Private Sector Updates – Statewide

Healthscope – Hobart Private Hospital and St Helen’s Hospital

The ANMF has been sent a draft of the Enterprise Agreement (EA) for the ANMF industrial team to check and comment on. Further details will be provided to members as they come to hand. The ANMF has received a response from Healthscope in relation to their preparedness for the current Omicron variant of COVID-19. Click here to read more.

The ANMF encourages members to contact Member Support if they have any current issues in the workplace regarding the Omicron COVID-19 response or any other issue. We are unable to visit onsite due to the current Public Health Directive. If you would like to meet with your organiser via zoom or offsite, please contact our Member Support Team via email at membersupport@anmftas.org.au

TasIVF/Hobart Specialist Day Hospital (HSDH)

The ANMF is still waiting to hear from TasIVF following the Christmas break regarding the continuation of Enterprise Agreement negotiations. Members are considering a 2% per annum wage increase over a shortened period of a 2-year agreement. Advancement to level 2 is still under discussion.

The ANMF has not received a reply from management regarding the preparedness TasIVF and HSDH have for the current Omicron variant of COVID-19. This includes details of the outbreak management plan they have in place to keep staff and clients and patients safe, and the plan for staff should they need to be tested and isolate. If you have any concerns about these or any other issue in your workplace, please contact our Member Support Team via email at membersupport@anmftas.org.au

Family Planning Tasmania (FPT) – Statewide

An application for approval of the Family Planning Tasmania EA 2021 has been lodged with Fair Work Australia. The ANMF has written to FPT management regarding the preparedness they have for the current Omicron variant of COVID-19 and as yet has not received a reply. This includes details of the outbreak management plan they have in place to keep staff, clients/patients safe, and the plan for staff should they need to be tested and isolate. If you have any concerns about this, please contact our Member Support Team via email at membersupport@anmftas.org.au

Eskleigh

Regarding COVID-19 action plans, Eskleigh has implemented a COVID-19 Area Allowance of $2.50 per hour on top of members’ hourly rate and a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) allowance of $15 per shift for the purpose of coming into work early to be tested.

Calvary South – Lenah Valley and St John’s Hospital

The ANMF has been contacted by several members regarding their concerns with Calvary’s COVID-19 plan. We referred the matter to WorkSafe Tasmania and have now received notification from them that they are in consultation with Calvary. The ANMF will provide further communication when it becomes available.

The next Workplace Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday 9 February 2022 from 1430hrs-1530hrs, in the boardroom at Lenah Valley and St John’s or via Zoom. Members are encouraged to submit the Internal Calvary form when workload issues arise. If you are able to attend this meeting, please contact our Southern Organiser Jane Pond via email at jane.pond@anmftas.org.au This is a forum to discuss any workload forms submitted. If there are no forms submitted, then Calvary assumes there are no issues. Members are also encouraged to fill in an ANMF workload survey form to document workload issues. Click here to read more.

The ANMF is unable to visit on site due to the current Public Health Directive. If you would like to meet with your organiser via zoom or offsite, or have any concerns about your workplace please contact our Member Support Team via email at membersupport@anmftas.org.au

Calvary Home Care

The ANMF has written to HR to meet regarding workload and staffing concerns at Calvary. The ANMF will contact members when a response is received.

Calvary – North Hospitals

Workload

The data from the Calvary workload report was discussed at the Clinical Consultative Workload meeting on Thursday 20 January 2022. Calvary has requested that this be discussed out of session.

Fit Testing for N95 Masks

The ANMF has made a complaint to WorkSafe Tasmania regarding the lack of fit testing available for nurses at Calvary. WorkSafe Tasmania is now investigating this matter further.

Updates correct as at 3 February 2022.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary

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