Further information
Clinical loadings are paid to certain medical and dental academic staff in recognition of their particular responsibility for patient care.
There is also the need to retain some parity between the University academic clinician and the hospital specialist who performs like duties and has similar responsibilities.
Australian Universities Academic and Related Staff (Salaries) Award
The Australian Universities Academic and Related Staff (Salaries) 1987 states, in respect of this University:
An entitlement to a full clinical loading rather than to a para-clinical or pre-clinical loading should be determined by the nature and extent of the person’s patient care responsibilities.
The clinical loading for a medically qualified full-time professor, associate professor, senior lecturer and lecturer employed in a medical school and responsible for patient care should be in accordance with code X020A of the salary schedule.
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology
- School of Surgery
- School of Women's and Infants' Health
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health
- School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care
- School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
The clinical loading for a medically qualified full-time professor, associate professor, senior lecturer and lecturer employed in a para-clinical school should be in accordance with code X030A of the salary schedule.
The clinical loading for a medically qualified full-time professor, associate professor, senior lecturer and lecturer employed in a pre-clinical school should be in accordance with code X040A of the salary schedule.
Dental
The clinical loading for a dentally qualified full-time professor, associate professor, senior lecturer and lecturer employed in a medical school or dental school in the teaching of medical or dental students should be in accordance with code X040A of the salary schedule.
Note: The descriptions of staff eligible to claim clinical loadings contained in the clauses above should not be regarded as definitive. Any new claim for payment of a clinical loading should be referred to the Manager Employee Relations and Management Services.
Schools must advise Human Resources when staff are to receive the Clinical, Para Clinical or Pre Clinical loading.
Superannuable
Clinical loadings are superannuable and paid to entitled staff during study, recreation and long service leave.
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
