Common use of Professional Development and Recognition or Quality and Leadership Programmes Clause in Contracts

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: RN Expert $4500 p.a. effective from 6 July 2015 RM Leadership $4500 p.a. effective from 6 July 2015 RN Proficient $3000 p.a. effective from 6 July 2015 RM Confident $3000 p.a. effective from 6 July 2015 EN Accomplished $4500 p.a. effective from 4 June 2018 EN Proficient $3000 p.a. effective from 4 June 2018 Note: A Designated Senior Nurse or Midwife placement on and progression through the salary scale is not dependent on PDRP. DHBs which have dedicated Senior Nurse or midwife PDRP programmes will continue to operate them separately from salary progression. 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 and transportability of recognition between DHBs. 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. Principles