STAFFING - GENERAL Clause Samples

STAFFING - GENERAL a) The Employer is committed to ensuring that staffing levels are appropriate, in order to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care. The parties agree that existing flexibility in respect of staffing will be maintained. The current practice of staffing based on collaboration between Nursing Administration and ▇▇▇▇/Unit Management will continue on a shift basis, taking into account both occupancy and patient acuity. b) The Employer will endeavour to ensure that unexpected admissions do not prohibit the delivery of good nursing care. Should any nurse in any one ▇▇▇▇ or unit feel the workloads are unreasonably heavy, on a regular basis, then they have a responsibility to discuss their concerns with their nurse manager. If appropriate action is not taken to address the workload issues, the nurse is responsible for informing the Director of Nursing who will inform the ANMF if any nurse so requests. The Employer and Employees (through the ANMF) agree, during the life of the Agreement, to actively review a range of workload matters including staffing levels generally, management during periods of higher than usual demand and a range of rostering matters (including replacement of absences). Any changes to the operation of the Agreement will be subject to a further ballot of Employees.