FAQ
Q. Ten hour shifts
I have been reading your March edition of the Nursing Managers
society of NSW newsletter. I am a NUM in Northern NSW. We
have been discussing doing 10 hour days and I wondered if
you knew of any hospitals or contacts in NSW where the NUMs
already do 10 hour days.
A. Sorry to take so long getting a reply
to you but I needed to check out a few things before responding.
There are areas where NUM's work 9 hr days so that they
have a 9 day fortnight. There are areas that have clinical
NUM 1's and are rostered on 10 hr nights. It seems it is
what you negotiate with your organisation but it would be
best to go through your local NSWNA branch and area organiser.
This then prevents it being labelled as "enterprise
bargaining" or individual employment contracts.
Hope this helps
Q. Regrading NUM Positions
I was wondering if there would be any one who could provide
me with advice on how to regrade the NUM position. I am
required to regrade the position from NUM2 to NUM3. I don’t
feel the NSW State Award doesn't provide a clear enough
breakdown between the levels. Can you advise me or refer
me to some one who may be able to help.
A. I received your query regarding regrading
a NUM 2 to a NUM 3 and consulted several people on this.
Regrading of any position should be done through a regarding
committee set up by the organisation. The committee should
include representation from the NSWNA, not branch level
but area organiser level, HR and Nursing Administration.
This is for regrading of positions that are currently encumbered.
If the position is vacant, I believe it is just a matter
for the nursing administration to justify the raise in level.
The best advice I can offer is to speak to your local NSWNA
organiser.
