Health Employees Dental Prosthetists and Dental Technicians (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 174 of 2012)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.        Delete Clause 1, Arrangement, of the award published 26 June 2009 (368 I.G. 409) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

1.  Arrangement

 

Clause No.       Subject Matter

 

1.        Arrangement

2.        Definitions

3.        Classifications

4.        Transitional Arrangements

5.        Previous Industry Service

6.        Salaries and Allowances

7.        Conditions of Service

8.        Grading and Classification of Officers

9.        Area, Incidence and Duration

 

2.        Delete the definition of “Union” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Union" means the HSUeast.

 

3.        Delete the definition of “Department” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

“Ministry” means the Ministry of Health.

 

4.        Delete the definition of “Service” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Service" unless the context otherwise indicates or requires means service or experience as a Dental Technician before and/or after commencement of this award in any one or more New South Wales public health organisations or any other organisation acceptable to the Ministry.

 

5.        Delete definition of “Industry Service” in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

"Industry Service" unless the context otherwise indicates or requires means service before and/or after commencement of this award in any hospital and/or laboratory acceptable to the Ministry.

 

6.        Delete paragraph (c) of subclause 3.1 of clause 3, Classifications, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(c)      Dental Technician Level 2 means a Dental Technician who fulfils the following criteria:

 

(i)       having at least 3 years experience as a registered dental technician; and

 

(ii)      

 

(a)      successful completion of the first year of the Dental Prosthetics course conducted by NSW TAFE; or

 

(b)      having qualifications deemed by the Ministry to be equivalent to the first year of the Dental Prosthetics course; and

 

(iii)      demonstrating skills in excess of those required of a Dental Technician Grade 1; and

 

(iv)      being proficient in, and spending the major part of their time engaged in, one or more of the following areas of work;

 

orthodontic appliances;

 

cast metal denture techniques;

 

crown and bridge;

 

osseo-integrated implant technology;

 

maxillo facial and complicated prosthetics, including over-dentures, oburators, precision attachments and magnets, occlusal splints, complete and partial dentures requiring complicated (that is crossbite, class II and class III jaw relationship) tooth arrangements in balanced occlusion.

 

7.        Delete paragraph (f) of subclause 3, of clause 3, Classifications and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(f)       Specialised Dental Technician Level 5 means a dental technician appointed to such a position and who undertakes most of the following duties/ role:

 

(i)       master or highly skilled technician with technical skills and proficiency above that which would be expected of a fully proficient level 3;

 

(ii)       specialist in an area of their profession and relied on for advice in this field;

 

(iii)      undertakes complex independent scientific, technical or specialist work and analysis;

 

(iv)      contributes to the development of standards relating to the sector, program or profession;

 

(v)      develops technical or professional standards for the organisation;

 

(vi)      provides professional leadership, education and development of staff in area of professional expertise;

 

(vii)     routinely advises senior levels of the organisation on technical issues and solutions within a functional area; and

 

(viii)    manages complex and significant state-wide, in-house services provided by  dental technicians. (Such services provided on a Local Health District(s)-wide basis would be managed by a technician at level 4.)

 

8.        Delete clause 9, No Extra Claims and renumber subsequent clauses accordingly.

 

9.        Delete renumbered clause 9, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:-

 

9.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

(i)       This Award rescinds and replaces the Health Employees Dental Technicians (State) Award published 24 March 2006 (358 IG 355) 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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