Professional Development and Recognition or Quality and Leadership Programmes Sample Clauses

Professional Development and Recognition or Quality and Leadership Programmes. In recognition of the importance of increasing the number of expert/accomplished and proficient nurses or leadership and confident midwives, an employee who reaches the following levels will receive a pro-rated allowance as long the employee maintains that level of practice. All levels of practice allowances shall be added to the base rate of pay and be payable on all hours worked, and shall attract penal rates and overtime. The rates of these allowances are as follows: RN Expert / Puna Rahi $4500 per annum RM Leadership $4500 per annum RN Proficient / Puna Whakatau $3000 per annum RM Confident $3000 per annum EN Accomplished $4500 per annum EN Proficient $3000 per annum All RNs and ENs will be able to progress within the pathway, with all RNs and ENs required to demonstrate competent level of practice. Achievement of proficient and expert (RNs) and proficient and accomplished (ENs) is voluntary. All Midwives will be able to progress within the Quality Leadership Programme, with all Midwives required to demonstrate competent level of practice. Achievement of the domains of confident and leadership is voluntary. There will be processes in place to ensure the ongoing national consistency of PDRPs. All PDRP’s will be aligned to the “National Framework to Nursing Professional Development and Recognition Programmes”, Nursing Council NZ and HPCA Act requirements. All QLP’s will be aligned to the “National Framework for a Quality and Leadership Programme”, Midwifery Council and HPCA Act requirements. (a) PDRPs / QLPs shall be applied in a consistent manner. (b) The criteria for differentiating levels for each category of nurse or midwife and for progression shall be standard across the District and be based on demonstrated competence and skill acquisition. (c) The clinical career/workforce structure requires commitment to education and development of expertise. The employer will provide and facilitate such education. (d) No quotas or other in-built barriers will be established to limit the numbers at each level of the pathway. Progression through the programmes shall be based solely on achievement of specified agreed criteria, e.g.: for an expert RN post-registration and post-graduate education may be deemed to be equivalent. (e) When transferring either internally or externally, continuity of levels should occur with provision for the staff member to meet the competencies for the level in the new area within a negotiated period. (f) A staff member in a position ...
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Professional Development and Recognition or Quality and Leadership Programmes. In recognition of the importance of increasing the number of expert/accomplished and proficient nurses or leadership and confident midwives, an employee who reaches the following levels will receive a pro-rate allowance as long the employee maintains that level of practice. All levels of practice allowances shall be added to the base rate of pay and be payable on all hours worked, and shall attract penal rates and overtime. The rates of these allowances are as follows:
Sample 1
Professional Development and Recognition or Quality and Leadership Programmes. In recognition of the importance of increasing the number of expert/accomplished and proficient nurses or leadership and confident midwives, an employee who reaches the following levels on the PDRP or QLP will receive a pro-rated allowance as long as the employee maintains that level of practice. All levels of practice allowances shall be added to the base rate of pay and be payable on all hours worked, and shall attract penal rates and overtime. The allowances are not cumulative and relate only to the level that the employee is practicing at. The rates of these allowances (calculated for 40 hours’ work) are as follows:
Sample 1

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  • Professional Development 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional nursing practice. As a self-regulating profession, nursing recognizes the importance of maintaining a dynamic practice environment which includes ongoing learning, the maintenance of competence, career development, career counselling and succession planning. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.