University of Adelaide Enterprise Agreement 2010-2013

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3.14 Salary Loadings for Clinical Responsibilities

Full Clinical Loading

3.14.1 A full clinical loading is payable to a medically qualified staff member appointed to a levels B-E above in one of the following disciplines:

a) Anesthesia and Intensive Care;
b) Pharmacology;
c) Clinical Nursing;
d) Public Health;
e) General Practice;
f)  Medicine;
g) Obstetrics and Gynecology;
h) Orthopedics and Trauma;
i)  Pediatrics;
j)  Psychiatry;
k) Surgery.

3.14.2 Where you are medically qualified in pre-clinical or para-clinical disciplines (see clause 3.14.3 and clause 3.14.4) and provide a minimum of six hours on average per week clinical services in South Australian teaching hospitals and where such services may be classified as primary determinants of patient care and treatment, the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences may determine that you will be paid a full clinical loading.

Para-Clinical Loading

3.14.3 A para-clinical loading is payable to you if you are medically qualified and appointed to the level of lecturer and above in one of the following disciplines:

a) Microbiology and Immunology;
b) Pathology.

Pre-Clinical Loading

3.14.4 A pre-clinical loading is payable to you if you are medically qualified and appointed to the level of lecturer and above in one of the following disciplines:

a) Anatomical Sciences;
b) Biochemistry;
c) Physiology;
d) Genetics;
e) Psychology;
f) Medical Education Unit.

Dental Loading

3.14.5 A dental loading is payable to you if you are qualified in dentistry and you have been appointed to a level of lecturer and above in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

3.14.6 A dental loading is also payable to you if you are medically qualified and appointed to a level of lecturer and above in the School of Dentistry.

3.14.7 A dental loading is also payable to you if you are qualified in dentistry and you are appointed to a level of lecturer and above in one of the following University disciplines, who is actively engaged in the provision of service teaching to dental and/or medical students within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

NHMRC Salary Loadings

3.14.8 Salary loadings are applicable to all National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded graduate research staff members with registered medical or dental qualifications, whether or not they perform any clinical duties. The NHMRC provides a contribution towards these salary loadings. The loadings paid to University of Adelaide staff are as follows:

a) Full Medical Loading

A full medical loading is payable to you if you are a NHMRC supported staff member with medical qualifications who is responsible for patient care within the institution in which you are employed.

b) Half Medical Loading

Half of the full medical loading is payable to you if you are a NHMRC supported staff member with medical qualifications who does not engage in clinical duties. This level of loading will be paid irrespective of the discipline in which you work, or the nature of your duties.

Full Dental Loading

a) A dental loading is payable to you if you area NHMRC supported staff member with dental qualifications. This level of loading will be paid irrespective of the discipline in which you work, or the nature of your duties.
b) The clinical loading for a medically qualified Professor, Associate Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer employed in a full clinical department in the Faculty of Health Sciences and responsible for patient care are as set out in Schedule 2 - Academic Staff Salaries.
c) The clinical loading for a medically qualified Professor, Associate Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer employed in a para-clinical department in the Faculty of Health Sciences are as set out in Schedule 2 - Academic Staff Salaries.
d) The clinical loading for a medically qualified Professor, Associate Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer employed in a pre-clinical department in the Faculty of Health Sciences are as set out in Schedule 2 - Academic Staff Salaries.
e) Your entitlement to a full clinical loading, rather than to a loading, will be determined by the University in the light of the nature and extent of your patient-care responsibilities.
f) The clinical loading for a dentally qualified Professor, Associate Professor/Reader, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer employed in the Faculty of Health Sciences in the teaching of medical or dental students are as set out in Schedule 2 - Academic Staff Salaries.
g) All clinical loadings will be superannuable and will be paid to you during periods of study leave, annual leave and long service leave.

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