Work arrangements in the consolidation phase
You are required to continue to work minimum of 14.5 hours a week with 10 hours face to face across two days in your training site.
If you’re working in two independent practices, you’re required to meet the minimum of 10.5 hours face to face, rostered patient consultation time over a minimum of two days within a minimum 14.5 hour working week hours at each independent practice.
If you are working across three branch practices, two of those must meet program requirements of 14.5 hours a week per site, in your third practice you must do one or two sessions per week. All three practices must meet branch practice requirements.
During the consolidation phase, registrars are required to work between 8.00 am to 6.00 pm, like the education phase. You may provide some after-hours services at your training site, provided this arrangement is suitable for both you and the site, and there is appropriate supervision. However, it is important that this after-hours work is equitable compared to the other doctors at the training site and does not constitute the majority of your work hours.
As with the education phase, after-hours work is generally not considered comprehensive. The after-hours period is defined as:
- Weekdays: after 6.00 pm and before 8.00 am
- Saturday: before 8.00 am and after 12.00 pm
- Sunday and all public holidays: all day