Health Employees' Pharmacists (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW Ministry of Health.
(Case No. 2016/00198589)
Before Commissioner Murphy
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7 July 2016
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AWARD
Arrangement
Clause No. Subject Matter
6 Anti-Discrimination
8 Area,
Incidence and Duration
2 Competency
Criteria
4 Conditions
of Service
1 Definitions
5 Dispute
Resolution
7 No Extra
Claims
3 Salaries
PART B - MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
PART A
1. Definitions
"Deputy Director of Pharmacy" means a pharmacist
who is appointed as such to an established position and whose function is to
assist the Director of Pharmacy in the administration of the Department.
"Director of Pharmacy" means a pharmacist who has been
appointed as such in a pharmacy department of a hospital.
"Employer" means the Secretary of the Ministry of
Health exercising the employer function on behalf of the New South Wales
Government (and includes a delegate of the Secretary).
"Group 1 Hospitals"
(a) Gosford
Hospital, John Hunter Hospital, St Vincents (Darlinghurst), Royal North Shore,
St George and Concord.
(b) Westmead,
Royal Prince Alfred (including Balmain and Rachel Forster), Prince Henry and
Prince of Wales Group (includes Sydney Children’s Hospital)
"Group 2 Hospitals" - Newcastle Mater
Misericordiae, New Children’s Hospital (Westmead), Liverpool, Nepean,
Wollongong Hospitals, Blacktown/Mt Druitt, Bankstown/Lidcombe, Macarthur Health
Service.
"Group 3 Hospitals" - Coffs Harbour, Wagga Wagga Base, Sutherland, Tamworth Base
Hospital, Rozelle, Canterbury, Lismore, Ryde, Hornsby, Fairfield, Dubbo Base.
"Group 4 Hospitals" - Manly, Auburn, Balmain,
Sydney, Royal Newcastle, Albury, Wyong, Blue Mountains/Katoomba, Griffith Base,
Orange, Bathurst Base, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Gladesville/Macquarie,
Armidale, Tweed Heads/Murwillumbah,
"Group 5 Hospitals" - Belmont, Cessnock,
Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Neringah, Royal Ryde Rehabilitation, Royal
South Sydney, War Memorial Waverley, Bowral, Cootamundra, Manning River Base,
Kempsey, Wauchope, Young, Goulburn Base Hospital, Bulli, Casino, Kyogle,
Grafton, Mona Vale, Cowra, Royal Hospital for Women, Parkes/Forbes, Lithgow,
Condobolin, Inverell, Moree/Narrabri, Glen Innes.
"Health Service" means a Local Health
District constituted under section 8 of the Health Services Act 1997, a
Statutory Health Corporation constituted under section 11 of that Act, and an
Affiliated Health Organisation constituted under section 13 of that Act.
"Hospital" means a public hospital as defined
in section 15 of the Health Services Act, 1997.
"Pharmacist" means a person who is registered
as a practicing pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
A Pharmacist who has after registration not less than three
years experience in hospital pharmacy and can demonstrate competency in at
least one of the essential competency criteria and 3 other competency criteria
will be classified as a Pharmacist Grade 2.
Provided that Pharmacists paid at the eight year of
service rate immediately prior to transfer to this structure shall not be
eligible for incremental progression unless they meet the criteria for
appointment to Grade 2.
"Pharmacist Grade 3" means a Pharmacist who
is responsible to the Director of Pharmacy or Deputy Director of Pharmacy for
the management and efficient performance of a specific unit or function of the
hospital’s pharmacy Department. Such
appointment shall only be made where the hospital employs at least 5
Pharmacists or a Director of Pharmacy Group 5 Hospitals and Deputy Director of
Pharmacy Group 3 Hospitals
"Pharmacist Grade 4" Director of Pharmacy
Group 4 Hospitals and Deputy Director of Pharmacy Group 2 Hospitals.
"Pharmacist Grade 5" Director of Pharmacy
Group 3 Hospitals and Deputy Director of Pharmacy Group 1 Hospitals.
"Pharmacist Grade 6" Director of Pharmacy
Group 2 Hospitals.
"Pharmacist Grade 7" Director of Pharmacy
Group 1 Hospitals.
"Union" means the Health Services Union NSW.
2. Competency
Criteria
Essential:
(i) Postgraduate
qualifications in either Diploma of Hospital Pharmacy, Diploma of Clinical
Pharmacy or any other relevant postgraduate qualifications and a minimum of 6
months experience in the relevant specialty.
Relevant areas of specialty practice may include but should not be
limited to: Liaison Pharmacy, Clinical
Trials, Research and/or Project Coordinator, Information Technology, Oncology,
Nutritional Support, Paediatrics, Critical Care; or
(ii) In the case
of a Pharmacist who does not hold a post graduate qualification and has had,
after registration, not less than 3 years experience in hospital pharmacy
including not less than 12 months, experience in the relevant specialty
acceptable to the employer.; or
(iii) Be able to
demonstrate a higher level of performance in clinical pharmacy practices as
defined by at least meeting the standards in the document published by Society
of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia in 1996 to the satisfaction of the
Director of Pharmacy and equivalent Director of Pharmacy from another Health
Service and if necessary, another Pharmacist nominated by the employer.
Other:
(a) An ability to
demonstrate a record of participation in teaching programs with other
Pharmacists and/or University students, community health, nursing staff or
other health care providers.
(b) Demonstrated
ability to supervise other Pharmacy staff and be responsible for the
supervision of other Pharmacists.
(c) A record of
significant contribution to quality assurance activities (e.g. being
responsible for the implementation of maintenance of a quality assurance
program)
(d) Participation
in institutional committees relevant to the profession such as drug,
nursing/pharmacy, infection control or quality assurance committees.
(e) Display
judgment and demonstrate initiative and independence in problem solving.
(f) Be able to
demonstrate active participation in research, presentation and publication of
research results in peer review journals
3. Salaries
Employees shall be paid not less than the minimum salaries
as set out in Table 1 of Part B.
4. Conditions of
Employment
The Health Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award,
as varied from time to time, shall apply to all persons covered by this award.
In addition, the Health Industry Status of Employment
(State) Award, shall also apply to relevant employees.
5. Dispute
Resolution
The dispute resolution procedure contained in the Health
Employees Conditions of Employment (State) Award shall apply.
6. Anti-Discrimination
(i) It is
intention of the parties bound by this award to seek to achieve the object in
section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 to prevent and eliminate
discrimination in the workplace. This includes discrimination on the grounds of
race, sex, marital status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity, age
and responsibilities as a carer.
(ii) It follows
that in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure
prescribed by this award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable steps
to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this award are not directly
or indirectly discriminatory in their effects.
It will be consistent with the fulfilment of these obligations for the
parties to make application to vary any provision of the award which, by its
terms or operation, has a direct or indirect discriminatory effect.
(iii) Under the
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is unlawful to victimise an employee because
the employee has made or may make or has been involved in a complaint of
unlawful discrimination or harassment.
(iv) Nothing in
this clause is to be taken to affect:
(a) any conduct or
act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;
(b) offering or
providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;
(c) any act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under
section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;
(d) a party to
this award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or
Federal jurisdiction.
(v) This clause
does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon
the parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.
NOTES -
(a) Employers and
employees may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.
(b) Section 56(d)
of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 provides:
"Nothing in this Act affects ... any other act or
practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the
doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious
susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion.
7. No Extra Claims
Other than as provided for in the Industrial Relations
Act 1996 and the Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation
2014, there shall be no further claims/demands or proceedings instituted before
the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for extra or reduced
wages, salaries, rates of pay, allowances or conditions of employment with
respect to the employees covered by the Award that take effect prior to 30 June
2017 by a party to this award.
8. Area,
Incidence and Duration
(i) This Award
takes effect from 1 July 2016 and shall remain in force for a period of one
year.
(ii) This Award
rescinds and replaces the Health Employees Pharmacists (State) Award published
14 August 2015 (377 IG 1569) and all variations thereof.
(iii) This Award
shall apply to persons employed in classifications contained herein employed in
the New South Wales Health Service under section 115(1) of the Health Services
Act 1997, or their successors, assignees or transmittees, excluding the County
of Yancowinna.
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Salaries
Classifications
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Rate from
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1.7.2016
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$
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PHARMACISTS
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Grade 1-Unregistered
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1186.70
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GRADE 1
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1st year
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1259.90
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2nd year
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1346.10
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3rd year
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1439.00
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4th year
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1605.30
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5th year
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1657.10
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GRADE 2
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1st year
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1782.50
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2nd year
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1842.00
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3rd year
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1893.40
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GRADE 3
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Senior Pharmacist
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Director of Pharmacy-Group 5 Hospital
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Deputy Director of Pharmacy-Group 3 Hospital
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1st year
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2100.80
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2nd year
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2159.20
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GRADE 4
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Director of Pharmacy - Group 4 Hospital
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Deputy Director of Pharmacy-Group 2 Hospital
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1st year
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2159.20
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2nd year
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2232.50
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GRADE 5
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Director of Pharmacy - Group 3 Hospital
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Deputy Director of Pharmacy-Group 1 Hospital
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1st year
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2300.40
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2nd year
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2358.20
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GRADE 6
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Director of Pharmacy - Group 2 Hospital
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1st year
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2526.50
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2nd year
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2589.60
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GRADE 7
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Director of Pharmacy- Group 1 Hospital
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Group A - 1st year
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2722.60
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Group A - 2nd year
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2788.70
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Group B - 1st year
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2853.90
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Group B - 2nd year
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2919.70
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Fellowship Allowance
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40.50
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J.V. MURPHY, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.