DH&FWS Purba Bardhaman Contractual Engagement Block Data Manager and Staff Nurse 2026

Candidates applying for the Staff Nurse role must hold active registration with the West Bengal Nursing Council. This requirement is mandatory at the time of application, meaning candidates awaiting registration or registered in other state councils without reciprocity cannot be considered. For the Block Data Manager post, candidates must possess a bachelor degree from a recognized university along with a 1-year Diploma in Computer Application from a government-registered institution, supported by documented work experience in data recording and analysis.

Experience criteria for Block Data Manager require a minimum of 3 years in the government sector or 5 years in the private sector. Candidates can check their exact age eligibility using our age calculator before submitting their details.

• Staff Nurse: ₹25,000 per month consolidated remuneration.
• Block Data Manager: ₹22,000 per month consolidated remuneration.

Both positions are offered on a contractual basis under the District Health & Family Welfare Samity. Because these are fixed consolidated monthly remunerations rather than standard regular pay-matrix posts, standard deductions such as the 10% National Pension System (NPS) employee contribution, Dearness Allowance (DA), and House Rent Allowance (HRA) do not apply to this engagement. Monthly payments are disbursed as fixed contract amounts subject only to applicable professional tax or income tax deductions. While contractual in nature, these positions provide vital public health sector experience that strengthens profiles for future state health department recruitments and national health mission projects. Evaluate your earnings breakdown with our salary calculator.

• Uploading an invalid or expired West Bengal Nursing Council registration certificate for the Staff Nurse post.
• Submitting a computer course certificate from an unrecognized or non-registered private institute for Block Data Manager.
• Failing to provide proper work experience certificates covering the full 3 years for government or 5 years for private sector data handling roles.
• Claiming SC, ST, or OBC reservation benefits without possessing a valid certificate issued by the competent authority of West Bengal.
• Uploading blurry or improperly sized photograph and signature files that do not meet portal standards.

Following publication of the provisional merit list, selected candidates will be called for physical document verification at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Purba Bardhaman. Candidates must produce all original certificates, mark sheets, council registrations, and category certificates along with self-attested photocopies. A basic fitness verification may be conducted in accordance with district health guidelines.

Once verification is concluded successfully, engagement orders will be issued specifying the assigned health facility, such as block primary health centres, sub-divisional hospitals, or administrative units across Purba Bardhaman. Selected candidates are typically required to sign a contractual agreement and assume duties within the stipulated timeline outlined in the offer letter.

The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) and District Health & Family Welfare Samity (DH&FWS) in Purba Bardhaman functions as the apex administrative body for public healthcare delivery in the district. Working under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, the samity is responsible for implementing national and state health programmes, running primary and secondary healthcare centres, and managing healthcare human resources.

The organisation oversees healthcare infrastructure across rural and urban pockets of Purba Bardhaman, ensuring immunization, maternal care, communicable disease management, and public health data tracking. Its institutional credibility provides healthcare workers with structured public service experience within West Bengal's state health apparatus.

The Staff Nurse position involves day-to-day patient care, medication administration, assisting doctors in inpatient and outpatient wards, maintaining clinical records, and executing national health mission programmes at block health facilities. The role entails direct public interaction, shift duties, and adherence to established nursing protocols within district hospitals or community health units.

The Block Data Manager functions primarily in an administrative and analytical capacity at the block level. Key responsibilities include collecting, validating, and entering health data onto central and state digital health portals, maintaining block-level statistical records, tracking health indicators, and generating reports for the CMOH office. The role requires working with computer database software, coordinating with field health workers, and reporting directly to block medical authorities.