more information on the rota...

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The platform

We currently use a google sheet to plan the rota (please ask Chris / Nanette for access if you don't have already).
We are planning to move to  Healthrota in the very near future (August - October 2020), more information will be available shortly.
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The shifts

The weekday shifts are on average 10 hrs long, with some a mixture of DCC and SPA.

Early x2​

• 08h00-17h30 ​

Midday x2

• 12h00-22h15 ​​

Late x2

• 17h00-01h15 (permanent grades)
• 17h00-02h00 (trainees)​

Night x2

• 22h00-08h30​

Other weekday shifts

• Core Edu (Wednesdays only) = support junior teach programme in the afternoon with a consultant.
  • More information here: https://www.derriforded.com/core-education.html
• Teaching = 13h00 – 17h00 = attend senior medical education session on 3rd Wednesday of each month (protected)
• …CDU… = support the ward round on CDU with the consultant. Start at 08h00. This shift may also be subject to change on short notice if unplanned absences occur.
• ..CADRE.. = join the clinical admin support consultant to get involved with staffing management, mortality, data reviews, complaints and results governance
• SPA = supporting professional activity. This is specifically allocated time for management duties in the department. Continuing professional development. Time used for general admin, audit, research and personal study.

There may be more variations of shifts, which you can see on the rota spread sheet.

The weekend shifts are ~10 hours long.
Weekend shifts are:

• 08h00-18h00 x2
• 12h00-22h15 x2
• 17h00-01h00 x2
• 22h00-08h30 x2​​

SPA (supporting professional activity)

Supporting Professional activities are rostered, in accordance with Trust Policy and in an effort to be transparent about when this paid activity is taking place. 

• All middlegrades will be allocated 1 SPA per week for professional development (CPD).
• All midlegrades will be allocated an additional 0.5 SPA per week to attend core departmental meetings such as the monthly education session. As every MG will be given dedicated time in their Job Plan for these activities, regular attendance will normally be expected. 

The Trust expects us to be on-site for these scheduled activities, as well as being flexible and available for clinical duties if the need arises. If you do arrange to attend meetings or activities that are held off-site, please indicate this ahead of time (by sending me an email). Rarely, I will allocate a full day of SPA on the rota. You can be flexible within reason in your attendance on site, i.e. the scheduled activity is counted as a 10 hour day (8-6pm), but you may be more relaxed by spending around 6-8 of these hours on site. Please note, if you intend to travel on your SPA days (and ‘time-shift’), once again this need to be indicated to me by sending me an email. If you intend to attend CPD activities and travel, you should use study leave for this purpose.
A list of examples (not exhaustive) of generic activities that should be done in this allocated time:

• Non clinical administration 
• Continuing professional development (CPD) time
• Clinical teaching and mentoring time
• Training for self and others on new equipment or techniques (incl. induction)
• Mandatory Trust training
• Department meetings for audit, patient safety, revisions to procedures, hospital policy discussions, clinical governance etc.
• Job Planning and appraisal (to be considered as preparation for  revalidation)
• Conducting or managing clinical audits/quality improvement projects.

Sustainable working

The demands on the ED is constantly changing and increasing, and we have  only a finite number of staff. Therefore, it may be necessary for us to change our shifts and shift patterns to enable us to deliver our service safely. We need to be mindful that our job has a high intensity, and the risk of burn-out is a real one. 

http://www.peninsuladeanery.nhs.uk/about-us/professional-support-unit/