal. Id-data tal-għeluq tal-applikazzjonijiet hija nofsinhar (Central European Time) ta’ nhar it-Tnejn 22 ta’ April 2019. Ittra elettronika ġġenerata mill- komputer tintbagħat bħala riċevuta tal-applikazzoni. Aktar dettalji dwar is-sottomissjoni tal- applikazzjonijiet jinsabu fil-provedimenti ġenerali msemmija hawn isfel.

4.2. L-indirizz elettroniku tad-Direttorat tar-Resourcing and Employee Relations, Ministeru għas- Saħħa huwa [email protected] filwaqt li l-indirizz elettroniku tad-Direttorat tas-Servizzi Korporattivi, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali huwa [email protected].

5. Provvedimenti ġenerali oħra

5.1 Provvedimenti ġenerali oħra dwar din is-sejħa għall-applikazzjonijiet, b'referenza partikolari għall-:

 benefiċċji applikabbli, kundizzjonijiet u regoli/regolamenti;  bdil raġonevoli għall-persuni rreġistrati b'diżabbilita`;  sottomissjoni ta' dikjarazzjoni ta' rikonoxximent dwar il-kwalifiki;  pubblikazzjoni tar-riżultat;  proċess sabiex tiġi sottomessa petizzjoni dwar ir-riżultat;  aċċess għall-formola tal-applikazzjoni u dettalji relatati;  żamma ta’ dokumenti; jistgħu jiġu aċċessati permezz tas-sit elettroniku tad-Diviżjoni dwar Nies u Standards fl-indirizz https://publicservice.gov.mt/en/people/Pages/PeopleResourcingandCompliance/FormsandTemplates. aspx jew jinkisbu mid-Direttorat tar-Resourcing and Employee Relations, Ministeru għas-Saħħa, 15, Palazzo Castellania, Triq Merkanti, Valletta, VLT 1171 jew mid-Direttorat tas-Servizzi Korporattivi, Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali, 38, Triq l-Ordinanza, Valletta, VLT 2000. Dawn il-provvedimenti ġenerali għandhom jiġu meqjusa bħala parti integrali minn din is-sejħa għall-applikazzjonijiet.

Is-sit elettroniku tal-Ministeru għas-Saħħa huwa https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt, in-numru tal-fax huwa +356 22992604 u l-indirizz elettroniku tad-Direttorat huwa [email protected].

Is-sit elettroniku tal-Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u s-Solidarjeta` Soċjali huwa http://family.gov.mt/en/Pages/Family%20EN%20homepage.aspx u l-indirizz elettroniku tad-Direttorat tas-Servizzi Korporattivi huwa [email protected].

Maureen Mahoney Direttur (Resourcing and Employee Relations) Għas-Segretarju Permanenti Ministeru għas-Saħħa

Rita Calleja Direttur (Servizzi Korporattivi) Għas-Segretarju Permanenti Ministeru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjeta` Soċjali