Term of Reference Short Term Consultant-Quality Improvement

National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) has been set up under the National Health Mission (NHM) as an autonomous registered society, to channelize technical assistance and capacity building support to the states for strengthening the public health system. The NHSRC is also mandated to contribute towards National strategic health planning and programme design.

NHSRC intends recruiting Short Term Consultant-Quality Improvement purely on contractual basis

Role and Responsibilities:

Field visits to handhold the States in implementation of National Quality Assurance Program. Advocacy with the states for fixing the targets for National & State certification against National Quality

Assurance Standards. Assist the health facilities with gap closure action and preparing them for the National/ State Certification. Effective co-ordination with State/SQAU/DQAU/Hospital Quality Team on a regular basis to support and

facilitate technical support in Quality Management system. Facilitate to conduct of internal & external assessments of healthcare facilities. Function as resource for Trainings & workshops of NQAS & Kayakalp. Carry out analysis of data and information and identify specific strategic measures and operational inputs

for initiating/strengthening quality assurance systems. Undertake extensive field visits to monitor progress of Quality programme & its related activities of QI Division of NHSRC. Any other responsibility as allocated by Advisor (QI).

Qualification and Experience:

Possess a Medical/Dental/Ayush degree from a reputed Institute with a full-time Post-Graduation in Hospital Administration/Hospital Management. Have at least more than one-year experience of facilitating and implementation of National Quality Assurance Standards and Kayakalp initiative. Preference would be given to NQAS trained personnel.

Age Limit: Maximum of 30 years of age at the time of selection.

Location:

Though the current position is based in NHSRC New Delhi with requirement of extensive travel, at times to difficult areas. The selected candidate may be asked to relocate to RRC-NE, Guwahati, Assam as or when required, for undertaking extensive travel to North-eastern States.

Contract Tenure: Three months and extendable

*Note: As this is a short term assignment; Preference will be given to candidates residing within Delhi/NCR region. The selected candidate will be required to join within 7 days.

To Apply:

Candidates are requested to download the application form attached with the TOR, which is uploaded on the NHSRC website and email the duly filled application form to shortterm.nhsrc@gmail.com by 4 p.m. on 3-Nov2017. Application submitted in other format will not be accepted. Please ensure to mention post applied for on the application form, without which the application form will not be accepted.

• Organization : National Health Systems Resource Centre
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• Organization Website : http://www.nhsrcindia.org