Health Employees' (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Health Services Union, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 2109 of 2008)

 

 

AWARD

 

PART A

 

Arrangement

 

Clause No.       Subject Matter

 

8.        Anti-Discrimination

9.        Area, Incidence and Duration

5         Conditions of Service

1.        Definitions

7.        Dispute Resolution    

4.        Exemptions

3.        Leading Hands

6..       No Extra Claims

2.        Salaries and Wages

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Salaries

Table 2 - Allowances

 

PART A

 

1.  Definitions

 

Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the several expressions hereunder defined shall have their respective meanings assigned to them:-

 

(i)       ADA means the adjusted daily average of occupied beds calculated in accordance with the following formula:

 

ADA   =	Daily Average + Neo-natal Adjustment + Non-inpatient Adjustment
Where:
Daily   =	Total Occupied Bed Days for Period Less Unqualified Baby Bed Days
Average	Number of Days in the Period
Neo-natal   =	Total Bed Days of Unqualified Babies for the Period
Adjustment	2 x Number of Days in the Period

 

Non inpatient   =	Total NIOOS Equivalents for the Period
Adjustment	10 x Number of Days in the Period

 

Note: Total NIOOS Equivalents for the Period equals the individual NIOOS plus the equivalent number of Group NIOOS (Non-inpatient Group Sessions x 1.3) plus the equivalent number of Dental NIOOS (Non-inpatient Dental Flow x 3.8).

 

(ii)       Aide means a person appointed as such who is wholly or substantially engaged in all or any of the following duties:

 

(a)      media making;

 

(b)      preparation of solutions etc of a routine character;

 

(c)      washing, sorting, classifying, decontaminating or packing of glassware, slides, instruments or other equipment;

 

(d)      filing or packing of medicinal preparations and issuing of ward pharmacy stocks; or

 

(e)      other duties of a similar nature.

 

(iii)      Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technician means a person employed as such who is wholly or mainly engaged in assembling, checking, maintaining and monitoring anaesthetic equipment before, during, and after operation.

 

(iv)      Animal Technician means a person appointed as such who is required to assist in medical procedures with animals such as surgical techniques, production of disease, anaesthesia and post-operative care.

 

(v)      Apprentices -

 

(a)      Adult Apprentice means any person entering on an apprenticeship or continuing in an apprenticeship (including a probationary or trainee apprenticeship) on or after his/her twenty-first birthday.

 

(b)      Apprentice means an employee who is party to an apprenticeship contract, and includes a person who is employed as an apprentice but in respect of whom an apprenticeship contract is not yet in force.

 

(c)      Apprenticeship means an apprenticeship established under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001.

 

(d)      Apprenticeship Trade Course means the trade course provided by the Department of Technical and Further Education or its successors which is appropriate to the trade classification of an apprentice. These courses are presently known as the "Commercial Cookery Trade Course" and the "Parks and Gardens Trade Course".

 

(vi)      Boiler Attendant (with Maintenance of Plant) means a person employed as such who is the holder of a boiler certificate and whose ordinary duties include, in addition to the maintenance of low pressure boilers, responsibility for the maintenance of all steam services and plant within the hospital.

 

(vii)     Care Service Employees

 

(a)      Grade 1 - New Entrant - means an employee with less than 500 hours' relevant work experience who performs basic duties under direct supervision. Such employees perform routine functions requiring understanding of clear rules and procedures.  Work is performed using established practices, procedures and instructions, including compliance with documentation requirements as determined by the employer.  Problems should be referred to a more senior staff member.

 

Indicative tasks an employee at this level may perform are as follows:

 

Typical Duties:

 

Care Stream	Support Stream	Maintenance Stream
Carry out simple tasks under	General assistance to higher	General labouring assistance to
supervision to assist a higher grade	grade employees in the full range	higher-grade employees in the
employee attending to the personal	of domestic duties.	full range of gardening and
needs of patients.		maintenance duties.

 

(b)      Grade 1 - means an employee who works under limited supervision individually or in a team environment.  Employees at this level work within established guidelines including compliance with documentation requirements as determined by the employer.  In some situations detailed instructions may be necessary.  Indicative tasks an employee at this level may perform are as follows.

 

Typical Duties.

 

Care Stream	Support Stream	Maintenance Stream
Under limited supervision, provide	Performance under limited	Performance under limited
assistance to patients in carrying	supervision of the full range of	supervision of labouring duties
out simple personal care tasks	domestic duties including but not	associated with gardening and
which shall include but not be	limited to:	general maintenance activities,
limited to:	- General cleaning of	including but not limited to:
- Supervise daily hygiene eg	accommodation food service and	- Sweeping;
assisting with showers or baths,	general areas;	- Hosing;
shaving, cutting nails;	- General waiting, table	- Garbage collection
- lay out clothes and assist	service and clearing duties;	and disposal; Keeping the
in dressing;	- Assistance in the	outside of buildings clean and
- make beds and tidy rooms;	preparation of food, including	tidy;
- store clothes and clean	the cooking and/or preparation of	- Mowing lawns and
wardrobes;	light refreshments;	assisting gardening staff in
- assist with meals.	- All laundry duties.	labouring.
Under direct supervision, provide
assistance to CSE Gr 2 or other
staff performing similar functions,
in attending to higher level
personal care needs of a patient.

 

(c)      Grade 2 - means an employee with relevant experience who works individually or in a team environment, and is responsible for the quality of their own work, subject to general supervision, including compliance with documentation requirements as determined by the employer. Indicative tasks an employee at this level may perform are as follows.

 

Typical Duties.

 

Care Stream	Support Stream	Maintenance Stream
Provide a wide range of personal	Assist a higher grade worker in	Undertake basic repairs to
care services to patients, under	the planning, cooking and	buildings, equipment,
limited supervision and in	preparation of the full range of	appliances, and similar items
accordance with the patient’s Care	meals.	not calling for trades skills
Plan, including:		or knowledge.
- Assist and support patients	Drive a sedan or utility.
with medication utilising		Work with and undertake
medication compliance aids;		limited coordination of the
- Simple wound dressing;		work of other maintenance
- Implementation of		workers.
continence programs as identified
in the Care Plan;		Perform gardening duties.
- Attend to routine
urinalysis, blood pressure,		Provide advice on planning
temperature and pulse checks;		and plant maintenance.
- Blood sugar level checks
etc and assist and support diabetic		Attend to indoor plants,
patients in the management of their		conduct recycling and re-
insulin and diet, recognising the		potting schedules.
signs of both Hyper and Hypo-
Glycemia.		Carry out physical
- Recognise, report and		inspections of property and
respond appropriately to changes in		premises and report.
the condition of patients, within the
skills and competence of the
employee and the policies and
procedures of the organisation.
- Assist in the development
and implementation of patient care
plans
- Assist in the development
and implementation of programs of
activities for patients.

 

(viii)    Cardiac Technician - means a person who performs ECGs, Exercise Stress Testing and Holter Loop Recorders.

 

(ix)      Cardiac Technologist - Grade 1 - means a person who has attained a Bachelor of Science Degree or qualifications or competencies deemed equivalent by the employer and may be required to perform ECGs, Exercise Stress Testing, Holter-Loop event recorders as well as VVI pacemakers, dual chamber pacing/cardiac catheter and Implantable Cardiac defibrillators (ICDs).

 

(x)      Cardiac Technologist - Grade 2 - means a person who has attained a Post Graduate Degree in Sonography or qualifications or competencies deemed equivalent by the employer and performs Cardiac Sonography or Electrophysiological Studies (EPS).

 

(xi)      Central Linen Service is a laundry which supplies a linen service to two or more separate hospitals.

 

(xii)     Centralised Food Production Unit (CFPU) means a centralised food production unit established by a Health Service or the employer that produces and supplies bulk food produce in advance.

 

The CFPU produces but is not limited to cook chill food in the form of extended life cook chill and/or short shelf life cook chill product. The CFPU can also produce bulk food as cook freeze product, and as prepared non-cooked items including but not limited to items such as salad vegetables, fruit, desserts, prepared cold meats etc. This food is produced using such technologies as Extended Life Cook Chill (ELCC), Short Term Cook Chill (STCC) and Cook Freeze (CF) and distributed to receiving/finishing and satellite kitchens which may be within or adjacent to the CFPU or off site.

 

(xiii)    CFPU Chef means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and who is accountable for the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items in the CFPU.  The CFPU Chef is responsible for the supervision of staff.

 

(xiv)    CFPU Cook

 

(a)      Level 2 - means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and who is responsible for the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items and associated food production tasks.  The CFPU Cook is responsible for the supervision of employees working in the above processes.

 

(b)      Level 1 - means a person appointed to such a position in a CFPU and under the supervision of a CFPU Cook Level 2 who assists in the preparation, production and portioning of bulk food products and other non-cooked items.

 

(xv)     Chef means a person employed as such in a hospital with a daily average of occupied beds of not less than 100 and who may be required by the employer to supervise staff, give any necessary instruction in all branches of cooking and be responsible for requisitioning stores required for the preparation and serving of meals.

 

The average daily number of meals prepared and served by the kitchen or kitchens for which the chef is responsible shall determine his or her grading as follows:

 

Grade A - 2,000 or more

 

Grade B - 1,000 and less than 2,000

 

Grade C - less than 1000

 

(xvi)    Chief Cardiac Technologist - means a person who can perform all the functions of a Cardiac Technologist and who is responsible for the management of the department including the development of operational protocols.

 

(xvii)

 

(A)     Cook (Grade A) means a person employed as a cook in a hospital having at the preceding 30 June and ADA of 50 or more occupied beds and who is working in a kitchen in which meals are prepared for an average of 100 or more persons and who is principally engaged, other than as an assistant to another cook, either:

 

(a)      on the cooking of meats, poultry and fish; or

 

(b)      on the cooking of cakes, pastries and sweets; or

 

(c)      on a combination of work specified in (a) and (b), of this subclause; or

 

(d)      on relieving a chef or other cooks engaged on the work specified in (a), (b) or (c) of this subclause; or

 

(e)      as a cook responsible for supervising the work of other cooks in the kitchen.

 

In respect of the hospitals specified hereunder, Cook Grade A means a person employed as a cook in the following kitchens:

 

The Sydney Hospital: Main kitchen and main nurses' home kitchen

 

Prince of Wales Hospital: Main kitchen

 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital: Main kitchen and diet kitchen

 

General Hospital: Main kitchen

 

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children:  Main kitchen

 

The Royal North Shore Hospital: Main kitchen

 

who is principally engaged, other than as an assistant to another cook; either

 

(a)      on the cooking of meats, poultry and fish; or

 

(b)      on the cooking of cakes, pastries and sweets; or

 

(c)      on a combination of the work specified in (a) and (b) of this paragraph; or

 

(d)      on relieving a chef or other cooks engaged on the work specified in subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) of this paragraph; or

 

(e)      as a cook responsible for supervising the work of other cooks in a kitchen where meals are prepared for an average of 100 or more persons.

 

Provided that subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this paragraph immediately above shall have no application in respect of cooks in the diet kitchen of the General Hospital of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

 

(B)     Cook (Grade B) means a person employed as a cook, other than a chef, cook (Grade A), or an assistant cook.

 

(xviii)  Employer means the Director-General of the Department of Health exercising employer functions on behalf of the Government of New South Wales (and includes a delegate of the Director-General).

 

(xix)    Gardener means a person employed as such whose duties include any or all of the following, namely, propagation of seeds, planting out, pruning and shaping of trees and shrubs, layout of gardens and general gardening duties.

 

(xx)     Head Gardener means a person employed as such who, in addition to performing gardening duties is required as part of his/her ordinary duty to supervise and control a staff of not less than three others, one of whom is a gardener.

 

(xxi)    Health and Security Assistant means a person appointed as such who has the following responsibilities:

 

a person required to undertake limited duties associated with the care of patients such as pre-operative shaves, routine enemata, bathing of patients, general assistance in wards and cleaning duties; and/or

 

a person who undertakes routine clerical/administrative work (Level 1); and/or

 

a person who has the primary functions usually undertaken by the classification of Hospital Assistant Grade 1,2 or 3;  and/or

 

any other classification of staff agreed to between the employer and the Union.

 

and in addition, undertakes securing, watching, guarding and/or protecting as directed, including response to alarm signals and attendances.

 

Such employee is required to be appropriately licensed in accordance with the Security Industry Act, 1997.

 

(xxii)   Health Service means an Area Health Service constituted under section 8 of the Health Services Act 1997, a Statutory Health Corporation constituted under section 11 of that Act, an Affiliated Health Organisation constituted under section 13 of that Act and the Public Health System Support Division of the NSW Health Service.

 

(xiii)    Heart/Lung Assistant means a person employed as such and who assists the Heart/Lung Technician in the assembly, dismantling and cleaning of heart/lung equipment.

 

(xxiv)  Heart/Lung Technician means a person employed as such and whose duties require him/her to be skilled in the assembly, operation, dismantling and cleaning of heart/lung machines and the operation of cardiac monitoring equipment.

 

(xxv)   Home Supervisor means a person employed as such who is required to supervise resident staff quarters.

 

(xxvi)  Hospital means a public hospital as defined in section 15 of the Health Services Act, 1997.

 

(xxvii) Hospital Assistant -

 

(a)      Grade I means an employee appointed as such who is required to perform general cleaning duties and other duties of a house-hold-chore type, excepting those specified in the definition of Hospital Assistant, Grade II.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it shall include duties traditionally associated with the former classifications of Ward Assistant (save as to those duties specified in the definition of Hospital Assistant, Grade II), Maid, Seamstress, and/or Female Attendant.

 

(b)      Grade II means an employee, male or female, appointed as such who is required to perform, in addition to the duties appropriate to a Hospital Assistant, Grade I, duties such as high cleaning, outside cleaning, stripping and/or sealing of floors, portering of patients and/or heavy equipment, etc, loading and/or unloading of commercial-type washing machines, cleaning of tooth and vomit bowls, sanitising of bed pans and other equipment, the cooking and/or preparing of light refreshments (e.g., eggs, toast, salads), making unoccupied beds.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing it shall include duties traditionally associated with the former classifications of Dressmaker, Kitchenman, Laundry Employee (male), Laundry Employee-Female, Porter (all grades), Porter/Cleaner (all grades), Lift Attendant, Laboratory Attendant-Male, Attendant-Vehicle Parking, General Useful, Incinerator Attendant, Gardener's Labourer, General Reliever (male).

 

(c)      Grade III means an employee, male or female, appointed as such who is required to perform any of the duties previously performed by persons appointed under the classifications of Storeman, Handyman, Assistant Cook, Patrol Officer or Operating Theatre Orderly.

 

(xxviii) Laundry Assistant Foreperson means a person employed as such in a hospital with an ADA of occupied beds of not less than 100 beds and who is regularly required to assist in the supervision of laundry staff.

 

(xxix)  Leading Hand means an employee who is placed in charge of not less than two (2) other employees of substantially similar classification but does not include an employee whose classification denotes supervisory responsibility.

 

(xxx)   Linen Supply Officer means a person appointed as such who is required, in hospitals where linen is supplied from a central linen service, to be in control of the linen store, be responsible for linen stocks in wards and departments and the requisitioning of linen from the central linen service.

 

(xxxi)  Maintenance Supervisor (Non-Tradesman) means a person employed as such: and

 

(a)      who assists the engineer in the supervision of staff and the general maintenance work of the hospital and, in addition, relieves him during his absence, or

 

(b)      who, where there is no engineer, is responsible for the operation of the steam raising plant and general maintenance work.

 

(xxxii) Museum Technician means a person appointed as such who is responsible for the preservation, maintenance and cataloguing of museum and pathological specimens.

 

(xxxiii) Patient Transport Officer - means an employee who has successfully completed the requirements for appointment as a Patient Transport Officer and who has been appointed as such.

 

A Patient Transport Officer is required to have completed training in, and to undergo any mandatory periodic refresher training required, in the following:

 

Advanced Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),

 

Gueddels Airways,

 

Basic life support skills,

 

Advanced first-aid,

 

Patient handling and lifting techniques,

 

Driver training,

 

Oxygen administration, and

 

Transport and handling of specialised equipment (e.g. cardiac defibrillators).

 

The duties of a Patient Transport Officer include the routine and non-emergency transportation of hospital patients utilising basic life support skills. Transportation can include single driver transports (no escort if appropriate), or transportations with an appropriate escort. The decision on whether or not a nurse accompanies a patient is made by the relevant Nurse Unit Manager.

 

The employer and Union shall consult, monitor and review the operation of this classification.

 

In the case of an emergency arising during the course of a non-escorted transportation, the Patient Transport Officer is expected to apply the procedures from the training referred to above, and in the case of an emergency arising during an escorted transportation, to assist or respond to the direction of the clinical escort in the application of these procedures.

 

A Patient Transport Officer is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the vehicle, maintaining appropriate stock levels, for carrying out equipment checks, and other associated duties.

 

(xxxiv)           Pharmacy Assistants

 

(a)      Pharmacy Assistant Grade 1 - means a person appointed as such who is engaged in drug distribution duties, hospital pharmacy production and dispensing activities under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Technician.

 

(b)      Pharmacy Assistant Grade 2 - means a person appointed as such who is engaged in drug distribution duties, hospital pharmacy production and dispensing activities under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist and/or Pharmacy Technician, and who holds a qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or up to the level of Certificate III in Community Pharmacy issued by a Registered Training Organisation or has qualifications deemed by the employer to be equivalent.

 

(xxxv) Pharmacy Technician Grade 1 - means a person appointed to such a position and who has successfully completed a qualification in a relevant field recognised by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or up to the level of Certificate III issued by a Registered Training Organisation in Hospital and Community Pharmacy (e.g. Charles Sturt University) or has qualifications deemed by the employer to be equivalent.

 

(xxxvi)           Pharmacy Technician-Grade 2 - means a person who is appointed to such a position and who has successfully completed a nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course at Certificate Level IV or has qualifications deemed by the employer to be equivalent. Such person is under the supervision of a Pharmacist and/or a more senior Pharmacy Technician.

 

(xxxvii)          Pharmacy Technician - Grade 3 - means a person who has successfully completed a nationally recognised Pharmacy Technician Certificate Course at Certificate Level IV or has qualifications deemed by the employer to be equivalent, has relevant pharmacy experience and displays competency in performing complex tasks under supervision of a Pharmacist in specialist areas of practice such as, but not limited to, cytotoxic drug reconstitution, sterile production, clinical trials, information systems management, etc. This position may also be supervised by a Grade 4 Pharmacy Technician. This classification may operate in a supervisory capacity such as in a Deputy Senior/Second-in-Charge position. Jobs at this level have greater responsibilities than those at Grade 1 and 2.

 

(xxxviii)         Pharmacy Technician - Grade 4 - means a person appointed to such a position who has successfully completed a recognised Pharmacy Technician Certificate at Certificate Level IV or has qualifications deemed by the employer to be equivalent, and who has extensive experience working within a pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Grade 2 and/or Grade 3 and has accredited qualifications in management studies of a formal nature recognised by the Health Service (these studies may be conducted by the Health Service on a local internal basis). Generally the position would be primarily responsible for the management of all Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants in a large unit. The position would carry responsibility for the effective management and development of pharmacy support services under the direction of the Director or Deputy Director of Pharmacy. Participate on departmental committees and continuous education/ management training programs. Inherent in this position is the ability to display competency in performing complex tasks with limited supervision.

 

(xxxix)           Post Mortem Assistant means a person employed as such who assists in the performance of not less than 200 post mortems per year, and whose duties may require him/her to remove organs under the supervision of a Medical Officer.

 

(xl)      Senior Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technician is a person holding the Diploma issued by the Society of Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technicians who has a minimum of two years post-graduate service as an Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technician and is in charge of two or more Anaesthetic and Operating Theatre Technicians.

 

(xli)     Senior Cardiac Technologist - means a person who can perform all duties of Cardiac Technologist Grade 1 and assists the Chief Cardiac Technologist with management, either through;

 

Undertaking supervisory duties in a Deputy or Second in Charge role overseeing other Cardiac Technicians and/or Cardiac Technologists; and/or

 

have responsibility for the day to day running of a discreet function within the department.

 

(xlii)    Senior Security Officer - means a person appointed as such who undertakes the duties of a security officer and in addition performs such duties as the operation of specialised security equipment, leading teams and training. Persons in this position are to hold a current security licence at the appropriate level to perform the above duties and be able to use discretionary judgement in relation to the assessment of security risks within a healthcare environment.

 

(xliii)   Sterilisation Technician - Grade 1 means a person who is primarily involved in the sterilisation of hospital equipment and utensils and who is employed in a Sterile Supply Department of the Health Service.  At this level the technician will be performing routine basic tasks and is under routine supervision.

 

(xliv)   Sterilisation Technician - Grade 2 means a person who has completed a Certificate in Sterilisation Technology at TAFE and is performing more complex tasks than a Grade 1 employee under only general supervision.

 

(xlv)    Sterilisation Technician - Grade 3 means a person who performs the duties of a Sterilisation Technician - Grade 2 who in addition is in a supervisory position or performing specialised tasks at a high degree of competency.

 

(xlvi)   Surgical Dresser means an employee who is required to undertake advanced duties associated with the care of patients such as special enemata, catheterisation, bowel lavation, and/or other specialised work in wards and theatres.

 

(xlvii)  Team Leader, Central Linen Service - A person appointed as such who can undertake a range of duties utilising approved workplace operating procedures within a Central Linen Service. This may include duties involved in the sorting, preparation, laundering and folding of linen items, as well as the inspection, repair and finishing of such linen items. In addition, the position will be responsible for the operational activities of a team of Hospital Assistants Grade 2 and their production outputs. The position holder will be required to exhibit team leadership, and an ability to assist and mentor other employees.

 

(xlviii)  Technical Assistant -

 

(a)      Grade I mans a person appointed as such who is wholly or substantially engaged in assisting a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or dietician with routine professional activities.

 

(b)      Grade II means a person appointed as such who is wholly or substantially engaged in routine laboratory procedures of a technical or special nature including routine bio-chemical, bacteriological or haematological tests or counts.

 

(xlix)   Trainee Patient Transport Officer - means an employee who is undertaking training and workplace mentoring in order to successfully complete the requirements for appointment to a ‘Patient Transport Officer’ position.

 

(l)       Union means the Health Services Union.

 

(li)       Wardsperson means an employee who is required to undertake limited duties associated with the care of patients such as pre-operative shaves, routine enemata, bathing of patients, general assistance in wards and cleaning duties.

 

2.  Salaries and Wages

 

Employees shall be paid not less than as set in Table 1 - Salaries, of Part B, Monetary Rates.

 

3.  Leading Hands

 

An employee appointed as leading hand who in addition to his/her ordinary duties, is in charge of not less than two other employees shall be paid an allowance above his/her ordinary rate as set out in Table 2- Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates.

 

4.  Exemptions

 

This award shall not apply to:

 

(i)       Members, novices or aspirants of religious orders in public hospitals, the names of whom are included or hereafter shall be included in the third schedule to the Health Services Act 1997.

 

(ii)       Employees of Stewart House Preventorium

 

5.  Conditions of Service

 

The Health Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award, as varied from time to time, shall apply to all persons covered by this award.

 

In addition, the Health Industry Status of Employment (State) Award, shall also apply to relevant employees.

 

6.  No Extra Claims

 

The Memorandum of Understanding between the employer and the Union dated 23 September 2008 establishes the extent of any further claims that may be pursued by the Union as set down in Clause 9, Leave Reserved, of that Memorandum.

 

7.  Dispute Resolution

 

The dispute resolution procedure of the said Health Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award, as varied, shall apply.

 

8.  Anti-Discrimination

 

(i)       It is intention of the parties bound by this award to seek to achieve the object in section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 to prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace. This includes discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity, age and responsibilities as a carer.

 

(ii)       It follows that in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure prescribed by this award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this award are not directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects.  It will be consistent with the fulfilment of these obligations for the parties to make application to vary any provision of the award which, by its terms or operation, has a direct or indirect discriminatory effect.

 

(iii)      Under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has made or may make or has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination or harassment.

 

(iv)      Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect:

 

(a)      any conduct or act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;

 

(b)      offering or providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;

 

(c)      any act or practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;

 

(d)      a party to this award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or Federal jurisdiction.

 

(v)      This clause does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon the parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.

 

NOTES -

 

(a)      Employers and employees may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.

 

(b)      Section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 provides:

 

"Nothing in this Act affects ... any other act or practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion.

 

9.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

(i)       This Award rescinds and replaces the Health Employees (State) Award published 3 March 2006 (357 I.G .737) and all variations thereof.

 

(ii)       This Award shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in the New South Wales Health Service under section 115(1) of the Health Services Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees, excluding the County of Yancowinna.

 

(iii)      This Award takes effect from 12 November 2008, and shall remain in force until 30 June 2011.

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Salaries

 

Grades	Rate from		Rate from	Rate from
	1.7.2008		1.7.2009	1.7.2010
	$		$	$
Medical/Technical Group
Aides
1st year	736.80		765.50	795.40
2nd year	751.00		780.30	810.70
Thereafter	766.00		795.90	826.90
Technical Assistant Grade 1
1st year	751.00		780.30	810.70
2nd year	766.00		795.90	826.90
Thereafter	783.50		814.10	845.80
Technical Assistant Grade 2
1st year	766.00		795.90	826.90
2nd year	783.50		814.10	845.80
Thereafter	797.30		828.40	860.70
Trainee Cytology Scanner	693.80		720.90	749.00
On completion of 12 months’ satisfactory service and the issue of a certificate by the hospital that the Trainee is competent to carry out the full range of duties of a scanner, a Trainee shall be entitled to be classified as Cytology Scanner, 1st year.
Cytology Scanner
1st year	766.00		795.90	826.90
2nd year	783.50		814.10	845.80
Thereafter	797.30		828.40	860.70
Pharmacy Assistant - Grade 1
1st year	766.00		795.90	826.90
2nd year	783.50		814.10	845.80
3rd year	797.30		828.40	860.70
4th year	819.50		851.50	884.70
Pharmacy Assistant - Grade 2
1st year	819.50		851.50	884.70
2nd year	839.30		872.00	906.00
Pharmacy Technician-Grade 1
1st year	819.50		851.50	884.70
2nd year	839.30		872.00	906.00
3rd year	858.10		891.60	926.40
4th year	878.70		913.00	948.60
Pharmacy Technician-Grade 2
1st year		897.80	932.80	969.20
2nd year		931.80	968.10	1,005.90
3rd year		961.90	999.40	1,038.40
4th year		988.50	1,027.10	1,067.20
Pharmacy Technician-Grade 3
1st year		1,056.70	1,097.90	1,140.70
2nd year		1,093.40	1,136.00	1,180.30
Pharmacy Technician-Grade 4
1st year		1,130.10	1,174.20	1,220.00
2nd year		1,201.50	1,248.40	1,297.10
Sterilisation Technician-Grade 1
1st year		766.00	795.90	826.90
2nd year		783.50	814.10	845.80
3rd year		819.50	851.50	884.70
Sterilisation Technician-Grade 2
1st year		839.30	872.00	906.00
2nd year		858.10	891.60	926.40
3rd year		878.70	913.00	948.60
Sterilisation Technician-Grade 3
1st year		897.80	932.80	969.20
2nd year		931.80	968.10	1,005.90
Post Mortem Assistant 200 Post
Mortems p.a.
1st year		931.90	968.20	1,006.00
2nd year		962.30	999.80	1,038.80
3rd year and thereafter		989.50	1,028.10	1,068.20
Snr Post Mortem Assist-		1,093.90	1,136.60	1,180.90
W/mead
Museum Technician
1st year		758.00	787.60	818.30
2nd year		772.30	802.40	833.70
3rd year		787.00	817.70	849.60
4th year and Thereafter		802.80	834.10	866.60
Animal Technician
1st year		758.00	787.60	818.30
2nd year		772.30	802.40	833.70
3rd year		787.00	817.70	849.60
4th year		802.80	834.10	866.60
Animal Attendant		752.20	781.50	812.00
Research Mechanic		773.50	803.70	835.00
Operations Assistant
Chief		832.00	864.40	898.10
Senior		804.50	835.90	868.50
Others - first 3 years		768.00	798.00	829.10
Other - Subsequent years		789.20	820.00	852.00
Provided that an assistant who has served five (5) years in the classification and is certified by the hospital as competent to assist in any type of surgical operation, shall be entitled to be classified as Senior
Trainee Operations Assistant		672.60	698.80	726.10
On completion of three years' training, a Trainee shall be classified as Assistant.
Anaesthetic and Operating
Theatre Technician
Without Diploma		797.30	828.40	860.70
With Diploma		840.30	873.10	907.20
Senior Anaesthetic Technician		866.90	900.70	935.80
Senior Anaesthetic Technician -
R.P.A. Hosp.		890.30	925.00	961.00
Technical Controller Processing
R.P.A.H.

 

Personal Present Occupant Only	791.00	821.80	853.90
Institute of Tropical Medicine
-Prince Henry
Attendant	760.70	790.40	821.20
Attendant in Charge	790.30	821.10	853.10
Surgical Instrument Repairer	773.00	803.10	834.40
Patient Support Assistant-
Central Coast Area Health
Service
1st Year	735.60	764.30	794.10
Thereafter	741.20	770.10	800.10
Patient Services Assistant-
Western Sydney
Area Health Service
Grade 1	720.90	749.00	778.20
Grade 2	735.60	764.30	794.10
Support Services Officer-
Northern Sydney and
Western Sydney Area Health
Service	751.00	780.30	810.70
Wardsperson
1st year	735.60	764.30	794.10
Thereafter	741.20	770.10	800.10
Chief Wardsman
1st year	774.60	804.80	836.20
Thereafter	781.00	811.50	843.10
Senior Chief Wardsman
1st year	796.80	827.90	860.20
Thereafter	802.40	833.70	866.20
Surgical Dresser
1st year	744.90	774.00	804.20
2nd year	751.20	780.50	810.90
Thereafter	760.70	790.40	821.20
Surgical Dresser - S.T.D. Clinic
1st year	751.20	780.50	810.90
Thereafter	769.40	799.40	830.60
Chief Surgical Dresser
1st year	783.90	814.50	846.30
2nd year	791.00	821.80	853.90
Thereafter	800.40	831.60	864.00
Senior Chief Surgical Dresser
1st year	805.80	837.20	869.90
2nd year	813.10	844.80	877.70
Thereafter	822.30	854.40	887.70
Surgical Dresser - Royal North
Shore Hospital
1st year	764.80	794.60	825.60
2nd year	771.80	801.90	833.20
3rd year	781.10	811.60	843.30
Senior Chief Surgical Dresser - RNSH
1st year	842.20	875.00	909.10
2nd year	849.70	882.80	917.20
3rd year	859.70	893.20	928.00

 

Chief Surgical Dresser - RNSH
1st year	820.00	852.00	885.20
2nd year	826.40	858.60	892.10
3rd year	836.50	869.10	903.00
Heart/Lung Technician	861.90	895.50	930.40
Heart/Lung Assistant	813.10	844.80	877.70
Neurophysiological Technician
1st and 2nd year	840.30	873.10	907.20
3rd year and Thereafter	866.90	900.70	935.80
Senior Neurophysiological
Technician
In Charge of 2 or more
employees	890.30	925.00	961.10
St George, New Childrens, RNSH, Royal Newcastle	961.90	999.40	1,038.40
RPAH, POW, PHH, Westmead	1,056.70	1,097.90	1,140.70
Trainee Neurophysiological
Technician	734.40	763.00	792.80
Provided that promotion to Electro-Cardiograph Recorder Technician is conditional upon the employee having completed 12 months satisfactory service and the hospital having issued a certificate to the effect that the employee is competent to perform the duties required.
Provided that promotion to Neurophysiological Technician is conditional upon the employee satisfying the requirements of the course in Neurophysiology conducted by the New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry or such other qualifications deemed by the Department to be appropriate.

 

Domestic Group
Trainee Catering Officer
1st year	751.70	781.00	811.50
2nd year	768.00	798.00	829.10
Thereafter	786.60	817.30	849.20
Surgical Bootmaker
In charge of other	865.30	899.00	934.10
Bootmakers/Repairers
Otherwise	847.90	881.00	915.40
Surgical Boot Repairer	832.30	864.80	898.50
Chef
Grade A	823.10	855.20	888.60
Grade B	804.70	836.10	868.70
Grade C	787.00	817.70	849.60
Cook
Grade A	772.00	802.10	833.40
Grade B	753.60	783.00	813.50
Linen Supply Officer
Under 300 Beds	746.30	775.40	805.60
300 Beds but less than 500 Beds	767.20	797.10	828.20
500 Beds and over	789.40	820.20	852.20
Assistant Foreperson	733.10	761.70	791.40
Hospital Assistant
Grade 1	693.80	720.90	749.00
Grade 2	709.70	737.40	766.20
Grade 3	720.90	749.00	778.20
Sewing Room Supervisor
In charge of 2-6 Dressmakers /	738.60	767.40	797.30
Seamstresses

 

In charge of 7-11 Dressmakers /	747.50		776.70		807.00
Seamstresses
In charge of 12 or more	756.50		786.00		816.70
Dressmakers/Seamstresses
Housekeeper/Domestic Supervisor - not
I/C Food Services
Under 100 beds	750.00		779.30		809.70
100 beds but less than 200 beds	755.20		784.70		815.30
200 beds but less than 300 beds	762.00		791.70		822.60
300 beds but less than 400 beds	769.40		799.40		830.60
400 beds but less than 500 beds	785.20		815.80		847.60
500 beds and over	800.40		831.60		864.00
Home Supervisor
100 beds but less than 200 beds	721.00		749.10		778.30
200 beds but less than 300 beds	742.80		771.80		801.90
300 beds but less than 400 beds	750.00		779.30		809.70
400 beds but less than 500 beds	760.10		789.70		820.50
500 beds and over	767.10		797.00		828.10
Maintenance/General Group
Maintenance Supervisor (Non Tradesman)
In charge of staff	891.00			925.70	961.80
Otherwise	868.90			902.80	938.00
Boiler Attendant
Maintenance of Plant	753.70			783.10	813.60
Otherwise	745.30			774.40	804.60
Fireman	709.70			737.40	766.20
Motor Vehicle, Ambo and/or Bus
Driver
Up to 2950 Kilograms	750.20			779.50	809.90
Over 2950 Kg & up to 4650 Kg	755.70			785.20	815.80
Over 4650 Kg & up to 6250 Kg	761.10			790.80	821.60
Over 6250 Kg & up to 7700 Kg	765.60			795.50	826.50
Over 7700 Kg & up to 9200 Kg	770.70			800.80	832.00
Over 9200 Kg & up to 10800 Kg	774.40			804.60	836.00
Over 10800 Kg & up to 12350 Kg	778.80			809.20	840.80
Over 12350 Kg & up to 13950 Kg	782.90			813.40	845.10
Over 13950 Kg & up to 15500 Kg	787.00			817.70	849.60
Over 15500 Kg & up to 16950 Kg	789.20			820.00	852.00
Over 16950 Kg & up to 18400 Kg	791.20			822.10	854.20
Over 18400 Kg & up to 19750 Kg	792.30			823.20	855.30
Over 19750 Kg & up to 21100 Kg	794.30			825.30	857.50
Over 21100 Kg & up to 22450 Kg	797.80			828.90	861.20
Trainee Patient Transport Officer	750.20			779.50	809.90
Patient Transport Officer	783.70			814.30	846.10
Fire Safety Officers
Level 1 - Over 700 beds	1,287.50			1,337.70	1,389.90
Level 2 - 300-700 beds	1,145.80			1,190.50	1,236.90
Level 3 - Less than 300 beds	1,017.90			1,057.60	1,098.80
Gardening Staff
Head Gardener Without Certificate	778.40			808.80	840.30
Head Gardener With Certificate	828.50			860.80	894.40
Gardener Without Certificate	734.30			762.90	792.70
Gardener With Certificate	755.90			785.40	816.00
Vocational Instructor - Rehab (Tradesman)
1st year		926.20		962.30	999.80
2nd year		938.60		975.20	1,013.20
3rd year and Thereafter		950.50		987.60	1,026.10
Vocational Training Officer (Non-Trade)
1st year		839.80		872.60	906.60
2nd year		852.20		885.40	919.90
3rd year and Thereafter		864.90		898.60	933.60
Health and Security Assistant		789.40		820.20	852.20
Security Officer		751.00		780.30	810.70
Senior Security Officer
Year 1		819.50		851.50	884.70
Year 2		839.30		872.00	906.00
Printing Operators
1st year		818.70		850.60	883.80
2nd year		824.90		857.10	890.50
3rd year		829.60		862.00	895.60
Printing Operators
O.I.C Prince Henry Hospital		855.20		888.60	923.30
Child Care Worker
1st year		698.80		726.10	754.40
2nd year		711.50		739.20	768.00
3rd year		738.40		767.20	797.10
4th year		751.10		780.40	810.80
5th year		766.00		795.90	826.90
6th year		783.50		814.10	845.80
Thereafter		797.30		828.40	860.70
Diversional Therapist with Diploma
1st year		757.50		787.00	817.70
2nd year		802.40		833.70	866.20
3rd year		846.70		879.70	914.00
4th year		891.20		926.00	962.10
5th year		933.70		970.10	1,007.90
Diversional Therapist without Diploma
1st year		751.00		780.30	810.70
2nd year		766.00		795.90	826.90
3rd year		783.50		814.10	845.80
Tyre Fitter		737.20		766.00	795.90
Ambulance Support Officer		708.00		735.60	764.30
Apprentice Cook
1st six months		377.20		391.90	407.20
2nd six months		527.80		548.40	569.80
3rd six months		603.20		626.70	651.10
4th six months		640.90		665.90	691.90
5th six months		679.70		706.20	733.70
6th six months		716.30		744.20	773.20
Appr.completion of 1st Yr exams		1.80		1.90	2.00
Appr.completion of 2nd Yr exams		4.20		4.40	4.60
Appr.completion of 3rd Yr exams		5.60		5.80	6.00
Apprentice Gardener
1st Year		387.50		402.60	418.30
2nd Year		461.00		479.00	497.70
3rd Year		608.80		632.50	657.20
4th Year		682.60		709.20	736.90
Appr.completion of 1st Yr exams		1.80		1.90	2.00
Appr.completion of 2nd Yr exams		4.20		4.40	4.60
Appr.completion of  3rd Yr exams		5.60		5.80	6.00
Team Leader, Central Linen Service
(formerly “Forepersons”)		796.10		827.10	859.40

 

Cardiac Technician
Year 1	897.80	932.80	969.20
Year 2	931.80	968.10	1,005.90
Year 3	961.90	999.40	1,038.40
Year 4	988.50	1,027.10	1,067.20
Cardiac Technologists
Grade 1
Year 1	917.90	953.70	990.90
Year 2	952.30	989.40	1,028.00
Year 3	1,010.90	1,050.30	1,091.30
Year 4	1,080.10	1,122.20	1,166.00
Year 5	1,154.80	1,199.80	1,246.60
Year 6	1,228.40	1,276.30	1,326.10
Year 7	1,288.00	1,338.20	1,390.40
Year 8	1,329.60	1,381.50	1,435.40
Grade 2
Year 1	1,288.00	1,338.20	1,390.40
Year 2	1,329.60	1,381.50	1,435.40
Year 3	1,430.10	1,485.90	1,543.90
Senior Cardiac Technologist
Year 1	1,430.10	1,485.90	1,543.90
Year 2	1,478.00	1,535.60	1,595.50
Chief Cardiac Technologist
Year 1	1,519.20	1,578.40	1,640.00
Year 2	1,685.70	1,751.40	1,819.70
CFPU Chef
Level 1	828.20	860.50	894.10
Level 2	857.40	890.80	925.50
Level 3	886.50	921.10	957.00
CFPU Cook
Level 1	796.10	827.10	859.40
Level 2	828.20	860.50	894.10
Care Service Employee
Grade 1 - New Entrant	528.70	549.30	570.70
Grade 1	617.20	641.30	666.30
Grade 2	655.90	681.50	708.10

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

Allowance	Rate from	Rate from	Rate from
	1.7.2008	1.7.2009	1.7.2010
	$	$	$
Special Allowance Post Mortem Assistants & Senior Post Mortem
Assistants (Westmead)	75.60	78.50	81.60
Senior Laundry Staff -Tech. Cert.	9.70	10.10	10.50
Leading Hand I/C 2 to 5 employees	25.80	26.80	27.80
Leading Hand I/C 6 to 10 employees	36.70	38.10	39.60
Leading Hand I/C 11 to 15 employees	46.70	48.50	50.40
Leading Hand I/C 16 to 19 employees	57.10	59.30	61.60
Automatic Rotary Press operation/hr or part	0.48	0.50	0.52
Housekeeper/Domestic Supervisor S'vise Nurse/Domestic Home	7.00	7.30	7.60
Boiler Attendant’s Certificate -other employee (p/week)	6.40	6.60	6.90
Boiler Attendant's Certificate & Flash Type Generator  (p/wk)	15.30	15.90	16.50
Boiler Attendant/Fireman - Specified Hospitals (p/week)	39.30	40.80	42.40

 

Additional Duties - Boiler Attendant/Fireman	18.10	18.80	19.50
Ancillary Fire Safety Duties - 100 beds or more	32.50	33.80	35.10
Ancillary Fire Safety Duties - Less than 100 beds	14.60	15.20	15.80
Gardener with/out Certificate - I/C 2 or more employees	25.80	26.80	27.80

 

 

 

 

J. McLEAY, Commissioner

 

 

 

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