Resources and links

Tools and resources

• Rostering Resource Manual
  The NSW Health Rostering Resource Manual has been developed to inform, guide and educate staff with rostering responsibilities in relation to planning, developing, maintaining and operating rosters that meet patient, staff and organisational needs.
• Allocated Days Off (ADOs) - Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  The frequently asked questions page has been developed to assist roster managers and rostered staff to understand how Allocated Days Off (ADOs) are calculated, answer common queries, and dispel some myths around ADOs.
• Rostering Best Practice Infographic
  This infographic illustrates the aim behind Rostering Best Practice and the journey that the Rostering Best Practice Team has been on with Local Health Districts and Speciality Health Networks since initiation. It also highlights the methodology, collaborative nature of rostering and tools that may be useful to local health districts, speciality health networks, roster managers and rostered staff who are working with the Rostering Best Practice team.
• The Rostering Best Practice Team have been working in collaboration with the Program Management Office (PMO) to create a Rostering Best Practice Workforce Optimization Efficiency Improvement Plan Guide. This resource provides a high-level overview of Rostering Best Practice (RBP) and HealthRoster for NSW Health Organisations with the intent to provide guidance on process evaluation as well as identifying areas for improvement for workforce optimization. If you have trouble accessing this document through the above link please contact HSSG-PMO@health.nsw.gov.au.

Date matrices

• Pay Cycle 1 and 2 Nursing 2022 - 2025
• Pay Cycle 1 and 2 Non-nursing 2022 - 2025
• Pay Cycle 1 and 2 Justice Health & Forensic Medicine Health Network 2024 - 2026

Templates

• Temporary Individual Roster Arrangements Request Form [666 KB]
• Recording Approved Time in Lieu of Overtime Form [673 KB]
• Sample Roster Requests Form [570 KB]
• Sample Shift Swap Form [588 KB]
• Rostering Measures of Success Checklist [455 KB]
• Excel Annual Leave Planners (financial and calendar year) zip folder - 2023/24, 2024/25 & 2025/26 [323 KB]

Useful links

• State-wide Rostering Program
  eHealth is developing a state-wide software solution to improve rostering processes and practices across the NSW public health system.
• Rural LAP
  The Rural LAP is a component of the Australian Government rural workforce capacity agenda and aims to provide targeted rural support services to general practitioners, specialists (obstetricians and anaesthetics), nurses and allied health professionals in rural and remote Australia.
• The NSW Auditor-General's Report to Parliament 2021: Report on Health
• Audit Office of NSW
  Website where previous versions of the NSW Auditor-General's report to Parliament can be sourced.
• The JMO Manager's Guide to Managing and Supporting Prevocational Trainees
  This Guide was developed by the Health Education and Training Institute [HETI) to provide JMO Managers with the information and resources needed to guide the development of JMOs as they hone their skills and knowledge. The Guide includes a section on rostering.

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