How to get started: working in MOH

How to get started: working in MOH

A complicated and longwinded way to start. Get yourself organized and it will save time and lots of hassle. A piece of advice – set a date when you want to start work. Report 2 weeks prior to this date. In the meantime get your medical fitness exam sorted and buy a car. Only then start work!

(Be warned: enjoy your holiday as you will not be entitled to any leave for 1 year)

Prepare:

1. 8 coloured passport photos
2. BJCE and GCE O and A Level certificates – 2 copies each
3. Curriculum Vitae – 2 copies each
4. University degrees and Postgraduate certs/ courses certs/ GMC – 2 copies each
5. RITA/ CCST from UK – 2 copies each
6. IC - 4 copies
7. Letter Gaji Hari – 4 copies
8. Bank book (front page) – 1 copy
9. BND $90

*you will also need to know in hand your parents’ IC number and previous employers’ addresses and contact numbers/ emails to fill in the referees section.

1. Report at Scholarship Dept, MOE (4^th floor). You will need to bring (d). They will issue you a letter to say to report to MOH. This letter is to be brought along when reporting at MOH.

2. Call DGMS (Director General of Medical Services)/ DGHS (Director General of Health Services) secretary to make an appointment for reporting.

3. On day of reporting, got to 2^nd floor of MOH, Jln Menteri Besar. You will report to DGMS/ DGHS and have a chit chat with him/ her, and tell him/ her when you want to start work. He/ she will produce a Gaji Hari letter offer. Bring along (a) – (h). You will need these for:
• SPA forms X 2
• Brunei Medical Board

4. Once you have the Gaji Hari letter, make a copy – take it to your nearest hospital and go to the reception. They will direct you to a counter where they will issue you a medical fitness form. You then have to go to various depts.: ENT/ Dental/ Eye/ Radiology for CXR and Phlebotomy for blood taking/ urine samples. Ensure bloods for F. lipid/ glucose/ Hep B and HIV serology is done for you. Once all done and all results available, they will contact you and make an appointment for you to go to Occupational Health at Ong Sum Ping OPD (5^th floor). It will take about 2 weeks for all these to complete. Once medically fit, Occupational Health will issue a Certificate of Medical fitness.

5. You then need to go to MOH 1^st floor (administration) and ask for those managing Gaji Hari/TAP. Will require 2 passport photos, copies of certificates, Gaji hari letter copy and Medical fitness certificate. Your TAP certificate will be mailed to you.

RIPAS Hospital:

6. Once all above done, you need to report to CEO RIPAS (located at admin). Bring along 2 passport photos (for your ID badge) and Letter Gaji Hari. More forms to fill in. Ensure that you get your badge done there and then. No excuse for them to wait for a day or two (because its only a piece of laminated card with your photo stuck on it). Whilst there, arrange parking permit in the same dept. $40 a year, yet not guaranteed a parking space.

7. CEO will then direct you to your relevant Head of Division. They will then instruct you to which subspecialty you will be working and sort out rotations and oncalls. Be ready to start work straight away!

8. Library: located 4^th floor. Get your library card sorted. Fill in their form. You will require your Head of dept to sign and stamp the application form. Also provide IC copy and letter Gaji Hari copy.

9. Also ensure your secretary of Dept/ or yourself sort out your Time sheet for gaji hari. Bring along bank book front cover copy. Otherwise you won’t get paid at the end of the month.

10. Doctors Mess is situated on the 4^th floor. Yearly fee is $50 and payments to be made to Mess Treasurer.

11. You will be on the Gaji Hari basis for at least 3 months. Those under medical services should be on the Gaji Bulan basis after 3 months. You then again need to go through the Medical fitness process and this time to bring the medical fitness certificate to SPA (behind MOE) 2^nd floor.

12. Last but not least, you may need to buy a car after all that. Documents needed for a bank loan are copies of Gaji Hari letter offer and IC. Once that has all been approved, away you go with your new car!

All the best!