Sr.

No.

Name of Contractual Post

No. of Post

Honorarium (Per Month in Rs)

Maximum Age Limit (As

on the last date of submittinq application)

1

Psychiatrist

31

70,000/-

70 years

2

Clinical

Psychologist

61

30,000/-

45 years

3

Psychiatric Social

Worker

33

25,000/-

45 years

4

Psychiatric Nurse

32

25,000/-

45 years

5

Community Nurse

30

18,000/-

40 years

6

Monitoring &

Evaluation Officer

27

20,000/-

35 years

7

Case Registry

Assistant

28

8,000/-

40 years

8

Ward Assistant

29

8,000/-

40 years

9

Community Mental Health

Worker

140

8,000/-

40 years

Psychiatry or equivalent degree from institution recognized by MCI. Desirable: 2 years experience of working as a specialist in a hospital.

1. To examine and manage health
2. care needs of the mentally ill patients.

3. To provide in-patient care to the mentally ill patients.

4. To do periodic follow up of the mentally ill patients.

5. To do the outreach activity/plan and manage psychiatry clinics in PHCs/CHCs and other sites periodically.

6. To refer complicated cases to tertiary level hospitals.

7. To impart training to the health personnel of community health centre and primary health centre as per guidelines issued by national mental health cell.

Clinical Psychologist

Post Graduate Degree ,n Psychology or Applied Psychology and a Master of Philosophy in medical & social psychology or Master of Philosophy in mental health and social psychology obtained after completion of a full time course of two years which includes supervised clinical training, approved and recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India.

1. To examine and manage health care needs of the mentally ill patients.

2. To do periodic follow up of the mentally ill patients.

3. To do the outreach activity/plan and manage psychiatry clinics in PHCs/CHCs and other sites periodically.

4. To refer complicated cases to tertiary level hospitals.

5. To impart training to the health personnel of community health centre and primary health centre as per guidelines issued by national mental health cell.

Psychiatric Social Worker

Post Graduate Degree awarder after completion of course of study of minimum two years in mental health or psychiatric social work.

1. To help patients gain access to support groups, day care facilities, higher education, vocational skills and employment facilities, certification, reservations and other benefits.

2. To make domiciliary visits for persons with severe mental disorder (SMD) so that the home environment is examined, monitored and made conducive to the extent possible and to provide a range of community bases rehabilitation interventions.

3. To facilitate access to education for children in the family, old age pension for elders in the family etc. to reduce the overall burden of care and improve quality of life for patients and their families.

4. Any other job assigned by concerned officers.

4

Psychiatric Nurse

Essential: B.Sc. in Nursing or equivalent degree from institution recognized by Nursing Council of India and at least 2 years experience of working in Psychiatry/ Mental Health Institution/ Hospital.

Desirable: PG Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing from institution recognized by Nursing Council of India.

1. To examine and manage health care needs of the mentally ill patients.

2. To provide in-patient care to the mentally ill patients.

3. To do the outreach activity/plan and manage psychiatry clinics in PHCs/CHCs and other sites periodically.

4. To impart training to the health personnel of community health centre and primary health centre as per guidelines issued by national mental health cell.

5

Community Nurse

Essential: B.Sc. in Nursing from an institution recognized by Nursing Council of India.

Desirable: 2 Years experience of working in a Hospital.

1. To keep track of follow up patients availing treatment at CHC & PHC.

2. To do the outreach activity/plan and manage psychiatry clinics on PHCS/CHCs and other sites periodically.

3. To impart training to the health personnel of community health centre and primary health centre as per guidelines issued by national mental health cell.

6

Monitoring &

Evaluation Officer

Essential: Graduation in

any subject from a recognized University.

Knowledge of Windows- based packages/ applications.

Desirable: 2 years experience of working in a health care institution

1. To provide coordination among

CMO/CDHO, District Psychiatrist and other officials of District health

department for implementation of various activities under DMHP.

2. To facilitate the dissemination of programme information/Data from district to the state programme cell/officer.

3.Monitoring the evaluation of different programme activities at District level under DMHP.

4.To prepare the statement of accounts & facilitate the preparation of UC and its submission to the SPO at regular interval

Analyze data and compile reports.

Any other job assigned as per programme need

7

Case Registry Assistant

Essential: Higher 1. Ensure regular entry of all Secondary and Knowledge relevant data in the computer of Windows-based pertaining to patients in a

packages/ applications. systematic manner to facilitate their

Desirable: 1 Year tracking and follow-up.

experience of working In a 2. Analyze data and compile reports health care institution. at District level.

3. Any other job assigned as per programme need.

1. Ensure regular entry of all relevant data in the computer pertaining to various aspects of DMHP in a systematic manner to facilitate its analysis.

2. Analyze data and compile reports at District level

3. Any other job assigned as per programme need

8

Ward Assistant

Essential: Higher Secondary from a recognized Education Board or Equivalent

Desirable: 1 Year 2. Helping the in-patients in carrying experience of working in a out their daily chores during their health care institution. stay in the hospital.

1. To provide support to the nurses in provision of in-patient care to the mentally ill patients in psychiatry ward of District hospital.

2.Helping the in patients in carrying out their daily chores during heir stay in the hospital

9

Community Mental Health Worker

Essential: Intermediate from a recognized education board or equivalent.

1.To help patients ( with support from psychiatric social workers based at the District and Taluk/CHC)gain access to supportgroups, day care facilities, higher education, vocational skills and employment facilities and other benefits.

2.To make domiciliary visits for person with severe mental disorder (SMD) so that the home environment is examined, monitored and made conducive to the extent possible and to provide a range of community bases rehabilitation interventions.

To facilitate access to education for children in the family, old age pension for elders in the family etc. to reduce the overall burden of care and improve quality of life for patients and their families.

Any other job assigned by concerned officers.