Resident
Provide clinical and related services as well as undergo training in the specialty.

Resident Specialist
Provide specialist services; Supervise Residents undergoing specialist training; Undertake administrative work; Undergo continuing medical education and professional development.

Associate Consultant
Provide specialist services in a specialty and subspecialty; Supervise Residents undergoing specialist / subspecialty training; Undertake administrative work; Undergo continuing medical education and professional development; Manage team operation and development (team head); Provide full range of general clinical services independently; Conduct clinical research with impact on medical development.

Consultant
Provide specialist services in a specialty and subspecialty; Supervise Residents undergoing specialist / subspecialty training; Undertake administrative work; Undergo continuing medical education and professional development; Conduct strategic planning and lead subspecialty services development; Manage people & financial performance; Oversee contingency planning for interdepartmental issues; Lead and provide multidisciplinary and complicated clinical services independently and lead clinical research with significant health impact.


Staff members in the rank are expected to meet the 4 core competencies set for the post. They are:
1. Functional competency;
2. Personal competency;
3. people and team competency;
4. Organization effectiveness.

Resident
1. A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance.
2. Cantonese speaking (For Psychiatry)

Resident Specialist
1. A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance; and
2. Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent; and
3. Registered in the Specialist Register in the relevant specialty of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.

Associate Consultant
1. A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance; and
2. Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent; and
3. Registered in the Specialist Register in the relevant specialty of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.

Consultant
1. A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance; and
2. Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent; and
3. Registered in the Specialist Register in the relevant specialty of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.

Resident
A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance.

Associate Consultant / Consultant
1. A qualification registrable in Hong Kong under the Medical Registration Ordinance; and
2. Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine or equivalent; and
3. Registered in the Specialist Register in the relevant specialty of the Medical Council of Hong Kong.

General duties of a nurse in HA:

1. The fundamental responsibilities:
- Promotion of health
- Prevention of illness
- Alleviation of sufferings and
- Restoration of health.

2. To discharge these responsibilities, a nurse is generally required to perform the following duties:
- Provide patient care in a variety of settings
- Monitor and manage health care delivery to individuals, families, groups and community
- Act as educator, counselor, care coordinator, career support and discharge planner
- Establish therapeutic climate and safe environment for caring, healing and promotion of comfort and health.
- Participate as part of the multidisciplinary care team to meet the goals of patient care
- Support and participate in nursing and health care research activities and quality improvement activities.

3. Nurses in management positions manage the nursing and health care services at various levels. They are expected to participate in health policy formation, lead service development and guide clinical operations to improve the health status of the population.

4. Nurses in advanced practice positions perform a specialist role in a clinical specialty, providing advanced nursing care and act as a resource person to patients, relatives, staff and the public, as appropriate. They engage in research activities and promote evidence-based practice for the betterment of service.

5. Nurses responsible for nursing education and development are engaged either in pre-registration education or post-registration development through continuous learning to equip nurses with the necessary professional skills, knowledge and competence.

Enrolled Nurse (General)
1. A Certificate of Enrolment (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Fluent Cantonese

Enrolled Nurse (Psychiatric)
1. A Certificate of Enrolment (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Fluent Cantonese

Registered Nurse (General)
1. A Certificate of Registration (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Fluent Cantonese

Registered Nurse (Psychiatric)
1. A Certificate of Registration (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Fluent Cantonese

Advanced Practice Nurse
1. Holder of a valid Registered Nurse practicing certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Qualification in advanced nursing specialty*.
3. A degree in Nursing or equivalent.
4. 5 years or more post-registration experience in healthcare, of which at least 3 years is in the related specialty.
* Qualification in advanced nursing specialty refers to recognized post-registration certificate, or post-graduate certificate/diploma course in nursing specialty, or Master in nursing or related discipline with considerable coverage on a relevant nursing specialty.

Department Operations Manager
1. Holder of a valid Registered Nurse practicing certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Qualification in advanced nursing specialty *.
3. A Master degree in nursing or related discipline.
4. Qualification in management*.
5. 10 years or more post-registration experience of which at least 5 years is in a management role.
* (a) Qualification in advanced nursing specialty refers to recognized post-registration certificate, or post-graduate certificate/diploma course in nursing specialty, or Master in nursing or related discipline with considerable coverage on a relevant nursing specialty.
(b) Qualification in Management refers to post-graduate certificate/diploma or Master in health service related management, or Master in nursing or other discipline with considerable coverage on health service related management.

Nurse Consultant
1. Holder of a valid Registered Nurse practicing certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.
2. Qualification in advanced nursing specialty *.
3. A Master degree in nursing or related discipline.
4. 10 years or more post-registration experience of which at least 5 years is in the related clinical area.
* Qualification in advanced nursing specialty refers to recognized post-registration certificate, or post-graduate certificate/diploma course in nursing specialty, or Master in nursing or related discipline with considerable coverage on a relevant nursing specialty.

1. Advanced Practice Nurse after obtaining at least 5 years post-registration experience, preferably with a Master degree or Post-graduate diploma in a clinical nursing or related discipline/management together with recognized specialty training qualification.
2. Ward Manager - APNs/NOs or RNs with supervisory/management ability and professional nursing practice knowledge may be advanced to the rank of WM to perform the role of a coordinator and supervisor in a ward/unit.
3. Department Operations Manager/Senior Nursing Officer – WM/APNs with resources & management ability and professional nursing practice knowledge may be advanced to the rank of DOM/SNO to oversee the operations & administration of a department/unit.
4. General Manager (Nursing) – a GM(N) acts as a member of the hospital management team and heads the hospital’s central nursing administration.
5. Cluster General Manager (Nursing) – a CGM(N) oversees the operations and administration of all hospitals in the cluster and is a member of the cluster management team.

Enrolled Nurse (General)
A Certificate of Enrolment (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.

Enrolled Nurse (Psychiatric)
A Certificate of Enrolment (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.

Registered Nurse (General)
A Certificate of Registration (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.

Registered Nurse (Psychiatric)
A Certificate of Registration (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong.

Apart from tertiary institutions and private hospitals, Hospital Authority (HA) is currently offering
(a) Enrolled Nurse Training Programme which qualifies successful graduates for statutory registration as Registered Nurses with Hong Kong Nursing Council.
(b) Higher Diploma in Nursing Programme which qualifies successful graduates for statutory registration as Registered Nurses with Hong Kong Nursing Council;


Institutions under HA that offer Enrolled Nurse Training Programmes include:
- Castle Peak Hospital (Psychiatric)
- Grantham Hospital (General)
- Kowloon Hospital (General)
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (General)
- United Christian Hospital (General)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (General)


Institutions under HA that offer Higher Diploma in Nursing Programme (General) include:
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Tuen Mun Hospital
- Caritas Medical Centre

For registration in Hong Kong please contact the Nursing Council: http://www.nchk.org.hk/en/home/index.html

Allied health professionals form the back bone of HA’s clinical services team. In collaboration with doctors and nurses, allied health professionals provide direct clinical services to patients. In view of the differences in expertise required, allied health professionals are organized into 3 streams. These include:
(a) Technology;
(b) Rehabilitation; and
(c) Pharmacy.

Audiology Technician II
- A Certificate of Audiology Technicians’ training course from an institution recognised by the British Association of Audiology Technicians or the British Society of Audiology; or equivalent.
- A Certificate of Qualifying Examinations from the British Association of Audiology Technicians or the British Society of Audiology (Audiology Technicians Group); or equivalent.

Clinical psychologist
- A Master or Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from a local university; or equivalent.
- Grade E in English Language (Syllabus B) and Chinese Language in the HKCEE, or equivalent.
- Fluency in written English and Chinese as well as spoken English and Cantonese.

Dietitian
- A Master degree or a post-graduate diploma in a recognised dietetic programme conducted in a local university, or equivalent.

Dispenser
- A Certificate in Dispensing Studies from Vocation Training Council, or equivalent AND 3-year on-the-job training organised by Hospital Authority OR 3 years' on-the job training in dispensing in recognised institutions 1 year of which should be post-certificate.
- OR a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from an institution recognised by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong for registration.
- OR a Higher Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education [fomerly Hong Kong Technical College (Chai Wan), Vocational Training Council] registration.
- AND Grade E or above in English Language (Syllabus B) in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent.

Associate Medical Technologist
- A B.Sc. degree in Medical Laboratory Science or equivalent.
- A Certificate of Registration (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologist Board, Hong Kong.

Occupational Therapist II
- A B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- Be registered as an Occupational Therapist of the Register of the Occupational Therapists under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and have a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Occupational Therapists Board, Hong Kong.

Optometrist
- A degree in Optometry from a local university or equivalent.
- A Certificate of Registration (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Optometrists Board, Hong Kong.

Orthoptist II
- A diploma or degree in Orthoptics, or equivalent.
- Be eligible for registration with the United Kingdom Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine or Orthoptic Board of Australia, or equivalent.

Pharmacist
- A Certificate of Registration and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Hong Kong.
- 4 years’ post-registration experience as a pharmacist or 2 years’ postregistration experience as a pharmacist plus a relevant postgraduate professional degree or equivalent.

Physicist
- A Master degree in Physics (General, Medical, Radiation, Health or Applied Physics) or Engineering (Electronic, Electrical, Computer, Microwave, Biomedical, Telecommunications or Medical Electronic Engineering) from a local university, or equivalent, and
- Two years’ Resident Physicist training in HA.
- OR A Corporate Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Electrical or Electronic Disciplines) elected on or after 5 December 1975 or the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK.

Physiotherapist II
- A B.Sc. / B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
- Be registered as a Physiotherapist in Part 1b/1a of the Register of Physiotherapists under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and have a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Physiotherapists Board, Hong Kong.

Podiatrist II
- A degree in Podiatry, Podiatric Medicine or Podiatric Studies, or equivalent.
- Be eligible for professional registration of Podiatrist (or equivalent) in the country where the qualification was conferred.

Prosthetist-Orthotist II
- A degree in Prosthetics & Orthotics from a local university or equivalent.

Radiation Therapist II
- A degree in Radiography (Therapy) from a local university or equivalent.
- A Certificate of Registration (Category T) (Part I or II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Radiographers Board, Hong Kong.

Radiographer II
- A degree in Radiography from a local university or equivalent.
- A Certificate of Registration (Category D) (Part II) and a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Radiographer Board, Hong Kong.

Social Work Officer
- A degree in Social Work from a local university or equivalent.
- OR A degree from a local university, or equivalent and have successfully completed a 1-year post-graduate course in Social Work from a local university, or equivalent.
- OR A degree from a local university, or equivalent and have successfully completed a 2-year post-graduate course in Social Work or possess a Master's degree in Social Work from a local university, or equivalent.
- AND Registration with and a valid registration certificate issued by the Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board.
- AND 5 years' experience as an Assistant Social Work Officer in Medical Social Services or equivalent.
- AND Grade E or above in English Language (Syllabus B) in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, or equivalent.
- AND Fluency in written English and Chinese as well as spoken English and Cantonese.

Speech Therapist
- A degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from a local university or equivalent .
- Grade E in English Language (Syllabus B) and Chinese Language in the HKCEE or equivalent.
- Fluency in written English and Chinese as well as spoken English and Cantonese.

Audiology Technician
Audiology Technician I
Audiology Technician II

Dietitian
Senior Dietitian
Dietitian

Dispenser
Chief Dispenser
Senior Dispenser
Dispenser

Medical Technologist
Senior Medical Technologist
Medical Technologist
Associate Medical Technologist

Occupational Therapist
Senior Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist I
Occupational Therapist II

Orthoptist
Orthoptist I
Orthoptist II

Pharmacist
Department Manager (Pharmacy) I
Department Manager (Pharmacy) II
Senior Pharmacist
Pharmacist
Resident Pharmacist

Physicist
Senior Physicist
Resident Physicist

Physiotherapist
Senior Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist I
Physiotherapist II

Podiatrist
Podiatrist I
Podiatrist II

Prosthetist-Orthotist
Senior Prosthetist-Orthotist
Prosthetist-Orthotist I
Prosthetist-Orthotist II

Psychologist
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist

Radiation Therapist
Senior Radiation Therapist
Radiation Therapist I
Radiation Therapist II

Radiographer
Senior Radiographer
Radiographer I
Radiographer II

Social Work Officer
Social Work Officer
Assistant Social Work Officer
Social Work Assistant

Speech Therapist
Senior Speech Therapist
Speech Therapist

Optometrist
Optometrist

Medical Technologist
A Certificate of Registration (Part II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Medical Laboratory Technologist Board, Hong Kong.

Occupational Therapist
Be registered as an Occupational Therapist of the Register of the Occupational Therapists under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and have a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Occupational Therapists Board, Hong Kong.

Optometrist
A Certificate of Registration (Part I) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Optometrists Board, Hong Kong.

Orthoptist
Be eligible for registration with the United Kingdom Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine or Orthoptic Board of Australia, or equivalent.

Pharmacist
A Certificate of Registration and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Hong Kong.

Physiotherapist
Be registered as a Physiotherapist in Part 1b/1a of the Register of Physiotherapists under the Supplementary Medical Professions Ordinance and have a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Physiotherapists Board, Hong Kong.

Podiatrist
Be eligible for professional registration of Podiatrist (or equivalent) in the country where the qualification was conferred.

Radiation Therapist
A Certificate of Registration (Category T) (Part I or II) and a valid Practising Certificate issued by the Radiographers Board, Hong Kong.

Radiographer
A Certificate of Registration (Category D) (Part II) and a valid Practicing Certificate issued by the Radiographer Board, Hong Kong.

Social Work Officer
Registration with and a valid registration certificate issued by the Hong Kong Social Workers Registration Board.