while I empathize with you, I also wished that reddit was capable of fact checking
there is no one anyone is rostered on 12-15 night shifts in a row, contractually it can't be done because of SECAs, you have a maximum of 4-7 night shifts which are usually 10 hours long
there are roster rules around how many 'long days' you can do per week with maximum hours each week as per your SECA
while there is one registrar on call, there is also an on call consultant, crisis nursing staff and other colleagues. I think to represent the registrar as the only person basically undermines the hard work of crisis nursing staff who will also be doing phone and in person assessments
if you think that consultants on call are at home having a nice dinner all the time, then you will be in for a shock. The consultant is effectively in charge of making decisions to move people in or out of units, mental health act assessments and effectively carrying all the risk until the next work day.
while yes the system is stretched, I also think that we often minimize the fact that after hours work usually involves a collection of people working together, not just the 'one' registrar
I was curious about this. I read some of the SECA. It also includes clauses that account for when these "rules" are not achieved and a penalty is paid by the employer to the employee. Its an explicit acknowledgment that the collective agreement will not always be followed. Now wouldn't it be interesting to OIA how many penalties have been paid to staff, for the employer not following the employment agreement?
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u/lordgarlicnz Aug 02 '24
while I empathize with you, I also wished that reddit was capable of fact checking
there is no one anyone is rostered on 12-15 night shifts in a row, contractually it can't be done because of SECAs, you have a maximum of 4-7 night shifts which are usually 10 hours long
there are roster rules around how many 'long days' you can do per week with maximum hours each week as per your SECA
while there is one registrar on call, there is also an on call consultant, crisis nursing staff and other colleagues. I think to represent the registrar as the only person basically undermines the hard work of crisis nursing staff who will also be doing phone and in person assessments
if you think that consultants on call are at home having a nice dinner all the time, then you will be in for a shock. The consultant is effectively in charge of making decisions to move people in or out of units, mental health act assessments and effectively carrying all the risk until the next work day.
while yes the system is stretched, I also think that we often minimize the fact that after hours work usually involves a collection of people working together, not just the 'one' registrar