Public Hospital Medical Physicists (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 194 of 2012)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.        Delete the definition "Union" in clause 1, Definitions, of the award published 15 May 2009 (367 I.G. 1870) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

'Union' means the HSUeast.

 

2.        Delete the definition "Accredited Medical Physicist" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

'Accredited Medical Physicist' means a Medical Physicist who has been awarded accreditation by the relevant ACPSEM accreditation panel for a Medical Physics specialty, or by another suitably recognised accreditation body acceptable to the Director-General, Ministry of Health. Such specialties include, but are not limited to Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine, and Diagnostic Radiology.

 

3.        Delete the definition "Medical Physics Registrar" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

'Medical Physics Registrar' means a person who is employed and undergoing training, including but not limited to the ‘Training, Education and Accreditation Program’ (TEAP), in a medical physics specialty towards obtaining accreditation by ACPSEM, or such other accreditation body acceptable to the Director-General, Ministry of Health.

 

4.        Delete the definition "Medical Physics Specialist" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

‘Medical Physics Specialist’ means a person with qualifications and clinical experience acceptable to the Director-General, Ministry of Health and ACPSEM, or such other accreditation body acceptable to the Director-General, Ministry of Health, and who is qualified to be employed under this award as a Medical Physics Specialist.

 

5.        Delete clause 3, Progression of Medical Physicists, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

3.  Progression of Medical Physicists

 

Progression Committee.  A committee consisting of three Director or Principal Medical Physics Specialists, at least two of whom are in the same specialty as the applicant, shall be constituted to consider and, if appropriate, recommend to the Ministry of Health upon application by the employing public health organisation:

 

(i)       The promotion of a Medical Physics Specialist to Senior Medical Physics Specialist

 

(ii)       The promotion of a Senior Medical Physics Specialist to Principal Medical Physics Specialist.

 

6.        Delete clause 4, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

This award shall apply to employees as defined herein employed in public hospitals and local health districts in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna, within the jurisdiction of the Public Health Employees (State) Industrial Committee.

 

The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on 29 March 2012.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made having already expired.

 

 

 

 

C.G. STAFF J

 

 

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