Medi-Nav Orientation Resource v6, 2024

Awards and Agreements for medical practitioners are published at: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/ employment/conditions Health employment directives are published at : https://www.health.qld.gov.au/directives/employment Updates relating to the VMO1 enterprise bargaining status can be accessed at: https://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/hr/policies-agreements-directives/enterprise-bargaining (accessible on Queensland Health computers only) 3.8.5 Superannuation Under Australian law, all employers must pay superannuation to employees who earn more than a minimum amount of wages per month. Monies paid into superannuation are invested in an account under the employee’s name and may only be accessed once the employee reaches a nominated preservation age (depending on your year of birth), or cannot work due to total and permanent disability. QSuper is the default superannuation fund for Queensland Government employees, however, eligible Queensland Government employees are now able to choose their superannuation provider. In addition to employer contributions, permanent and temporary employees are required to make standard contributions either before (salary packaging) or after tax. Contact your human resource department for details on specific arrangements if you are employed on a casual or contract basis. 3.8.6 Performance management Resident Medical Officers (RMO) are required to complete term assessments, which are generally used by MEOs/DCTs to complete Work Performance Reports for Ahpra. Intern performance is assessed by term supervisors against the Australian Medical Council (AMC) and Medical Board of Australia’s (MBA) Intern training – Intern outcome statements . Full details are on the MBA’s website: https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/registration/interns/guidelines-resources-tools.aspx When required, a clinical supervisor, in consultation with the medical education team and the junior doctor can complete an Improving Performance Action Plan (IPAP) to address identified issues. The Director of Clinical Training has responsibility for ongoing implementation of action plans. IPAP forms can be viewed on the AMC website as a PDF. The document is called an IPAP. intern-training-ipap-template-2014-09-241.pdf (amc.org.au) Generally medical practitioners employed at principal house officer (PHO) / registrar level and above are required to participate a performance and development process, which allows staff to: + identify areas where they would like to pursue further experience + develop a learning and experience plan + gain recognition for the work they perform + have areas for improvement identified by supervisors