General Advisory Service

AMA(SA) provides general written and telephone advice for doctors in private practice on employment and industrial matters, WorkCover / DVA / Third party issues, privacy, medico-legal and medical practice matters.

Representation

AMA(SA) provides representation for:
Industrial Relations Commission proceedings
Representation for doctors in disciplinary meetings/interviews with staff
Representation in other circumstances (e.g. doctors facing WorkCover review)

Seminars/Workshops

The Branch aims to run around twenty seminars/workshops to provide relevant information to practice principals or practice managers.

Topics covered include:

'You're the Boss!' Seminar

Aimed at doctors in private practice, this covers a broad range of HR and employment issues from hiring staff to termination matters (in Microsoft PowerPoint format).

'Disciplining & Terminating Staff Fairly' Workshop

The material has some slides specific to SA legislation but provides a good overview of the topic (3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises).

Long Service Leave

Slides are specific to SA legislation (3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises).

Understanding Employment Contracts, Awards & Agreements

A generic look at all of the ways in which the employment relationship and the private practice workplace are regulated (3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises).

EEO, Workplace Bullying and Harassment: Understand Your Legal Obligations

For the doctor in private practice or practice manager (3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises).

Understanding Clerks (SA) Award

3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises.

Medical Privacy and Medical Records Workshop

3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises.

Recruitment, Selection and Induction of Staff Workshop

3 -hour workshop in Microsoft PowerPoint format with workshop exercises.

Australian Workplace agreements

Seminars and workshops to assist in the development of Workplace agreements based on templates provided by AMA(SA) and the Office of the Employment Advocate.

Other Seminars

Minter Ellison (preferred legal supplier) also runs a series of seminars for AMA(SA), primarily aimed at private practice. Topics include protecting your assets, understanding and interpreting basic contracts (others are duty of care, unprofessional conduct).
In association with the Learning Laboratory seminars are also held each month on a variety of computer packages such as Word, Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint and MYOB.

Other Services

Employment Practices Audit

AMA(SA) offers medical practices an audit of their employment documentation: Award and employment law compliance, contracts, payroll related information and records, workplace policies etc.
Resource Material
Practice Agreements
AMA(SA) has a range of suggested practice agreements which are provided to doctors in private practice, in the areas of:
Draft Partnership Agreement
Draft Associateship Agreement
Draft Service Agreement
Handout Guidelines for employing medical practitioners

Pro-forma Contract of Employment for Medical Practitioners

Covers the range of items both parties should wish to discuss, with sample clauses.

Pro-forma Contracts of Employment (and Job Description) for Clerical Practice Staff

Information Sheets (FAQ) on a Variety of Privacy, Medico-legal and Employment Matters (Limited)]

Preferred Provider Arrangements

The AMA(SA) has preferred providers for a range of services that may be useful to doctors in private practice.

For further information regarding the resources available through AMA(SA), please contact:

Industrial Relations
Phone: (08) 8267 4355
Email: admin@amasa.org.au