Website Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

Brief on the Organization:

The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is working towards building a healthier India. It is helping to address the limited institutional and systems capacity in India by strengthening education and training, advancing research and technology and facilitating policy and practice in the area of Public Health. PHFI is headquartered in New Delhi with national presence through its constituent units of regional Indian Institutes of Public Health (IIPHs) and Centers of Applied Research in core public health themes. The Foundation, established in 2006 as a public private initiative, is governed by an independent board comprising of senior government officials, eminent Indian and International academic and leaders, civil society representatives and corporate leaders.

IIPH-Bengaluru:

IIPH Bengaluru has been awarded a fellowship program with an aim to facilitate the emergence of early-career public researchers who are technically competent in their skills, culturally safe in their approach and rooted in the principles of restorative justice. The fellow candidate will carry out the listed activities during their tenure. i.e. 1. Sharpen analytical skills and knowledge of the research fellows embedded within each of the work packages of CTRITH to design and implement research. 2. Sensitized to culturally safe approaches to address key research questions among Adivasi communities where they are placed. 3. Facilitate reflection and appraisal of the value and implementation/realisation of their research from the principles of restorative justice. 4. Support the functioning of the research and field teams throughout the study. 5. Participation in monthly journal club organised by CTRITH project team. 6. Support communication with all CTRITH project stakeholders. 7. Complete foundational course on the role of research in addressing social inequalities in indigenous/ Adivasi health. 8. Protocol of their relevant work package or nested within their WP by year1, presenting at least four papers on monthly journal club, first-author paper based on their work and publication of at least one commentary. 9. Coordination with all other PHRTP fellows and partner institutions.

Project Brief:

Public Health Foundation of India has been extending Technical Support to the Government of Karnataka for implementing Universal Health Coverage in the pilot districts of Mysore and Raichur from year 2013. This work, which gained pace mid-2014 onwards, involved-

1) extensive orientation and iterative consultations with state and district officials as well as collaboration with state technical agencies,

2) the positioning of technical experts at the state and district level with continuous backstopping from PHFI headquarters,

3) the conduct of an extensive baseline assessment of institutional readiness and UHC linked indicators,

4) the identification of the top morbidity and mortality burdens at the district level, and

5) the development of an intervention action plan for improving coverage in a phased manner.

Based on this work and in convergence with evolving national policy; Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka is now implementing various reforms for moving towards UHC. Strengthening service design and training for operationalization of Comprehensive Primary Health Care through Health and Wellness Centres is a priority intervention that DoHFW is implementing under the aegis of National Health Mission, Government of Karnataka. PHFI-IIPH has also been formally designated as Technical Innovation and Learning Centre for extending technical support to NHM Karnataka in a phase wise implementation of CPHC in the identified pilot districts of Mysore and Raichur and also in the six districts of Hyderabad Karnataka Region. In order to fully operationalize the PHFI-Technical Innovation and Learning Centre (TILC) for Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) housed within IIPH Bangalore, a team of skilled, dedicated and motivated personnel is now required to function under the expert guidance of senior researchers and PHFI staff.

Deliverables:

Support in planning, conducting and monitoring trainings under Bridge Programme (Certificate) in Community Health for Nurses related to CPHC and other trainings such as NCDs and multi-skilling of personnel for CPHC in close coordination with Technical Supervisor and Programme Manager TILC.
Develop study/ evaluation protocols, undertake and guide studies pertaining to- baseline measurements, operational research and impact assessments for improving design of CPHC intervention in supervision of Technical Supervisor and Programme Manager TILC.
Prepare Reports which document and assess the efficacy of work processes, challenges, best practices, and other associated requirements of implementing the CPHC in close coordination with Technical Supervisor and Programme Manager TILC for submission to State NHM and NHSRC.
Undertake periodic field based reviews in CPHC districts to document the progress of implementation, identification of gaps and suggest corrective measures to Programme Manager TILC for submission to SPMU NHM Karnataka.
Liaise with faculty member and research staff of PHFI and its allied institutes.
Liaise with District Health officials and the resource persons for trainings.
Analysis and Documentation of Service Delivery Outputs from Health and Wellness Centres operational in Karnataka minimum once a month.
Submission of Monthly Progress Report of CPHC Implementation to Mission Director National Health Mission with comparative analysis of district wise reports.
Submission of Quarterly Progress Report of CPHC Implementation to National Health Systems Resource Centre with comparative analysis of district wise reports
Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Technical Supervisor and Programme Manager TILC

Qualification:

Desirable:

Possess MBBS / BDS / BAMS and Master in Public Health/ PG Diploma in Health Management with interest / experience in Primary Health Care or Public Health Systems Strengthening.

Experience:

Desirable:

Have at least 2-3 years of post-qualification experience with implementation of a health programme at the NGO / Community level and familiarity with the direct implementation of Primary Health care Programmes or Familiarity/experience in working with health systems in public health system
Experience in working with large scale government programmes, particularly related to training, HR, policy evolution, and supervision.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, analytical and interpersonal abilities, excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Typing knowledge of Kannada is desirable.
Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
Formal Educational Qualification, Experience and Age could be relaxed for exceptional candidates.
Kannada Language Read & Writing

Process to Apply:

Interested and eligible candidates may send their updated CV to iiphbengalurucareers@phfi.org and fill the application form– https://forms.office.com/r/GeugWH3prL . Please mention the exact Position Code (IIPHB-PRCO-101) in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

Please note that Annual Salary (CTC) will commensurate with available skills and fitment of the incumbent as per the selection process.

Last Date of Receipt of Applications: 20 April 2023

To apply for this job email your details to iiphbengalurucareers@phfi.org