Contract Enrolled Nurse

A Contract Enrolled Nurse is mainly deployed on undertaking – (a) basic nursing duties in Government clinics and health services; and (b) special nursing duties under guidance and supervision. [Remarks: (1) free uniform and laundry are provided during the period of employment; and (2) required to perform shift, on-call and/or outdoor duties.]

For locally trained candidates, they should – : (a) possess a Certificate of Enrolment (Part I) issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong; (b) possess a valid practising certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong; (c) have attained a level of proficiency in Chinese and English Languages equivalent to Secondary 4 standard; and (d) be able to speak fluent Cantonese and simple English. For candidates trained outside Hong Kong, they should – : (a) have obtained a qualification outside Hong Kong and the curriculum of the programme leading to the award of the qualification is broadly comparable to the curriculum of the programme of a course of nurses training that is recognised by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong for full enrolment [Note (1)]; (b) possess a valid certificate to practise general nursing issued by a certifying body recognised by the Nursing Council of Hong Kong from time to time as constituting sufficient evidence of the candidate’s competency to practise nursing [Notes (1) & (2)]; (c) have at least one year of full-time post-qualification clinical experience that is relevant to the employment; (d) have attained a level of proficiency in Chinese and English Languages equivalent to Secondary 4 standard; (e) be able to speak fluent Cantonese and simple English; and (f) have obtained a Certificate of Enrolment and Practising Certificate for Limited Enrolment (LE) under the Nursing Council of Hong Kong after receiving a conditional offer of employment from the Department of Health. The latest details of the application for LE is available on the website of the Nursing Council of Hong Kong – https://www.nchk.org.hk/en/registration_and_enrolment/non_locally_trained_nurses/alre_general.html.   [Notes: (1) Candidates trained outside Hong Kong are required to submit copies of the following: I. Nursing graduation certificate II. Valid certificate to practise nursing from the registration authority outside Hong Kong i. practising certificate or other equivalent documentary evidence of entitlement to practise nursing outside Hong Kong; and ii. enrolment certificate or official document from the registration authority outside Hong Kong verifying the applicant’s “date of initial enrolment”. III. Documentary proof(s) certifying that the applicant possessed at least one year of full-time post-qualification clinical experience that is relevant to the employment issued and/or certified by the applicant’s employer(s) (2) The certificate to practise nursing must be valid at the time of application.]