[ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery - payment methods.
Hi Nicole, I have read everyone's reply to your teams concerns. and I don't really know the right answer, however having worked in a caseload arrangement for 2 years on an annualised salary it has not been without hiccups for some of our team. We have had some midwives go way over their hours and another who was always way down. This can be the result of just bad luck, eg. when on call overnight some nights one midwife may be called and on another night the on call midwife might not be required. Some women take a lot more time than others and this is difficult to assess on initial allocation to midwives prior booking in. As a caseload midwife you inevitably get very involved with the women and their families and put in 100%. Because you get to know the women and their families well, you are privvy to any problems or social issues they may have.You can be involved (often a key player or caseload manager) in assisting women with appropriate referrals etc. This impacts on the hours that are required to care for each individual woman allocated, and our group of midwives is well aware of this reflecting on our time cards. Each midwife also has her own personality and her way in which she works, some are able to streamline their work and appear very efficient, some are also able to come and go without getting caught up with other hospital business.-- Initially this inequality was of no great concern, because we always thought it would change around and everyone have their turn, but it seems that the same people appear to be well over, whilst others struggle to do their allocated hours. About twelve months ago, the concern about hours became a concern to everyone, with some midwives taking time in lieu (like extra holidays) and another midwife who is down in hours is constantly reminded about this and given extra tasks to endeavour to bring her hours up- The problem with this is risk of burn out for having to do extra work to make up the hours and feeling that she is never going to make them up whilst the problem with midwives taking extra time in lieu in the form of weeks holidays is that it can put strain on the rest of our small team of 5 by having to cover the extra call during their absence. I was not invoved in setting this caseload up and I believe that a model in South Australia was resourced. I have found the caseload work much morerewarding and can say I love my work..It is esssential to have a known salary each week to manage your life, your workplace needs to look at what they are putting in place for when these hours become so varied between individual midwives, to prevent it from getting out of hand. The other issue that you need to discuss is the issue of sick leave and how that will be documented as this appeared to be a problem amongst our group, as a result we are now writing our hours down for sick leave as though it were an eight hour shift. Nicole, good luck with your model andI hope you and your colleagues find the case load an enriching experience. Linda Original Message - From: Nicole Carver To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:12 AM Subject: Spam Alert: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and arekeen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience? Warm regards, Nicole Carver.
RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
Hi Barb, Thank you for your support. I work at Bendigo Hospital in Victoria. We are about to start weekly meetings to work out how to run caseload in our setting. We have DHS funding and approval from our hospital executive. We now need to come up with a proposal, which will then be put to a secret ballot. If 50% of the ward staff (whether they wish to work in the program or not) agree to the model going ahead, we will be able to get underway. Once we start meeting I will have plenty of questions. The website sounds like a great idea. I will be in touch shortly. Warm regards,Nicole Carver. attachment: winmail.dat
Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
Hello Nicole, Our team at Belmont Birthing Service has an annualised salary. It was negotiated with the NSWNA and the health service. The midwives are happy with the arrangement. If you want further details, please email me at work on [EMAIL PROTECTED] warmly, Carolyn - Original Message - From: Nicole Carver To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:12 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and arekeen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience? Warm regards, Nicole Carver.
[ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and arekeen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience? Warm regards, Nicole Carver.
RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
I have found an annualized salary to be much the best way, you need to get the ANF to help you with this, in SA they were of great help and have even negotiated an increase for us based on their survey of the work we actually do. Christine -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Nicole Carver Sent: 29 June 2006 08:43 To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and arekeen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience? Warm regards, Nicole Carver.
Re: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
Nicolecontact the ANF as they have three or was it four different ways you can choose to be paid which all ensure you get your payment and still remain within the award. They seem compilcated when you first read them but all ensure that over the year you get all your money but allow the flexibility to work different hours each fortnight. Most give you a base rate each fortnight or month and then pay the penalties for the last pay period after you have submitted them.AndreaOn 29/06/2006, at 9:12 AM, Nicole Carver wrote: Hi all,I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and are keen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience?Warm regards,Nicole Carver.
RE: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery
Hi Nicole, It's great to hear your service is looking at developing continuity of care for women. Which service is it? The College is working on a project to bring this kind of information together in one place on our website - but won't be available on line till later in the year. In the meantime, if you'd like to give the College a call on our number below I'd be happy to talk about this with you and direct you to people from existing services who can help you. Kind regards, Barb. Dr Barbara Vernon Executive Officer Australian College of Midwives 1/97 Northbourne Ave, TURNER ACT Ph +61 2 6230 7333 Begin forwarded message: From: Nicole Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 29 June 2006 9:12:50 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: [ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Hi all, I am looking for some information from people working in caseload models. We are about to start work on a caseload model and need info about which method of payment is best. Some seem to think annualised salaries are best, but others think we might get short changed and are keen to see us get paid for what we actually work, getting paid a base rate, with penalties paid in the following fortnight. What has been your experience? Warm regards, Nicole Carver. attachment: winmail.dat
[ozmidwifery] caseload midwifery model position in Victoria
Just looking to see if there are any midwives who are interested in a position with a caseloadmidwifery model in South West Victoria. If so, contact me on [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details.. Helen Cahill
