Health
Employees Dental Officers (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996.
(No. IRC 173 of 2012)
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Before The Honourable
Mr Justice Staff
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19 March 2012
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REVIEWED
AWARD
1. Delete Arrangement
of the award published 26 June 2009 (368 I.G. 402) an insert in lieu thereof
the following:
Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
1. Definitions
2. Conditions
of Service
3. Salaries
4. Classifications
5. Transitional
Arrangements
6. Area, Incidence
and Duration
2. Delete the
definition "Department" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Ministry" means the Ministry of Health.
3. Delete the
definition of "Dental Officer" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
"Dental Officer" means a person appointed as
such by a hospital who holds a dental qualification registrable with the Dental
Board of Australia.
4. Delete the
definition of "Service" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Service", unless the context otherwise
indicates or requires, means relevant service before and/or after commencement
of this award in any one or more New South Wales public health organisations or
any other organisations deemed acceptable by the Ministry.
5. Delete the
definition of "Specialist" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
"Specialist" means a person appointed by the
hospital who:
(a) holds a dental
qualification registrable in Australia;
(b) after full
registration has spent not less than six years in the practice of dentistry
whether in New South Wales or elsewhere, deemed by the hospital to be of
equivalent standing;
(c) has spent not
less than four years in supervised specialist training and/or experience, and
either:
(1) has
obtained an appropriate dental qualification in his/her speciality acceptable
to the hospital, or
(2) is
deemed by the Department to be a specialist by recognition of his/her
experience and demonstrated performance at specialist level.
6. Delete the
definition of "Union" in clause 1, Definitions, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
"Union" means HSUeast.
7. Delete
subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subclause 4.3, of clause 4, Classifications,
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
(ii) widely
recognised for their exceptional competence in general dental work and has a
proven record for carrying out a broad range of advanced and complex dental
procedures. This may include the attainment of a Fellowship or Membership of
the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) or equivalent
organisation as recognised by the Ministry of Health.
8. Delete
paragraph (e) of subclause 4.4, of clause 4, Classifications and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
(e) Roles that may
be undertaken at level 4 include, but are not limited to, the following:
Level 4 - Clinical Stream
Level 4 dental officers are experienced dentists who
are:
(i) widely
recognised for their exceptional competence in general dental work and have a
proven record for carrying out a broad range of advanced and complex dental
procedures.
(ii) maintain a
clinical caseload and provides:
clinical education in the area of expertise through
in-service training to under-graduate and/or post-graduate students;
in-service to other dental officers in their clinical
specialist area of expertise;
consultation and advice to specialist teams across an
area or geographic or clinical network; and
discipline specific professional supervision and
leadership either within a facility or across facilities and/or Local Health
District(s).
9. Delete
paragraph (a) of subclause 4.6, of clause 4, Classifications, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
(a) Employees
occupying positions as specialists who have satisfied the full requirements of
the Dental Board of Australia in a recognised speciality will be appointed to
the Specialist scale in accordance with their years of experience in the
speciality.
10. Delete subparagraph
(i) of paragraph (a) of subclause 4.7, of clause 4, Classifications, and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
(i) Hospital
specialists provide specialist services in an area of work that is not a
specialty recognised by the Dental Board of Australia
11. Delete paragraph
(b) of subclause 4.8, of clause 4, Classifications, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
(b) Except in
exceptional circumstances, this appointment would follow about 10 years of
experience as a specialist. This classification is not available to hospital
specialists. This appointment is considered upon application by or on behalf of
an individual board specialist to the Medical and Dental Advisory Committee of
the Local Health District(s). Appeal of any such decision lies with the Chief
Dental Officer.
12. Delete subclause
4.10, of clause 4, Classifications, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
4.10 Area Directors of
Oral Health Clinical Services
(a) Positions at
this level lead, direct and co-ordinate all public sector oral health services
within a Local Health District(s). They have significant responsibility for the
human physical and financial resources under their control. Positions at this level will also make a major
contribution towards the development and achievement of the strategic
directions of the Area.
(b) The position
exercises a high degree of independence in the determination of overall
strategies, priorities, work standards and the allocation of resources. It will also make independent decisions
related to area wide expert practice in their field and will be responsible for
outcomes for clients and the organisation from the practice of other dental
officers and staff. The position makes strategic management and service
development decisions.
(c) Positions at
this level may include operational and strategic roles but are not limited to
the following:
(i) professional
responsibility with regard to strategic workforce and service development and
professional practice across an AHS;
(ii) provides
professional co-ordination and leadership across an area to department heads
and acts as a central point of contact for strategic consultation and liaison
with Senior Executive management;
(iii) a dual role of
department head within a facility;
(iv) required to
provide an expert speciality consultancy role in their area of expertise; and
(v) involved in the
provision of training to staff within the Local Health District(s).
(d) There will be three
levels of Area Director of Clinical Services reflecting the size of the Local
Health District(s) and the complexity and mix of the dental facilities within
it.
(e) Area Director of
Oral Health Clinical Services - Level 1
The level 1 reports to a health services manager
responsible for oral health services. This is the lead dentist in an Local
Health District(s) that provides the usual range of oral health services from
community clinics but does not have
(i) a dental
teaching hospital where dental specialist services are also provided
(ii) a Rural and
Regional Centre of Oral Health or
(iii) a dental
clinical school.
(f) Area Director
of Oral Health Clinical Services - Level 2
The level 2 reports to a health services manager
responsible for oral health services. This is the lead dentist in an Local
Health District(s) that provides the usual range of oral health services from
community clinics but:
(i) does not have a
dental teaching hospital,
(ii) has a Rural
and Regional Centre of Oral Health and/or
(iii) a dental
clinical school.
(g) Area Director of
Oral Health Clinical Services - Level 3
The level 3 would also have the role of health services
manager responsible for oral health services. This is the lead dentist in a
Local Health District(s) that provides the usual range of oral health services
from community clinics, and, in addition, has:
(i) a dental
teaching hospital where dental specialist services are also provided
(ii) a Rural and
Regional Centre of Oral Health and/or
(iii) a dental
clinical school.
13. Delete clause 6,
No Extra and renumber subsequent clauses accordingly.
14. Delete
renumbered Clause 6, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof
the following clause:
6. Area, Incidence
and Duration
(i) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Health Employees Dental Officers (State) Award
published 3 March 2006 (357 IG 805) and all variations thereof.
(ii) This Award
shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in
or in connection with the New South Wales Health Service as defined in the
Health Services Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees.
(iii) 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 19 March 2012.
(iv) 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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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.