NHSRC Recruitment for Patient Safety Consultant
NHSRC intends to induct a Consultant-CU in the Certification Unit, QPS Division, through this NHSRC recruitment 2026 drive. The position offers you the opportunity to work with a self-motivated team focused on the quality certification of public healthcare facilities. The NHSRC Recruitment aims to support health systems strengthening at scale, learn while coordinating & monitoring activities at the national level, and enable the realisation of the vision of universal health coverage.
About National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC):
NHSRC National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) is a technical support institution under the National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. NHSRC works closely with the MoHFW and the States for Health Systems strengthening and supporting implementation of other interventions under the NHM. Work at the NHSRC is organised around eight (8) divisions, namely– Community Processes & Comprehensive Primary Care, Healthcare Financing, Healthcare Technology, Human Resources for Health, Information Technology, Knowledge Management Division, Public Health Administration and Quality & Patient Safety.
Job Details:
- Position: Consultant-CU, Certification Unit (Quality & Patient Safety)
- Work Location: New Delhi
- Reports To: Lead Consultant-CU/Advisor- Quality & Patient Safety
- Employment Basis: Contractual basis
- Duration of Contract: Initial Contract till 31st March 2028 (with further extension subject to satisfactory performance)
- Last Date for Receiving Applications: 3rd November 2026
Job Description:
The Quality and Patient Safety Division (QPS), NHSRC, performs secretariat functions on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in the implementation of the National Quality Assurance Standards at Public Health Facilities in States/UTs. Under this mandate, the QPS division performs two major roles, first being setting the standards for different levels of health facilities as per need and supporting the states in their implementation through capacity building and handholding, and the second function is of verification of attainment of standards at the health facilities through a robust system of Quality certification.
The certification unit has been developed under the QPS of NHSRC to manage Quality Assessments of public health facilities under NQAS. Managing Quality Assessments and improving and strengthening the level offers a unique challenge for an incumbent to innovate, improvise and strengthen the existing system. The tasks performed at the certification unit are dynamic and require a full-time commitment from their consultants.
Tasks undertaken at the Certification Unit, NHSRC harness the skills of planning, liaison, teamwork, timeliness, analytical, and promptness in the incumbent.
This Position requires a strong moral and ethical code of conduct, with the essence of integrity and confidentiality, while undertaking responsibility. Also, a commitment to a long-term stay with the organisation is desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support in the conduct of the national-level assessments in the allocated states from receipt of application till result declaration.
- To monitor all certification-related activities and ensure completion of activities in a time-bound manner.
- Correspondence of final reports for final decision-making on the Quality Certification Status of assessed facilities.
- Manage the data generated for preparing fact sheets/data sets for analysis and submission for national-level review.
- Tracking of result declaration & certificate preparation.
- Coordination for National Level External Assessors Training.
- Management of pool of Empanelled External Assessors & Ayushman Assessors.
- Preparation of the certification guidelines, short notes, and resource materials for certification activities.
- Any other responsibility as allocated by Advisor, Quality & Patient Safety.
Eligibility Criteria for the NHSRC Recruitment:
Only full-time regular bachelor’s degrees (minimum 3 years) and full-time regular Postgraduate qualifications (minimum 2 years), wherever applicable, shall be considered. Diploma, certificate, Executive programmes, and qualifications obtained through distance, online, part-time, correspondence mode, etc. shall not be considered. Only post-qualification experience shall be counted.
Essential Qualification:
- Possess regular courses in MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS/BSc. Nursing/BHM degree with two years’ full-time MHA/ equivalent in Hospital Management/ Public Health.
- Two years’ post-qualification experience (after PG).
- Candidates with specialisation in Hospital Management will be preferred.
Experience:
- At least two years of post-qualification work experience in implementing & managing NQAS certification at the State or National Level.
- Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, etc.)
Age Limit: Up to 45 years of age as on the last date of receipt of application (as on the date of receiving the application)
Required Skills for the NHSRC Recruitment:
- Excellent writing & communication skills.
- Expertise in the English language for official communication.
- Strong moral and ethical code of conduct with essence of integrity and confidentiality.
Salary
The fee within the band of Rs. 60,000/- to Rs. 1,20,000/- will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Selection:
- If the recruitment process includes a written test, a minimum qualifying mark will be 70%. In case 2 or more candidates qualify with the same marks, all such candidates will be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.
- The candidates may be subjected to a written test and presentation to judge their writing skills and language proficiency.
Candidates selected in this interview could be considered for other vacant positions at NHSRC that require similar skill sets and are at an appropriate level.
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