Quitting Housemanship (7 Step-by-step Guide)

On 15th November 2021, I handed in my 1-month resignation notice and officially resigned from housemanship 1 month later.

This article is not meant to encourage anyone to quit housemanship. My intention in providing this information is as a reference guide for anyone who needs it. This is meant especially for those who are still on the fence about whether to quit housemanship or not, with hopes of helping you to plan out your strategy in transitioning to another career or life path.

And as someone who had just recently left housemanship, I understand this is not an easy decision to make. This guide is something I wish I knew back then when I was planning to resign.

STEP ONE

First, you have to choose either two options:

1. 24-hour notice
2. 1-month notice

What are the differences between the two?

Your salary consists of your basic salary and allowances, altogether forming your emolumen.

For 24-hour notice: You have to pay back your 1-month basic salary to Unit Kewangan of the hospital that you work in, which is around RM 2,900++. This means you get to keep the balance of your allowances. Hence, you can resign within 24 hours.

For 1-month notice: You don’t have to pay back anything, and you get to keep your 1-month salary. However, you have to work for another 1 month to retain this salary.

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STEP TWO

Fill in this form and complete all the checklists on the first page:

 

You can download the Borang Perletakan Jawatan from this URL link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uEOxqi17hyVIgnmLNZZPDhMk41DZOa49/view?usp=sharing

Example of how to fill in Lampiran C-2 (page 18) as below:

STEP THREE

For the last page of the borang, which is Lampiran A: You need to get the HOD (head of department or Ketua Jabatan) of your current posting to sign and chop for you:

 

STEP FOUR (FOR 24-HOUR NOTICE)

If you choose the 24-hour notice, you need to complete the last box (number 4 in checklist page 1) which is to pay back your 1-month salary EXCLUDING gaji pokok as mentioned above in Step One to the Unit Kewangan of the hospital you are working in.

STEP FIVE

Prepare your personal “surat letak jawatan” as stated in Number 3 of checklist in Page 1. Below is an example of the letter:

STEP SIX

On your last day working as a houseman, you will need to go through a procedure called “clearance”. You will be given a form where you will need to get the chop and signature of the person-in-charge from a few units:

1)   Your HOD

2)   Unit Pusat Sumber

3)   Unit Keselamatan (to hand in your nametag)

4)   Unit Pentadbiran

Settle any pending debts, give back any borrowed equipments/items, hand in your name tag etc.

STEP SEVEN

Hand in all the above documents to the person-in-charge of housemanship, usually from Unit Sumber Manusia. He/She will give you official resignation letter (Pemakluman Perletakan Jawatan) from the hospital.

And now, you are free to go.

WHAT IF I WANT TO RE-DO HOUSEMANSHIP AGAIN?

But if, for whatever reason, you decide you want to redo housemanship again, even after you’ve officially resigned, you can still do so BUT there’s a catch — you have to start from scratch, that is from first posting. And you can only reapply after a minimum of 2 months upon quitting housemanship. Hence, you have to go through the usual e-HO process to reapply for your hospital placement.

However, kindly inform the person-in-charge of HO from Unit Sumber Manusia from your previous hospital about the exact procedure so that he/she can guide you through the whole process in detail.

Hope this has been helpful 🙂 At the end of the day, the choice is yours. It’s up to you to make the call.