Common use of Job Planning Clause in Contracts

Job Planning. 33.1 Job planning is an annual process for Clinical Academics that defines the agreed duties, responsibilities and objectives of a position for the coming year. It provides clarity about the expectations, commitments and support required to achieve required outcomes, and ensures that resources are aligned with service priorities and plans. The objectives of Job Planning include: 33.1.1 Maximising quality outcomes. 33.1.2 Balancing and meeting both the clinical and non-clinical obligations of Clinical Academics. 33.1.3 Providing a framework which supports team and employee/employer communication. 33.1.4 Supporting the maintenance of competency and credentialing standards. 33.1.5 Providing feedback to the Clinical Academic to support individual performance review and development consistent with their job plan and job and person specification. 33.2 The job plan must be agreed with the employee’s clinical unit head and documented at least annually but may be reviewed as necessary with any changes to service delivery, position description, or significant changes in the employee’s circumstances that may affect the employee’s duties or the delivery of services. 33.3 The job plan must reflect the average expected time to be spent by the Clinical Academic on clinical and non-clinical duties and responsibilities. It is acknowledged that both clinical responsibilities and non-clinical duties and responsibilities form part of a Clinical Academic’s role. 33.4 With agreement of affected Clinical Academics the job planning process can be undertaken on an aggregated basis and specific duties shared between those Clinical Academics.