Lakes District Health Board
Corner Arawa and Ranolf Streets (Pukeroa Street)
Private Bag 3023, Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046, New Zealand
20 April 2022
Amber Saxton
Email:
[FYI request #18884 email]
Dear Amber
Subject: Official Information Act request re: Expected Clinical Hours
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act received by
Lakes DHB on 15 March 2022. Your questions and our responses are noted below.
With regards to general medicine and pediatrics departments.
1) what is the list of senior medical officers designated to be clinical supervisors for medical
students from the university if Auckland (i.e. who are the SMOs who can sign CSRs)
We have four Paediatrician SMOs and three Physician SMOs
2) from above, what is the FTE of each SMO, and number of hours expected on site.
Position
FTE
HRS
Step
SMO Paediatrician 0.0500 2.0000
7
SMO Paediatrician 0.0500 2.0000
10
SMO Paediatrician 0.0500 2.0000
4
SMO Paediatrician 0.1000 4.0000
15
SMO Medical
0.1000 4.0000 15
SMO Medical
0.0500 2.0000
15
SMO Medical
0.0500 2.0000
15
2a) if applicable, what is their salary as per Association of Salaries Medical Specialist
contact
Refer answer 2b)
2ai) what has this been for the last 10 years
Refer answer 2b)
2b) if unavailable, what is their generic SMO payscale
Salary step is noted in 2) which is as per the SMO MECA.
to prevent burn often doctors get rostered time off
3a) how many days in a row can an SMO work as per contact
Dependant on job size, this can be variable dependant on roster typically 5 days but
when doing weekend shifts this can be up to 12 days.
3b) what is the policy around SMO rostered days off
Rostered as per MECA, recovery day if required after long shift, cal back.
3c) what compensation is given when SMO do work beyond their day off? e.g. come in on a
RDO
Additional duties is paid.
With regards to house Officer
4a) what are the run catagories for house officers on paediatrics and general Medicine
attachments, ergo number of expected hours
#
consecutive
Run
Pay
SToNZ
SToNZ
RDA PGY
RDA PGY
days
Category
Hrs
Category PGY 1
PGY 2
1
2
worked
Paediatrics D
50-54.9
B
113,000 121,200
105,449
113,740
Medical
D
50-54.9
D
92,200
98,800
84,663
91,241
4b) what is their pay as per pgy# and run catagory from above
Refer to answer 4a).
4bi) what has this been for the last 10 years?
As per the MECA.
4c) what is the maximum number of days house officers in the attachments above have to
work in a row
As per the MECA.
4) what is the rostered day off policy for house officers in the rotations mentioned above?
As per the MECA.
With regards to trainee interns
5) how many hours per week are trainee interns expected to be on placement in runs
above?
Trainee Interns are expected to be present during normal working hours on
weekdays. They are expected to do one long call day per week; however not required
to attend after 10pm in the evenings but may do so if they wish. They are also
expected to work one weekend per attachment. (1:4).
5a) as they are not paid, what protections are ensured trainee interns have proper rest and
food breaks?
The students al manage to get scheduled breaks.
5b) how many days in a row are trainee interns expected to be on placement
Five days with the exception of when they work a weekend. This could be up to 12.
5c) what is the dhb policy for rostered days off for trainee interns
N/A as not DHB employees. UoA depts eg paediatrics agree on the plan and Lakes
DHB follow that plan.
5d) how does dhb manage the expectations for trainee interns to be present with their health
and wellbeing in a demanding field
Lakes DHB do offer EAP to students if required. Medical students who are unwel
should not report for duty but notify the Medical Student Coordinator. Consultants
are always readily availabe to have disucssions with the trainee interns regarding wel
being.
Note: Trainee Interns : final year medical students.
Please note that we may publish this letter and enclosed documents (with your personal
information removed) on Lakes DHB’s website.
Yours sincerely
Nick Saville-Wood
Chief Executive
Cc: [email address]