Clinical Support Time. Queensland Health acknowledges medical education, training and research are part of its core business. Clinical support is an essential part of the duties of a medical officer. Clinical support time is protected time during ordinary hours for duties that are not directly related to individual patient care. Clinical support duties encompass most aspects of the teaching, research, clinical governance, administration and other work related activities undertaken by medical officers. It is important that clinical support time address Departmental needs and be determined in consultation with the respective Clinical Director. As such a minimum of 10% clinical support time will be available collectively for the medical staff of each medical operational unit (within HHSs, the Department of Health, including Health Support Queensland and the Divisions) with allocation of clinical support time duties determined by the Clinical Director. However, it is the expectation that all SMOs will have access to some clinical support time. Clinical support activities will be undertaken at the place of work unless approved otherwise by the Clinical Director. Medical Officers will not derive an income from activities during clinical support time other than through Queensland Health. The amount of clinical support time should be determined with reference to relevant factors including, but not limited to, College and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) guidelines, operational and administrative requirements. While the amount of clinical support time will continue to be determined by these factors, the operation of this clause is intended to improve access to clinical support time for individual employees. The parties acknowledge that clinical support time is not intended to be used as a fatigue mitigation strategy.
Clinical Support Time. 11.20.1 Queensland Health acknowledges medical education, training and research are part of its core business.
Clinical Support Time. 5.7.1 Clinical support time is time for activities that are not directly related to individual patient care. This includes most aspects of the teaching, research, clinical governance, clinical audit and quality improvement activities.
Clinical Support Time. The actual quantum of Clinical Support Time allocated to an individual Doctor is to be agreed locally between the Doctor and the Health Service having regard to this clause.
Clinical Support Time. 34.1 Appropriate proportions of a Specialist’s normal (base) weekly hours should be devoted to clinical and non–clinical activities. An agreement as to the proportion of such time allocation will be determined at the commencement of employment and/or as part of annual work plan/performance review processes. Such agreements shall have regard to College guidelines where applicable.
