The Chairman,
Civil
Service Commission,
New
Secretariat, P. M. B. 1048, Calabar,
Cross
River State (CRS).
Attention:
Dr.
(Mrs.) Irene Aniyom,
Permanent
Secretary,
Civil
Service Commission,
New
Secretariat, P. M. B. 1048, Calabar,
Cross
River State.
Sir,
APPOINTMENT
OF DOCTORS AND NURSES FOR MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN CROSS RIVER STATE: KINDLY
RECTIFY THE PLACEMENT ERROR MADE ON THE POST FOR THE GRADUATES OF BACHELOR OF
NURSING SCIENCE (BNSc) DEGREE IN THE EXTERNAL/INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
Nightingales’ greetings from our members (nurses
with a minimum qualification of first degree in nursing).
2 2. With regards to your recent
External/Internal Advertisement, Ref No. CRS/411/Vol.XIX/133 dated 27th
April 2020, on the above subject matter, please kindly note that the current
entry point for Registered Nurses (RN) with a Bachelor of Nursing Science
(B.N.Sc) degree into the Civil Service anywhere in Nigeria is Nursing Officer I
[Grade Level 09 (.i.e. CONHESS 08)] and not Nursing Officer II as advertised.
2 3. We hereby availed your esteemed office
the relevant documents and circulars from the Office of the Head of the Civil
Service of the Federation (HCSF), the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), the
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), and the National Industrial
Court of Nigeria (NICN) that detailed and specified the extant entry point of
graduates of B.N.Sc degree to be Grade Level 09 (.i.e. CONHESS 08) post-NYSC
(National Youth Service Corps). These documents include the following:
(a).
Circular, Ref No. HCSF/EIR/CND/S.100/ST/97 dated September 8, 2016, from
the
office of the Head of Civil Service of
the Federation (HCSF) (attached herewith as Annexure A).
(b). Circular, Ref No.C6093/T/13 dated 19th
June 2017, from Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) [attached herewith as
Annexure B].
(c). Circular Ref No. C.6093/T/16 dated
February 20, 2018 from FMOH (attached herewith as Annexure C).
(d).
Circular Ref No. C2920/5.3/C.2/1/155 dated 5th February 2019 from
the FMOH (attached herewith as Annexure D).
(e).
Circular, Ref No. B63279/S.7/II/T/273 dated 24th April 2002 from the
office of the HCSF (attached herewith as Annexure E).
(f).
A letter by the FMOH to a Chief Medical Director (CMD) on entry point
placement of graduate nurses on CONHESS 08
(attached herewith as Annexure F).
(g).
The Implementation Guide for Internship Programme for graduates of B.N.Sc degree from the Nursing and
Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), the statutory regulatory body for nursing in
Nigeria ( page 6 attached herewith as Annexure G).
(h).
Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) award of the year 1981, which granted that
the profession of Nursing is on parity with
that of Pharmacy in Nigeria, as is the case in Great Britain from the National
Industrial Court of Nigeria (attached herewith as Annexure H).
PRAYER
We
most respectfully demand that your esteemed office
1 1. modifies
its current advert for employment of nurses to include Nursing Officer 1 [.i.e.
Grade Level 09 (CONHESS 08)] as the entry point for Registered Nurses with
B.N.Sc degree in line with the provision of the extant circulars.
2 2. upgrade
the existing nursing officers possessing B.N.Sc degree who were employed before
8th September 2016 but are
still below the new base of Grade Level 09 (i.e. CONHESS 08) effective from 8th
September 2016 (being the date of release of the circular REF No.
HCSF/EIR/CND/S.100/ST/97 by the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation
.i.e. Annexure A) as prescribed by the civil service circular, Ref No.
B63279/S.7/II/T/273 dated 24th April, 2002 (.i.e. Annexure E).
3 3. upgrade
all graduate nurse who were wrongly employed below the new base of CONHESS 08
after 8th September 2016 to CONHESS 08 effective from the date of their
employment as prescribed by the civil service circular, Ref No.
B63279/S.7/II/T/273 dated 24th April, 2002 (i.e. Annexure E).
Kindly
accept the assurances of our esteemed regards!
Signed:
CHIEF (HON.) S.E.O. EGWUENU NURSE P.O.
ETENG
National President Ag.National Secretary
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