Duties
of an Ambulance Officer
An
Ambulance Officer is mainly deployed to take charge of an
ambulance depot; provide training for Ambulancemen / Ambulancewomen;
command Ambulancemen / Ambulancewomen and lead them in emergency
to carry out pre-hospital care service and ambulance duties;
and take part in administrative duties, e.g. staff management,
planning duties. An Ambulance Officer is subject to discipline
and is required to work shifts and wear uniforms.
Entry requirements
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Starting
Salary |
(a) |
have
a Hong Kong degree, or equivalent, with "Level
1" results in the two language papers (Use of
Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment
Examination (CRE); or
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Point
7 |
(b) |
have a Hong Kong degree, or an accredited Associate
Degree from a Hong Kong tertiary institution, or Higher
Diploma from a Hong Kong polytechnic university /
polytechnic / Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
/ technical college, or a Diploma from a registered
post-secondary college issued after the date of its
registration, or equivalent; AND Level 2 or above
in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong
Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE),
or equivalent; or
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Point
6 |
(c) |
have
a pass in 2 subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong
Kong Advanced Level Examination plus 3 other subjects
at Grade C or above in the HKCEE, or equivalent; AND
Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language
in the HKCEE (if not included in the aforesaid 3 subjects),
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Point
5 |
- Be
able to pass the Physical Fitness Test and Job-related
Performance Test;
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Be able to pass a practical aptitude test; and
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Be able to speak fluent Cantonese and English.
[Note:
(1) Starting from the CRE held in December 2006, while
candidates' results in the Aptitude Test (AT) paper are
classified as pass or fail, the results of the Use of
Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers are classified
as 'Level 2', 'Level 1' or 'Fail', with 'Level 2' being
the highest. (2) Grade 'C' or above and Grade 'D' in Use
of English of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
(HKALE), or equivalent, are accepted as equivalent to
'Level 2' and 'Level 1' results respectively in the UE
paper of the CRE. Grade 'C' or above and Grade 'D' in
Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature
of the HKALE are accepted as equivalent to 'Level 2' and
'Level 1' results respectively in the UC paper of the
CRE. (3)An overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest
score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the
Academic Module of the International English Language
Testing System (IELTS) is continued to be accepted as
equivalent to a ‘pass’ in the UE paper of the CRE. The
IELTS test must have been taken within 2 years from the
starting date of the application period to be considered
valid. (4) For civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade
C’ and ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language
(Syllabus B) in previous HKCEE are accepted administratively
as comparable to ‘Level 3’ and ‘Level 2’ respectively
in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE.
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Starting Salary
- Point
5 to Point 7 of the General Disciplined Services (Officer)
Pay Scale, as commensurate with respective entry qualifications.
Training
- A
recruit Ambulance Officer has to undergo a 26-week residential
initial training at the Fire Services Ambulance Command
Training School.
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