1. Safe Working and Medical Workforce Issues
Andy Ng & Nicola Di-Vito
GOSW & Medical Workforce Manager
1st August 2019

2. Medical Workforce Issues
Provision of Rota Templates and Induction Packs
Work with Rota Coordinators/Payroll
Rotate FY Doctors through placements
Support Guardian of Safe Working Hours
Exception Reporting
Operational Support for Trainees
Not part of the Division – support if concerns
Rotation will include ‘Amendment to Contracts’

3. Exception Reporting Oversight by DME and GOSW
Report Regular or Significant Issues
Report within 7 days (consideration for payment, 14 days (consideration for TOIL)
Discussion with CS/ES
Swift Resolution Locally
Work Schedules can be reviewed
Ensure the hours you work are safe for you and your patients

4. Rota Design All 2016 and 2002 contract compliant
No changes to rota templates will happen without Trainee agreement
Rota Templates are signed off by HoD, Finance, Trainees, Director of Medical Education and Guardian of Safe Working Hours
Remuneration is linked directly to Working Patterns

5. Additional Hours
Work up to 48 hours per week on average (normally averaged over 17 weeks)
To work Additional Hours, an Opt Out must be signed
An Opt Out enables a working pattern up to 56 hours per week on average
Must not work more than 72 hours of actual work in a consecutive 7 day period
SWAPS must be compliant with contractual rules

6. Additional Hours
Individual doctors have a professional responsibility for ensuring that their hours of work, including any work undertaken for any other employer, comply with the regulatory limits Junior Doctor Contract 2016

7. Sickness Absence and Reporting
Report as soon as practicable to your Rota Co-ordinator (Trainee Doctor Support Team if you do not have a Rota Co-ordinator)
Recording and Monitoring
Sickness Absence that triggers the Lead Employer policy is managed
Policy on the OneHR

8. Annual Leave
Please book in accordance with your departments requirements (via your Rota Co-ordinator)
Book as early as possible to ensure you can get the leave you need (6 weeks notice required)
If you have rotations within the trust split your leave equally between rotations to allow the equal educational opportunities

9. Trainee Student Support Committee
Multi Disciplinary Forum; including DME and GOSW
Support for any issues; including Training or Placement issues

10. Trainee Doctor Support Team
OneHR portal on the intranet
Telephone: 53646 us
Based in Aster Ward – Please Call in!!

11. Guardian of Safe Working Hours
Role to support the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract
Ensure the hours you work are safe for you and your patients
Supports a system that addresses issues of overworking/poor training and poor supervision in a local, responsive and timely manner.

12. What does the GOSW support
Act as the champion of safe working hours
Receive your exception reports and record and monitor compliance against your terms and conditions
Escalate issues to the relevant executive director, or equivalent for decision and action
Intervene to reduce any identified risks to you or your patients’ safety
Undertake a work schedule review where there are regular or persistent breaches in safe working hours
Distribute monies received as a consequence of financial penalties, to improve your training and service experience

13. Guardian of Safe Working Hours
Dr Andy Ng
Consultant Anaesthetist
Telephone: 53288

14. Get Involved
It has never been so important that the views and opinions of Junior Doctors are heard in the work place
Getting Involved in your future and influencing how you work and train
Representation at Blackpool Joint Local Negotiating Committee (JLNC)
Participate in the Junior Doctor Forum
Participate in the Informal Junior Doctor Forum

15. Any Questions??