The ANMF Save Enrolled Nurse Positions at Southern Cross Care Tasmania

20 April 2023

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Tasmanian Branch can confirm that following a Fair Work Commission recommended consultation with Southern Cross Care Tasmania (SCCT) CEO and Senior Management on Friday 14 April 2023, that no Enrolled Nurses (ENs) will be made redundant in any SCCT facility.

This decision follows intervention by the ANMF and the Fair Work Commission during a change proposal process initiated by SCCT in November 2022.

This is a significant win for all ENs at SCCT facilities, who up until last week were concerned that their positions were likely to be made redundant. It is also a win for SCCT residents who will continue to benefit from skilled ENs in their Nursing Team across all SCCT facilities.

“The ANMF is pleased to have been able to highlight the critical need to retain ENs to SCCT management and have SCCT retain them, although the SCCT CEO maintains that EN redundancies were never proposed.” said ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd.

The final model for implementation is still unclear and the ANMF have sought further clarification for members. It currently appears that some leisure and lifestyle as well as servery and kitchen staff are still likely to be made redundant.

“While this is a positive outcome for our EN members, we remain concerned by the protracted change proposal process that SCCT continue to undertake and the associated distress that this has caused for our members, residents and their families.”

The ANMF will continue to monitor the change implementation and provide support to members in all SCCT facilities as this change is implemented.

ANMF Tasmanian Branch Media Release

Share this story

Stay up to date

Sign up to the ANMF website for national updates, campaigns and educational opportunities. We promise not to inundate your mailbox!

Read More

News

Stay up to date with key issues impacting nursing, midwifery and care industries.

Related

Aged Care nurses visit Parliament to call out providers

News Aged Care nurses visit Parliament to call out providers

27 March 2024

Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country have travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures...

Read more

Working Together to Deliver Better Staffing in Aged Care Facilities

News Working Together to Deliver Better Staffing in Aged Care Facilities

10 August 2023

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and its members have welcomed new data showing that the overwhelm...

Read more

Major changes to rebuild the Aged Care sector start tomorrow

News Major changes to rebuild the Aged Care sector start tomorrow

30 June 2023

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) applauds two significant achievements to rebuild the aged care se...

Read more