NOTIFICATION FOR THE POST OF MID LEVEL HEALTH PROVIDER ONC ONTRACT BASIS

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates to the post of MID LEVEL HEALTH PROVIDER (1681 posts) to be filled on contract basis initially for period of one year in the Dr YSR Village Health clinics-Health and Wellness Centres. Number of posts are tentative and may increase or decrease as per the need of the department.

Eligibility Criteria:

Qualification: Must possess BSc. (Nursing)/B.Sc (nursing with integral CPCH course).

Age limit: 18 years to 35 years as on 01.08.2022 and five years relaxation ( 40 Years ) in case of BC, SCs, STs , EWS and Physically Handicapped and10 years for Ex-service man.

Method of

Appointment: Appointment is purely on contract basis for a period of One year.

Application fee: Rs.500/- for OC candidates and Rs.300/-for SC, ST,EWS and BCs candidates.

Remuneration: Rs.25,000/- per month. No stipend or salary will be paid during the training period.

Selection criteria:

Selection of the candidates is based on the merit of marks secured in the Online Entrance Test and duly following the Rule of Reservation and the Presidential Orders governing the local status of the candidates. The local area of the candidate will be decided based on their study from 4th class to 10th class or the certificate issued by Tahsildhar in the prescribed format.

The candidate will be allotted the Test Centre as per their priority to the possible extent. However, the department has the right to change the Test Centre of any candidate based on the number of applications received for a particular centre.

SN	Name of the ZONE	Districts covered
1	Zone- I	Srikakulam,Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam
2	Zone-II	East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna
3	Zone – III	Guntur, Prakasam and Nellore
4	Zone – IV	Chittoor, Kadapa, Ananthapur and Kurnool

The candidates belonging to the districts and Zone as mentioned in the above will be considered as local for that zone. Any candidate, who wants to apply for a Zone other than their local Zone, will be considered as Non-local.

Applicants can apply online	From 09.08.2022 to 22.08.2022
Website Address	hmfw.ap.gov.in and cfw.ap.nic.in
Downloading of Hall tickets	From 24.08.2022 to 30.08.2022
Date of Entrance Examination	Tentatively scheduled to held in the first week of September. The exact date will be indicated in the Hall ticket and shall also be displayed at : hmfw.ap.gov.in and cfw.ap.nic.in
Mode of Examination	Online :

	The candidate is required to attend the exam on a computer system. The Question and Multiple choice answers will be displayed on the screen and the candidate has to choose the correct answer.
Type of Examination	Questions with Multiple Choice options on the syllabus of B.Sc., (Nursing)
No. of Questions	200
Time duration	180 Minutes (3 hours)
Venue of the examination	Will be indicated in the Hall Tickets
Issue of Hall Tickets	The candidates have to download the Hall ticket from the portal and get a printout and attend the Exam along with any photo identity proof.
Selection of the candidate	Will be based on the marks obtained in the online examination.
Final selection of the candidate as MLHP	Based upon the merit list of the online examination selection shall be made. If the applicant not having B.Sc Nursing with CPCH course as an integral part on selection he/she shall have to pass Bridge course conducted by the IGNOU on their own cost. However necessary facilitation for joining the candidates to the bridge course will be done by the department.

The last date for uploading of online application forms is_22.08.2022

Application will be available online : www.cfw.ap.nic.in and www.hmfw.ap.gov.in

Documents to be produced at that time of Selection for verification:

SN	Particulars of the Certificates to be enclosed.
01.	SSC or equivalent examination (for date of birth)
02	Intermediate examination or 10 + 2 Examination
03	B.SC (N) examination pass certificates (Provisional or Degree)
04.	Marks Memos of B.Sc., (Nursing) all years
05	Certificate of Permanent Registration in Andhra Pradesh Nursing & Midwives Council
06	Copy of Caste / Community Certificate in case of SC/ ST / BC (with categorization) / EWS issued by the Revenue authority’s viz., Tahsildar / MRO Concerned. In the absence of proper caste certificate, the candidate will be treated as OC candidate.
07	Study Certificates for the years 4th to 10th class from where the candidate studied (Government / Private / Aided / Municipal / ZP) or certificate of local status issued by Tahsildhar in the prescribed format.
08	In case of private study of 4th to 10th class, 7 years Local status certificate from the Tahsildar / MRO Concerned should be enclosed.
09	Copy of latest Physically Handicapped Certificate issued by SADAREM in respect of candidates claiming reservation under PH Quota
10	CPCH integrated programme in B.Sc (Nursing ) certificate if available
11	Copy of certificate of Ex-Service man if applicable.
12	Copy of certificate in support of sports quota if applicable.

Note: Candidates other than B.Sc. Nursing if applied for this post, their application will summarily be rejected.

Annexure – I

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SELECTION AS “ CANDIDATE”

1. Basic qualification.

   1. : Candidate must have B.SC (nursing ) with CPCH as an integral part or B.Sc (Nursing). However, the B.Sc (Nursing) candidates if selected in the online examination, shall have to complete the CPCH bridge course conducted by IGNOU on their Own Cost within a period of 6 months and pass the examination conducted by the IGNOU within the time frame specified by IGNOU.

   2. The deployment of the Candidate as MLHP will be purely on contractual / conditional basis, and the Candidate will have no right to claim for appointment on permanent roll in State Health Department / State Health Society or permanent absorption.

   3. Contractual / Conditional placement and posting thereof to any Dr. YSR Village Health Clinics ( Health & Wellness Centre )within the State, will be at the discretion of the Competent Authority.

   4. Along with acceptance of the offer, the Candidate of B.SC Nursing without CPCH is required to submit duly filled in application of admission to the Bridge Programme (Certificate) in Community Health (to be obtained from the IGNOU Programme Prospectus)

General

1. The Candidate will anytime be subject to be terminated as per the terms and conditions of his/her employment, including the Conduct, Discipline etc. and such other rules and administrative orders that may be in force from time to time during the Bridge Programme too.

2. Candidate’s selection is subject to:

   1. Candidate should not be suffering from any medical disability or illness, which is likely to hamper Candidate’s selection, including posting at DR YSR Village Health Clinics Health & Wellness Centers. In case it is detected at a later stage that Candidate had concealed any information pertaining to Candidate’s medical status, the Department /State Health Society will be forced to cancel the offer of selection. In case of such evidence coming to light after Candidate’s joining, Candidate’s services (Contractual/conditional) will be liable for termination without notice at any time and Candidate will accordingly cease to be in the employment (Contractual/conditional) of the State Health Department/State Health Society.

   2. The State Health Department/State Health Society reserves the right to post Candidate at any of its Sub Centres/Health & Wellness Centers within the State, if needed.

   3. The offer of selection is liable to be withdrawn at any point before joining and if joined, liable for termination without notice if competent authority come across any evidence/knowledge that the qualification, caste/category and/or any other particulars indicated by the Candidate in his/her application/personal resume/ other forms/formats submitted to the competent authority are not recognized/false/misleading and/or amounts to suppression of information

      /particulars/ facts, which should have been brought to the notice of competent authority.

   4. Inadvertent omission or commission or mistakes, if any, appearing in the offer of selection are liable to be rectified at any time before or after joining to bring the terms and conditions of offer in accordance with the extant policy/rules and regulations of the State Health Department/State Health Society that may be in force from time to time.

   5. The above terms and conditions are not exhaustive and this offer is subject to the understanding that during period of Programme and subsequent service (Contractual/conditional), Candidate will be governed by the relevant rules, regulations and administrative orders that are framed from time to time.

   6. Extension in joining time will not be granted formally and the candidate should join on the scheduled date itself. Else, the offer may be subject to cancelation and withdrawal without further notice to the candidate. However, the competent authority/MD, NHM may grant suitable extension in joining time on a case to case basis.

   7. Candidate will honor and observe the State Health Department/State Health Society’s vision, mission and values at all times to maintain high esteem of the State Health Department/State Health Society.

1. Legal Matters

   1. Any Legal proceeding in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this offer of selection shall be instituted in the High court of Andhra Pradesh only.