COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANT IN NIGERIA CIVIL SERVICE

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANT CADRE

  1. POSTS AND SALARIES
    1.1 Community Health Assistant Grade Level 04
    1.2 Higher Community Health Assistant Grade Level 05
    1.3 Senior Community Health Assistant Grade Level 06
    1.4 Principal Community Health Assistant Grade Level 07
    1.5 Chief Community Health Assistant Grade Level 08
  2. DUTIES
    2.1 Community Health Assistant, Grade level 04
    2.1.1 Carrying out routine community health activities under supervision
    2.1.2 Assisting in carrying out community mobilization for health action.
    2.1.3 Assisting in educating the community on their health needs.
    2.1.4 Registering new clients
    2.1.5 Weighing clients
    2.1.6 Sterilizing equipment according to established procedure
    2.1.7 Assisting in carrying out health talks
    2.1.8 Dressing uncomplicated wounds according to prescription on client cards
    2.1.9 Assisting in collecting and labeling specimen for laboratory tests.

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2.2 Higher Community Health Assistant, Grade level 05
2.2.1 Educating the community on their health needs.
2.2.2 Participating in the assessment of the health needs.
2.2.3 Supervising volunteer village health workers/traditional birth attendants in the field
2.2.4 Assisting in treating specified ailments.
2.2.5 Supervising the collection and compilation of monitoring and evaluation
forms.
2.2.6 Carrying out health talks on different health related matters.
2.2.7 Measuring blood pressure according to established procedure.
2.2.8 Immunizing and head-testing according to standard schedule and prescription client’s cards.
2.2.9 Collecting and labeling specimens for laboratory test.

2.3 Senior Community Health Assistant, Grade level 06
2.3.1 Treating specified ailments in the homes according to standing orders
2.3.2 Participating in the training of voluntary village health worker/TEAS.
2.3.3 Visiting prenatal and antenna mothers and initiating Continuous health care
according to standard orders.
2.3.4 Estimating hemoglobin according to established procedures.
2.3.5 Testing urine for sugar albumen
2.3.6 Packing and dispensing drugs according to established procedures.
2.3.7 Training subordinate staff on the job.

2.4 Principal Community Health Assistant, Grade level 07
2.4.1 Participating in the organization and conduct or Workshops and Seminars for staff students.
2.4.2 Assisting in supervising the accounting system and drug revolving of the
voluntary village health workers and traditional birth attendants.
2.4.3 Identifying health clinic defaulters and taking necessary action for further and complete treatment of ailment.
2.4.5 Supervising village health workers and traditional birth attendants.
2.4.6 Identifying the training needs of volunteer health workers and traditional health workers.
2.4.7 Providing family planning counseling and family planning services.
2.4.8 Participating in the training of subordinates.

2.5 Chief Community Health Assistant, Grade level 08
2.5.1 Coordinating continuing education programme of staff.
2.5.2 Updating Clinic Master Card after community based functions.
2.5.3 Ensuring efficiency for all primary health care activities within a specified
area.
2.5.4 Assessing the training needs of subordinate staff.
2.5.5 Organizing periodic visits of voluntary health workers and traditional birth
attendants to health Institution.
2.5.6 Liaising with the relevant committees in the task of improving community
health.

  1. METHODS OF ENTRY AND ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THE CADRE

NOTE: All promotions and transfers are subject to vacancy and satisfactory service record.

3.1 Community Health Assistant, Grade level 04
3.1.1 By direct appointment of a candidate possessing a minimum of S. 75 or Junior Secondary School Certificate who has successfully completed the two years’ training programme in a School of Health Technology or other approved
Health Assistant Cadres.
3.1.2 By advancement of serving staff who has successfully completed the
prescribed two years’ training programme in a recognized health training
Institution.

3.2 Higher Community Health Assistant, Grade level 08
3.2.1 By promotion of a confirmed and suitable Community Health Assistant who
has spent at least two years on the grade.
3.2.2 By direct appointment of a candidate possessing the qualification specified in subparagraph 3.1.1. above plus at least two years’ post-qualification cognate
experience

3.3 Senior Community Health Assistant, Grade level 06
3.3.1 By promotion of a confirmed and suitable Higher Community Health Assistant who has spent at least two years on the grade.

3.4 Principal Community Health Assistant Grade level 07
3.4.1 By promotion of a confirmed and suitable Senior Community Health Assistant who has spent at least two years on the grade.

3.5 Chief Community Health Assistant, Grade level 08
3.5.1 By promotion of a confirmed and suitable Principal Community Health
Assistant who has spent at least three years on the grade.

4 ADVANCEMENT BEYOND THE CADRE
Any staff in the Community Health Assistant Cadre who acquires any of the qualifications specific for appointment to any higher grade will be eligible for promotion/transfer to the Grade.

Reference:
Federal Civil Service Commission: fedcivilservice .gov.ng /hq /includes /download.php ?f=hq /pages /generalItem /Resources Files /12.pdf&fc =SCHEMES OF SERVICE.pdf

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