Health Care Attendant

Welcome to those wishing to work at V. Rakeedhoo Health Centre. This job requires enthusiastic and capable employees who are interested in the work.

1. Additional overtime pay and other benefits in line with the government pay framework standards (1 November 2025).
2. Attendance allowance: MVR 65 per day attended.
3. Pension contribution received under the Pension Act of the Maldives.

1. Working with the Health Ministry's budget office to obtain the fuel needed to run ambulances, and to arrange the incineration of waste that must be removed from places such as the dressing room and the ward labour room.

2. Changing ward bed canopies and disinfecting beds.

3. Washing and cleaning items used by patients, such as equipment, and sterilising those items under the supervision of nurses.

4. Sweeping and mopping the clinic area and washing and cleaning the toilets used by patients at set times.

5. Washing and drying items such as bed sheets, pillowcases, gowns and rubber sheets used by patients.

6. Washing the doors and the furniture around the beds once a month, and keeping hospital linen clean and dry without delay. Also handing over broken items to the sections that must receive them separately.

7. Keeping laundry clean and managing the stock of all laundry items. Also reporting the stock of damaged items to the supervisor.

8. Keeping the health centre compound and the surrounding area clean and tidy, without leaving rubbish lying around.

9. Planting grass in the health centre compound and keeping the grass well maintained.

10. Cleaning and washing the outer doors of the buildings connected to the office building, and washing the walls by cleaning the office building's fans, small doors and large doors. Also cleaning the doors and fans of the clinical building.

11. Assisting nurses in providing services to patients.

12. Carrying the items patients need, such as linen, pillowcases and bed sheets, and the equipment used for the work, safely to the required places.

13. Keeping items used by patients in line with the guidelines set out for the site, and separating and safely disposing of waste used by patients, including sharps and other waste.

14. Washing and cleaning the equipment used in laboratory work.

15. Taking waste produced at the health centre to the area designated for town rubbish each day, safely.

16. If equipment needed for the work is damaged or additional equipment is required, reporting this to the supervisor.

17. Taking part in community development work and in activities carried out with staff, and taking an active part in the health centre's programmes to mark various special days.

18. Before patients are admitted and after they leave the centre, cleaning ward beds, cots and similar items in the manner instructed by the nurses.

19. Emergency, Pandemic and Critical Care Practical Participation

Requirements set for the post:

1. Literacy and numeracy

Or

2. Four years of work experience in a relevant field of the post

Note:

Literacy and numeracy indicators are:

A certificate issued by the employing institution confirming literacy during the screening phase may be considered.

Or

By examining a written document issued by a government office certifying literacy.

Or

A certificate issued by the school indicating completion of Grade 5 or a higher grade may be considered.

Educational qualifications for the post:

None

Related Job Categories

• Duties to be carried out in assisting the field of health service provision
• Duties to be carried out in assisting the field of public safety provision

1. Completed application form for the job (this form is available from the Civil Service Commission website counter and via the link below.) https://www.csc.gov.mv/download/2023/51/Annex%202%20-%20Application%20form1pnd4eve.a2u.docx
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

(Except for the Maldives National University and the Islamic University of Maldives, a course completion letter issued by higher education institutions in the Maldives will be accepted only if the letter contains the licence number granted to that institution by the Maldives Qualifications Authority to issue certificates to students after "batch validation".)

1. Copies of documents covering the following criteria providing work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) For work experience within the civil service that cannot be verified from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period (in years, months and days) confirmed by that office, and stating the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(e) If work has been undertaken in a dissolved state institution, or in a dissolved private company or private organisation, or in a dissolved national or international society or association, and a letter from that office stating the work undertaken and the period of work (in years, months and days) and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) cannot be obtained, the "Reference Check Form for Work Experience from a Dissolved Workplace" found in Table 8 of the Recruitment Rules.

Documents together with the application for the post must be submitted to V. Atoll Hospital before 14:00 on 25 October 2026. The application form and documents may also be submitted by email to [email protected]. Furthermore, if the Government declares a new public holiday before the deadline of this announcement, the application form for the job will be accepted up to the date of that declared holiday.

If all documents required with the application form are not submitted, the application may be rejected.

Note: After compiling all documents with the application form into a single PDF file, please name the file with the name of the applicant.

From among the applicants for this job, those who are shortlisted will be those with the highest points based on educational qualifications and experience, among those who have been called for the job.

The interview and practical for selecting a person for this post will be held at V. Atoll Hospital between 01 November 2026 and 15 November 2026. Accordingly, candidates applying for this job are requested to prepare to attend the interview on those dates.

Within 3 non-holiday days after the interview is conducted, the "Sheet of points awarded to candidates for the job (Form A2)" will be published in the Government Gazette. If there is a complaint about the points awarded to candidates for the job, the complaint must be submitted in writing to this office within 3 non-holiday days starting from the day Form A2 is published.

To clarify information about this announcement, contact 6700691. To send an email, write to [email protected]

The criteria and procedures for selecting and appointing persons to civil service posts, and all documents related to those procedures, are available from the "Appointment Procedure" section of the Civil Service Commission website downloads (http://www.csc.gov.mv/recruitment-usoolu).