Annual Report 2017-18 | Monash Health

Our staff
Our staff continue to provide quality health care 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 consumers.
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.
We are continuing our commitment to conducting safety
inspections with participation from Health and Safety
Representatives and management. We are working to ensure
ongoing consultation and engagement at all levels of Monash
Health to continuously improve our occupational health and
safety performance.
Staff numbers
Labour category
June
YTD**
FTE*
June
Current month
FTE*
2017 2018 2017 2018
Nursing Services 4,799 4,968 4,970 5,111
Admin. & Clerical 1,624 1,698 1,681 1,771
Medical Support Services 1,102 1,179 1,145 1,233
Hotel & Allied Services 958 1,029 990 1,050
Medical Officers 186 188 191 192
Hospital Medical Officer 978 1,054 1,015 1,079
Sessional Med. Officers 324 348 330 373
Ancilliary Support Serv. 948 1,016 987 1,042
Grand Total 10,919 11,480 11,309 11,852
*Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff at Monash Health and Jessie
McPherson Private Hospital as at 30 June 2018.
**Average monthly FTE for financial year.
Occupational health and 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 the strategic approach of
managing health and safety in the workplace with the
development of our OHS Strategy 2018 – 2023 and the
Action Plan for 2018/2019. For the first time lead and lag
OHS targets have been established for Monash Health and
will be reported monthly to all levels of the organisation.
Monash Health has continued with a proactive and
supportive approach to occupational health and safety with
a focus on support in the workplace. A series of eLearning
modules have been developed for all staff and managers
to increase awareness and provide guidance in completing
tasks safely.
We are continuing our commitment to conducting safety
inspections with participation from 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.
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
Number of occupational violence
incidents reported
Number of occupational violence
incidents reported per 100 FTE
Percentage of occupational violence
incidents resulting in a staff injury,
illness or condition
2016-17 2017-18
0.37 0.35
2.17 1.71
850 1327
7.83 11.47
4.71 38.43*
*In previous years the percentage of occupational violence
lost time injuries (LTIs) resulting in a staff injury, illness or
condition were reported. This year the value includes all
incidents not just LTIs.
WorkCover claims
Number of standard claims by year
17
-18
16
-17
15
-16
14
-15
13
-14
12
-13
11
-12
10
-11
09
-10
08
-09
07
-08
171 177 148 176 130 166 166 151 152 165 174
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 staff;
Accepted WorkCover claims – accepted WorkCover claims
that were lodged in 2017-18;
Lost time – at least one shift lost due to a work related injury
or illness;
Injury, illness or condition – this includes all reported
harm as a result of an incident, regardless of whether the
employee required time off work or submitted a claim.
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