Common use of SESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS Clause in Contracts

SESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS. ‌ (1) A session shall be the time spent by the practitioner in attending public inpatients and outpatients and in teaching, research and other duties required by the Employer. A session can be a continuous working period or be made up of any combinations of part sessions. (2) Sessions shall usually be worked on Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 6.00pm but subject to the convenience of the practitioner and with the approval of the Employer, a session or part of a session may be worked outside these hours without shift or weekend penalties applying. However, if a sessional practitioner agrees to the Employer’s request to work sessions outside of those specified in this subclause, the shift or weekend penalties prescribed in Clause 28 – Shift Weekend and Public Holiday Penalties shall apply. (3) The Employer shall not vary the number of sessions a practitioner is contracted to perform without the consent of the practitioner. Allocation of sessions shall be the responsibility of the Employer after receiving appropriate clinical input. (4) Limit on Number of Sessions. (a) A practitioner shall not be allocated more than 7 sessions per week, however: (i) to meet short term exigencies within the hospital, the Employer may approve additional sessions for a practitioner for a period not exceeding 3 months; (ii) a practitioner may be allocated extra sessions or extended sessions if operational efficiencies can be achieved and if the total number of sessions in any year does not exceed an average of 7 sessions per week. (b) If the practitioner is employed at more than one hospital covered by this Agreement, the aggregate of the sessions allocated in all hospitals shall be limited by the provisions of this subclause.

SESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS. ‌ (1) A session shall be the time spent by the practitioner in attending public inpatients and outpatients and in teaching, research and other duties required by the Employer. A session can be a continuous working period or be made up of any combinations of part sessions. (2) Sessions shall usually be worked on Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 6.00pm but subject to the convenience of the practitioner and with the approval of the Employer, a session or part of a session may be worked outside these hours without shift or weekend penalties applying. However, if a sessional practitioner agrees to the Employer’s request to work sessions outside of those specified in this subclause, the shift or weekend penalties prescribed in Clause 28 – Shift Weekend and Public Holiday Penalties shall apply. (3) The Employer shall not vary the number of sessions a practitioner is contracted to perform without the consent of the practitioner. Allocation of sessions shall be the responsibility of the Employer after receiving appropriate clinical input. (4) Limit on Number of Sessions. (a) A practitioner shall not be allocated more than 7 sessions per week, however: (i) to meet short term exigencies within the hospital, the Employer may approve additional sessions for a practitioner for a period not exceeding 3 months; (ii) a practitioner may be allocated extra sessions or extended sessions if operational efficiencies can be achieved and if the total number of sessions in any year does not exceed an average of 7 sessions per week. (b) If the practitioner is employed at more than one hospital covered by this Agreement, the aggregate of the sessions allocated in all hospitals shall be limited by the provisions of this subclause.

SESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS. ‌ (1) A session shall be the time spent by the practitioner in attending public inpatients and outpatients and in teaching, research and other duties required by the Employer. A session can be a continuous working period or be made up of any combinations of part sessions. (2) Sessions shall usually be worked on Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 6.00pm but subject to the convenience of the practitioner and with the approval of the Employer, a session or part of a session may be worked outside these hours without shift or weekend penalties applying. However, if a sessional practitioner agrees to the Employer’s request to work sessions outside of those specified in this subclause, the shift or weekend penalties prescribed in Clause 28 29 – Shift Weekend and Public Holiday Penalties shall apply. (3) The Employer shall not vary the number of sessions a practitioner is contracted to perform without the consent of the practitioner. Allocation of sessions shall be the responsibility of the Employer after receiving appropriate clinical input. (4) Limit on Number of Sessions. (a) A practitioner shall not be allocated more than 7 sessions per week, however: (i) to meet short term exigencies within the hospital, the Employer may approve additional sessions for a practitioner for a period not exceeding 3 months; (ii) a practitioner may be allocated extra sessions or extended sessions if operational efficiencies can be achieved and if the total number of sessions in any year does not exceed an average of 7 sessions per week. (b) If the practitioner is employed at more than one hospital covered by this Agreement, the aggregate of the sessions allocated in all hospitals shall be limited by the provisions of this subclause.

SESSIONAL PRACTITIONERS. ‌ (1) A session shall be the time spent by the practitioner in attending public inpatients and outpatients and in teaching, research and other duties required by the Employer. A session can be a continuous working period or be made up of any combinations of part sessions. (2) Sessions shall usually be worked on Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 6.00pm but subject to the convenience of the practitioner and with the approval of the Employer, a session or part of a session may be worked outside these hours without shift or weekend penalties applying. However, if a sessional practitioner agrees to the Employer’s request to work sessions outside of those specified in this subclause, the shift or weekend penalties prescribed in Clause 28 – Shift Weekend and Public Holiday Penalties SHIFT WEEKEND AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY PENALTIES shall apply. (3) The Employer shall not vary the number of sessions a practitioner is contracted to perform without the consent of the practitioner. Allocation of sessions shall be the responsibility of the Employer after receiving appropriate clinical input. (4) Limit on Number of Sessions. (a) A practitioner shall not be allocated more than 7 sessions per week, however: (i) to meet short term exigencies within the hospital, the Employer may approve additional sessions for a practitioner for a period not exceeding 3 months; (ii) a practitioner may be allocated extra sessions or extended sessions if operational efficiencies can be achieved and if the total number of sessions in any year does not exceed an average of 7 sessions per week. (b) If the practitioner is employed at more than one hospital covered by this Agreement, the aggregate of the sessions allocated in all hospitals shall be limited by the provisions of this subclause.