Monash Health Annual Report

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Our staff
Our staff continue to provide quality healthcare to our community.
As an equal opportunity employer, Monash Health is committed
to a fair and non-discriminatory workplace that maximises the
talent, potential and contribution of all employees. We act with
fairness, dignity and empathy for each other and for our patients.
We value honesty, openness, and taking responsibility for our
performance. We aim for and recognise innovation, quality
and professionalism. All our staff remain firmly committed
to our iCare values: integrity, compassion, accountability,
respect and excellence.
Staff numbers
HOSPITALS
Labour Category
JUNE
Current
Month FTE*
JUNE
YTD FTE**
2016 2017 2016 2017
Nursing 4,694 4,970 4,618 4,799
Administration and Clerical 1,587 1,681 1,549 1,624
Medical Support 1,068 1,145 1,055 1,102
Hotel and Allied Services 940 990 931 958
Medical Officers 184 191 182 186
Hospital Medical Officers 957 1,015 938 978
Sessional Clinicians 320 330 307 324
Ancillary Staff (Allied Health) 946 987 923 948
*Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff at Monash Health and Jessie
McPherson Private Hospital as at 30 June 2017.
**Average Monthly FTE for financial year.
Occupational health & safety statement
Monash Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy
working environment for our employees, contractors, volunteers
and the public and we take all reasonable steps to control
hazards and minimise risk of injury.
This year we have focused on compliance and consistency
through the review and update of our Occupational Health
and Safety (OHS) Management System documentation to
ensure compliance to AS4801 Australian Standard for OHS
Management Systems.
Monash Health has continued with a proactive approach to
occupational health and safety focussing on positive indicators
and working closely with WorkSafe on Occupational Violence
and Aggression (OVA) by developing an OVA Strategy and Plan.
We are continuing our commitment to conducting safety
inspections with participation from Health and Safety
Representatives (HSRs) and management to ensure consultation
and engagement at all levels of Monash Health. All new initiatives
seek to ensure Monash Health continuously improves
occupational health and safety performance.
WorkCover claims
Number of standard claims by year
16
-17
15
-16
14
-15
13
-14
12
-13
11
-12
10
-11
09
-10
08
-09
07
-08
06
-07
177 148 176 130 166 166 151 152 165 174 171
Occupational violence statistics
OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE STATISTICS
WorkCover accepted claims with an occupational
violence cause per 100 FTE
Number of accepted WorkCover claims with lost
time injury with an occupational violence cause per
1,000,000 hours worked.
2016
-2017
0.37
2.17
Number of occupational violence incidents reported 850
Number of occupational violence incidents reported
per 100 FTE
Percentage of occupational violence incidents
resulting in a staff injury, illness or condition
Definitions
For the purposes of the statistics the following definitions apply:
Occupational violence – any incident where an employee is abused,
threatened or assaulted in circumstances arising out of, or in the course
of their employment;
Incident – an event or circumstance that could have resulted in, or
did result in, harm to an employee. Incidents of all severity ratings
must be included. Code Grey reporting is not included, however, if an
incident occurs during the course of a planned or unplanned Code Grey,
the incident must be included;
Accepted WorkCover claims – Accepted WorkCover claims that were
lodged in 2016-17;
Lost time – defined as greater than one day;
Injury, illness or condition – This includes all reported harm as a result
of the incident, regardless of whether the employee required time off
work or submitted a claim.
7.83
4.71