Hi guys
I must jump in on this one as I too have been
affected in this way here in rural Victoria. Two hospitals would
not employ me being a 'BMid' despite the fact that one was actively
advertising for midwives! I was told it was because I could not
be relocated. Same old story! I also commented that I felt
I was being discriminated against - I was a midwife needing work, they
needed staff - what was the problem!
I definitely felt a defensive 'feeling' when
bringing up the word discrimination. Basically I was told it was
a 'management decision' with financial implications for the
establishment - general nurses must be more cost effective? They
needed versatile staff who could work in any area at any time of which
I could not, bound by my registration not my unwillingness. I
have since been employed at one of these hospitals and so far all
is going well. Other's have been relocated on the
odd time we have been quiet which is hardly ever - usually the other
way around - not enough staff for the client-load. I can
only recall this happening on one of my rostered shifts.
Mostly it is a case of having to bring staff in to
assist us. You should see the faces of the nurses arriving
at the nurses station for duty on the maternity ward with all the
chaos that goes on!!!! I think they are equally as scared
and who could blame them. We also have one other DE midwife at
the unit, more experienced and senior than I who arrived before me and
kept the DE aspect of her training to herself. Can't say I blame
her with all the affiliated rubbish that goes on with us 'special'
midwives.
This particular hospital are now introducing a
grad program directed at DE midwives. I think they are finally
realising the fact that they need staff and perhaps DE midwives
might be part of the future workforce? I think they are also
accepting the fact that team and caseload are coming and us "DE's"
are fully equipped to work in this model. I do believe
that things are beginning to change - hopefully for the
better.
At times I find it quite humorous to remember
that 'general nurses' as lovely as you all are - were once
direct entry too.
Kiwi Kim - looking forward to this country getting
their act together on maternity issues!
-------Original
Message-------
Date: 03/31/05
10:14:34
Subject: Re:
[ozmidwifery] Brisbane hospitals & alleged discriminatory
employment
Sally-Anne,
I wondered that too!
I am a BMid student and have
already been told that our local tertiary hospital would not employ
me. I then wondered if that was not a case for
discrimination.
Of course their stance is that i
cannot be deployed elsewhere in the hospital. Funny how 100's of
hospitals overseas and some here of course already employ
DEM's!
Kirsten
~~~start life with a midwife~~~
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005
8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Brisbane hospitals & alleged discriminatory employment
Thanks for the update Joanne and the
reminder re my anti virus update. Had been away for a few days
and was updated yesterday around the same time I was on line.
Apologies I did not realise it wasn't finnished when I sent the email
through.
Nearly all my ozmid mail appears to have
an 'attachment' when it comes in but actually doesn't. It is the
email itself that is the 'attachment' if you know what I mean.
So the answer to your query is no I did
not send an attachment .... my guess is it was the email
itself.
All the best for the campaign to have all
midwives employed who wish to work at the Brisbane hosi's you
mentioned will not employ DEM's. I think they would need to be
very careful they are not setting themselves up for a discrimination
claim/s as it is the registration board that determines whether the
training requirements of all midwives (here and o/s) have been met to
register as a midwife, and not the area health services. What
does the QLD rego board think about the hospitals taking the Rego
board's laws into their own hands ?
One would think they might view this as
the hospitals stepping over the line, as one would
imagine......!!
Kind Regards
Sally-Anne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
7:18 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:
testing my email again as I am receiving but unable to send - sorry
for the humbug
Not sure why, but an attachment came with
your email, did you send one? Also, note at the bottom of this
email the out-of-date internal virus datatbase.
Cheers, Joanne.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005
5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re:
testing my email again as I am receiving but unable to send - sorry
for the humbug
Helen,
The same thing has happenned to me over
the past 2-3 weeks. I find the odd one gets through and others
don't.
Kind Regards
Sally-Anne
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 5:13
PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re:
testing my email again as I am receiving but unable to send - sorry
for the humbug
I seem to be able to receive from but not
send to the list. I have contacted the list administrator
but haven't heard anything back yet....
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG
Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release
Date: 21/03/2005
Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG
Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release
Date: 21/03/2005
No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG
Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.4 - Release
Date: 27/03/2005
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Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.6 - Release
Date: 30/03/2005
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