I work in a public hospital. The roster in our ward seems perennially late. I thought it had to be out two weeks beforehand?
In fact under Clause 8(ii) of the Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award the roster needs to be displayed four (4) weeks prior to its commencing date.
Workplace Issues
Higher grade duty at Healthe Care
I work in a hospital run by Healthe Care. How does the higher grade duty work?
Clause 22 of the Healthe Care Pty Ltd (New South Wales Hospitals) and the NSWNMA/ANMF NSW Branch Enterprise Agreement 2017 sets out that, if acting up in a higher graded position, you should receive for the period of acting the minimum payment for the higher position. Note that if rostered in advance, the period of acting must be for more than three consecutive days to activate the payment unless you are required to be in charge of the hospital during the period.
Minimum hours at Bupa
I am employed casually in a
Bupa nursing home. What is
the minimum shift I can be rostered for?
Clause 10.4(f) of the Bupa Aged Care Australia, NSWNMA, ANMF (NSW Branch) and HSU NSW Branch, New South Wales Enterprise Agreement 2018 sets out that a casual employee will be paid a minimum of two hours pay for each engagement.
Day or shift worker
I have applied for a full-time nursing position at a hospital
run by Healthscope. Do they
need to be upfront with me
as to whether I will be rostered
to work on weekends?
Clause 6 of the Healthscope Group – NSWNMA/ANMF – NSW Nurses and Midwives’ – Enterprise Agreement 2015 –2019 requires a full time employee to be advised in writing (a letter of offer usually) whether you are to be engaged as a Monday- to-Friday worker, or alternatively required to be rostered over all seven days of the week.
Extra public holiday
Just wondering if the extra public holiday has been decided for NSW Health yet?
Yes, the extra public holiday to be observed in public hospitals, as set out in 30(iv) of the Public Health System Nurses’ and Midwives’ (State) Award, will this year be Tuesday
31 December 2019.
Bankstown-Lidcombe ED nurses under rising pressure
Fed up with widespread staffing issues, nurses and midwives will gather in their own time outside Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital’s emergency department tomorrow and highlight their concerns to local residents.
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Bansktown-Lidcombe Branch believe increased patient presentations and a lack of nursing support is putting both patient safety and staff at risk.
NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said the emergency department nurses had been understaffed and overworked for some time, despite ongoing attempts to raise the issues with South Western Sydney Local Health District.
“It’s widely known there’s been a rise in the number patients presenting to the emergency department at Bankstown hospital, including an 11.5% increase in the April-June quarter, yet the same staffing and resourcing issues remain,” said Mr Holmes.
“Our members have been highlighting their concerns through the appropriate reasonable workload channels with hospital management, yet they’re still confronted with these issues day in, day out.
“They’re constantly working short staffed in the emergency department, poor skills mix is contributing to a high turnover of staff and unexpected leave is not being replaced, prompting excessive workloads for the remaining staff who are trying to treat the increased presentations.
“In a recent meeting with Branch members, hospital management confirmed an emergency department wards person would be hired to order and unpack stock, as well as a night-time cleaner, but there are still nursing vacancies which are contributing to these issues.”
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