TERMS and CONDITIONS

Assistant Medical Officer in the Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service
under the Ministry of Defense

• Post is temporary: The posts are temporary in Group A but likely to be made permanent in due course.
• Pay Scale: Rs. 8000-275-13,500
• Probation:
  • The candidates will be on probation for a period of 2 years from the date of appointment which may be curtailed or extended at the discretion of the competent authority.
  • On satisfactory completion of the probation period he will continue in the temporary post till confirmed against the permanent vacancy.
• Posting: The candidate can be posted any where in India in any of the Ordnance Factory Hospitals or Dispensaries.
• Private practice of any kind whatsoever is prohibited.
• Termination of appointment: The appointment can be terminated on one month’s notice on either side during the period of probation and thereafter while employed in temporary capacity. The Government reserves the right to give one month’s pay in lieu of notice.
• Promotion: Prospects of promotion including pay scale and allowances attached to the higher grades will be as per the provisions of IOFHS Rules 2001 and the order and instructions issued by the Government from time to time.

Nature of Duties:

Assistant Medical Officers

• Attend to indoor patients in wards/departments of hospitals and out patients/ dispensaries/ out-patient departments daily and as required.
• Carry out medical examination of employees and candidates for employment in accordance with the regulation in force.
• Maintain and upkeep all equipment in their charge.
• Responsible for training, discipline and proper discharge of duties of the hospital and dispensary staff.
• Perform such other duties as are allotted to them by the Medical Officer-in-Charge as per rules.

Assistant Director Health Services and Senior Medical Officer

• Assist the DHS/Additional DHS/DDHS in the discharge of their duties on all medical matters as directed by them.
• Assist the DHS/Additional DHS/DDHS in the day to day work of the Medical Section as the Section Officer.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the DHS/Additional DHS/DDHS from time to time.
• Assist the DHS in dealing with all questions relating to Medical Stores & Equipments.
• Arrange medical attention to the employees and their families as per rules.
• Attend Indoor Wards, Factory Health Clinic, Estate Clinic, OPD and will be required to perform such other duties as may be assigned by PMO and SMO in-charge of the hospital.

Deputy Director Health Services and Principal Medical Officer

• Assist the DHS/Additional DHS in the discharge of the later’s duties in matters as directed by him.
• In-charge of factory hospitals and the Medical establishment there.
• Advisers to the GM of Fys. on all medical matters and make recommendation as considered necessary.
• Arrange medical attention to the employees and their families as per rules.
• Perform such other duties as may be laid down under any statute or Govt. orders or delegated to him by the DHS.
• Attend indoor Wards, Factory Health Clinic, Estate Health Clinic, OPD and will be required to perform such other duties as may be assigned by PMO-in-Charge of the Hospital.

 

Additional Director Health Services

• Assist the DHS in discharge of the latter’s duties in the matter as directed by him.
• Act as DHS under order of DGOF in latter’s absence on leave, tour etc.

   

Chief Medical Officer 

• Overall responsibility of administration of Ord. Fy. Hospitals having specialist centres, including Factory Health Organization and Family Welfare Centre.
• Advise General Manager on medical, health, hygiene and occupational health matters.
• Plan, organize and monitor the work of Medical Establishment and review progress.
• Organize Hospital services in accordance with the orders, instructions and regularisation issued from time to time by higher authorities.
• Ascertain the expressed and implied need and expectations, grievances and suggestions of the patients, factory management, statutory authorities and community and organize the health services to meet them wherever possible.
• Ensure that all the resources allotted to the medical establishments are fully optimally utilized and economy is observed in the functioning.
• Perform such other duties as may be laid down under any statute of Govt. orders or delegated to him by DHS.

 

Director Health Services

• Medical Adviser to DGOF on all Medical and Health matters.
  • Controlling authority of the Medical Establishment of DGOF organisation on all Professional and Technical matters.
  • Exercise the administrative powers as delegated to him by the DGOF.
• Work out the plans of implementation of the reports/recommendations accepted by the Govt.
• As the Controlling Authority he will distribute the personnel according to the requirement of factories.
• Represent the DGOF on the UPSC.
• Make or cause to be made inspection of all factories (once a year) and report to the DGOF on the working of Medical installation there on all matters connected with Medical establishments
• Initiate ACR of Addl. DHS and will review the reports of all SA grade, JAG (NFSG) & JAG (OG) officers of IOFHS.