Consultant Psychiatrist

Welcome to those interested in working at Atoll Hospital. The post requires a suitable and qualified person who is interested in the work.

• General Medical Qualification (Allopathic Medicine)
• Secretariat

• Secretariat

1. Participating in and providing technical advice on the development and maintenance of the health service system.
2. Participating as a medical professional in statutory councils and boards, providing technical advice on the health service's technical committees and boards, and on boards and councils where health service professionals are regulated.
3. Carrying out physical examinations required to identify the physical and mental condition of a patient who needs specialist health care.
4. Obtain additional information from the patient and the patient's family members as necessary to assess the patient's health status.
5. Reviewing medical information compiled by the patient's referring doctors and other health workers.
6. Advising on the tests required for specialist health care, and continuing treatment according to the results of those tests. Also making the changes to treatment required in response to the outcome of the treatment.
7. Providing the psychological treatment and rehabilitation treatment needed by the patient, and providing the patient with information on the measures to be taken to protect against diseases.
8. Performing operations for people who need general health care and for patients who need specialist health care.
9. Record the patient's health information in writing and share that information with those who need to have it shared with them.
10. Providing information required to be provided to various parties in accordance with legal and technical obligations, and assisting in research and investigations related to the field of work.
11. Preparing medical reports required by law, participating in medical investigations, and giving expert opinions where such opinions must be given.
12. Participating in running and implementing programmes conducted to raise public awareness on protecting against diseases that need specialist health care.
13. Carrying out scientific studies on special health conditions and diseases affecting humans, on their causes, on their treatment and on protecting against them, and publishing those studies.
14. Providing specialist health services at health centres across the atolls for the period set out in situations where specialists' services are needed.
15. Actively participating in work to be done during health emergencies, pandemics and disasters.

1. Completed application form for the vacancy (this form can be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's website and from the hospital's offices and from the link below).

https://www.csc.gov.mv/Policy/Index/51

2. Details of the applicant (including relevant phone number and email address)

3. Copies of both sides of the ID card (even if expired) showing that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen, and a copy of the written document that can be read. Or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.

4. A letter from the office where the employee is working stating that if the employee resigns from their current post and there is no objection to the employee's resignation from the Civil Service/Government.

5. Copies of obtained academic certificates.

(a) Copies of educational certificates issued by institutions outside the country accredited by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at the level specified, and copies of transcripts; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter of course completion and a copy of the assessment report issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority and a copy of the transcript.

(b) A copy of the certificate issued by a higher education institution in the Maldives and a copy of its transcript; or a copy of the course completion letter and a copy of its transcript. (Except for the Maldives National University and the Islamic University of Maldives, course completion letters issued by higher education institutions in the Maldives will be accepted only if the letter contains the name and the authorisation number granted to the institution by the Maldives Qualifications Authority to issue certificates to graduates after a "batch validation".)

6. Copies of documents that serve as evidence of work experience in the following categories:

(a) If employed in a Civil Service post, in a state institution, or in a state-owned enterprise, a letter issued by that office stating the post held, the period of employment (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (even if employment has been in different posts in one institution).

(a) Work experience from the Civil Service, with the periods of experience shown on http://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/ that are not visible there, a letter issued by that office setting out separately the job, the duration of the job (showing the years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the job (even where duties were performed in different posts within the same institution).

(c) If employed in a private company or a private institution, a letter issued by that office stating the post held, the period of employment (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (even if employment has been in different posts in one institution) and the number of employees of the place of work.

(d) If employed in a national or international organisation or association, a letter issued by that organisation stating the post held, the period of employment (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (even if employment has been in different posts in one institution) (this letter must state whether the post held was a paid post or not, or alternatively a formal letter issued by that organisation stating that).

(e) If employed in a state-subsidised institution, or a state-subsidised private company or private institution, or a state-subsidised national or international organisation or association, a letter issued by that office stating the post held and the period of employment (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (even if employment has been in different posts in one institution), or if such a letter cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for applicants" in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

7. A copy of the valid registration and licence issued by the Maldives Medical and Dental Council.

The criteria for determining the most suitable person for this post are set out in the "Guidelines and Procedures for Recruitment and Appointment to Doctor Job Metric Posts 2023".

Documents for applying to this post must be submitted to the N. Atoll Hospital Office by 14:00 on 27 October 2026. Application forms and documents may also be sent by email to [email protected]. (Applicants who send documents by email are asked to confirm that the email has been received by the hospital.)

And if the government announces a public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, applications can be received up to the number of days of the announced holiday.

From the applicants for this position, candidates will be shortlisted based on their educational level and experience (if experience is required to meet the basic requirement, after completing that period), and those with the highest points among the applicants for this position will be shortlisted.

The interviews and practical tests for selecting a candidate for this post will be held at N. Atoll Hospital between 28 October 2026 and 3 November 2026. Applicants for this job are therefore asked to be prepared to attend the interview and practical test on those dates.

Within 3 non-holiday days of the interviews being held, a sheet showing the points awarded to shortlisted candidates (A2 sheet) will be published in the Government Gazette so that it is publicly visible. If there is a complaint about the points awarded to shortlisted candidates, it must be submitted to this office within 3 non-holiday days starting from the day the A2 sheet is published.

The phone number to call to clarify information about this announcement is 6568942. Emails should be sent to [email protected]. The criteria and procedures for selecting and appointing people to Civil Service posts, and all documents related to those procedures, are available in the "Recruitment policy" (Recruitment policy final - 120420225yoykcli.h12.pdf (csc.gov.mv)) on the Civil Service Commission website.