Public Sector Updates – South

Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH)

Emergency Department (ED) and Emergency Medical Unit (EMU)

On Wednesday 27 August 2025, ANMF representatives, along with your ANMF Emergency Department (ED) delegate, attended a Step Two grievance meeting with management to discuss members’ ongoing concerns around workload, paramedic offload times, and support for triage nurses. View the latest update.

Department of Critical Care Medicine

The ANMF would like to thank members who participated in the recent survey regarding the 12-hour shift model. Unfortunately, the initial survey only provided a “Yes” or “No” option, which has meant the results were unclear and not reflective of the specific preferences within the membership. View the latest update.

Ward K9 East

The ANMF has written to the Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery (EDONM) on behalf of members on K9 East following serious workplace safety concerns. View the latest update.

Workload Dispute Lodged

On Thursday 4 September 2025, the ANMF formally lodged a workload dispute in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) on behalf of members working at the Department of Medical Imaging (DMI). View the latest update.

Ward K10 East

At the meeting, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) provided managements’ response:

Management confirmed their intention to proceed with the recruitment of the proposed Assistants in Nursing (AINs) from benchmarking. This will mean:

+2 AINs on AM and PM shifts.

+1 AIN on Night Duty shifts.

7 days a week coverage.

Implementation is expected within the 4–6-week timeframe outlined by management.

As a result, the Step Two grievance will be held in abeyance until the AINs are implemented.

Management have rejected members’ proposal to convert the 0.78 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) 12-month fixed-term clinical coach role into a Registered Nurse (RN) role, citing that funding for an RN position is not supported.

Ward K9 West

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation Tasmanian Branch (ANMF) appeared before the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) today regarding the ongoing workload grievance on K9 West at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH). View the latest update

Wilfred Lopes Centre Safe Staffing Proposal

The ANMF writes in response to the Change Proposal for Safe Staffing at the Wilfred Lopes Centre (WLC). This change proposes an alteration of the staffing allocation across the spread of shifts to ensure a minimum of 4 clinical staff and 4 clinical/non-clinical staff on every shift. View the latest update.

Updates are correct as of 17 September 2025.
Authorised by Emily Shepherd, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary

ASSISTANCE & SUPPORT

Member Support Team: The ANMF Tasmanian Branch is 8000 plus members strong! Supporting nurses, midwives, and care workers as the only union in Tasmania employing nurses and care workers to represent members. This is why our Organisers and Member Support Team are uniquely positioned to understand your experiences, represent you in your workplace, and offer industrial advice that’s relevant to you. Please contact our Member Support Team if you need workplace support, would like to discuss any matters or raise a concern. Alternatively, you can send an email outlining your concerns to our team - membersupport@anmftas.org.au. Email is the preferred and fastest way of contacting the team, however if your matter is urgent, please phone (03) 6223 6777 or 1800 001 241 if you are outside of Hobart.

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