Common use of Emergency Calls Clause in Contracts

Emergency Calls. The parties acknowledge and accept that given, the nature of the health sector and patient demand, there may be emergencies where planned capacity is insufficient and staff (including Anaesthetic Technicians) need to be called on to provide service outside their normal working time. Where there is a pattern of regular – twice or more in a four week period – instances of off duty Anaesthetic Technicians being called back to theatre to support an emergency/unplanned event, then the service and Anaesthetic Technicians will review the extent of after-hours cover and take steps to address any identified gaps in this cover – these steps could include introducing a night shift, extended hours shifts, providing a second on call, or utilizing an alternate, suitably qualified workforce to support the Anaesthetic Technician(s) on call. If after the first instance of the above review being triggered, the service, 1. has not developed a plan – in consultation with its Anaesthetic Technicians – to address the matter within two months, or 2. has not implemented the resulting plan to address the matter within three months Then from the relevant date under 1 or 2 above, the following shall apply: Where an Anaesthetic Technicians who is not on duty or on call has left their workplace for the day and returns to work at the request of their service to assist with an emergency or unplanned event then they shall be paid $150 in addition to the standard call-back arrangements in clause 9.

Emergency Calls. The parties acknowledge and accept that given, the nature of the health sector and patient demand, there may be emergencies where planned capacity is insufficient and staff (including Anaesthetic Technicians) need to be called on to provide service outside their normal working time. Where there is a pattern of regular – - twice or more in a four week period – - instances of off duty Anaesthetic Technicians being called back to theatre to support an emergency/unplanned event, then the service and Anaesthetic Technicians will review the extent of after-hours cover and take steps to address any identified gaps in this cover – - these steps could include introducing a night shift, extended hours shifts, providing a second on call, or utilizing an alternate, suitably qualified workforce to support the Anaesthetic Technician(s) on call. If after the first instance of the above review being triggered, the service, 1. has not developed a plan – - in consultation with its Anaesthetic Technicians – - to address the matter within two months, or 2. has not implemented the resulting plan to address the matter within three months Then from the relevant date under 1 or 2 above, the following shall apply: Where an Anaesthetic Technicians who is not on duty or on call has left their workplace for the day and returns to work at the request of their service to assist with an emergency or unplanned event then they shall be paid $150 in addition to the standard call-back arrangements in clause 9.