STONZ National Manual

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Purpose

The National Manual contains processes, procedures and resources, for deploying and supporting Resident Medical Officers (RMOs). The Manual provides a mechanism for the STONZ MECA to be applied in a consistent and standardised way across the 20 DHBs.

Who can use the Manual

Content has been developed for:

RMOs
The Specialty Trainees of New Zealand (STONZ)
People providing administrative and management support to RMOs

For example: RMO Support Units, Duty Managers, Services, Senior Medical Officers, Payroll, Employment Relations and Human Resources teams.

Version notes

The DHB-STONZ National Manual has undergone a full review as part of the National Engagement Forum work plan following settlement of the STONZ and 20 DHBs MECA dated 14 December 2021 – 13 December 2023 (STONZ MECA). The updated version was endorsed on 20 April 2022 and is now released.

Update to SET Prerequisites in the Surgery Reimbursement list 20 April 2022.

Updates to the Medicine, Pathology and Psychiatry Reimbursement lists 20 April 2022.

Updates to Appendix 7 Home Based Assessments 18 July 2022.

Updates to Clauses 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 and Clause 19 additional resources 19 July 2022.

New resources made available under Resources for Psychiatry Registrars and Mental Health Services 19 July 2022.

Updates to the Intensive Care Medicine and Ophthalmology Reimbursement lists 30 September 2022.

Updates to the Clause 10 Form – Reimbursement List Request to add or remove, Clause 10 Form – Reimbursement List College Request to add or remove on 30 November 2022.

Updates to the Anaesthesia and Radiation Oncology Reimbursement lists 21 March 2023.

STONZ and Te Whatu Ora RMO Collective Agreement varied 18 May 2023.

Updates to the Medicine and Surgery Reimbursement lists effective 11 July 2023.

Updates to the Radiation Oncology and Pathology Reimbursement lists effective 27 September 2023.

Updates to the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Reimbursement list effective 4 December 2023.

Most frequently used clauses:

The following provides a summary of frequently used clauses in the STONZ MECA. Refer to the specific clause in the Manual for more detailed information.

Provision	Clause number
Additional Duties	Clause 15
Annual Leave	Clause 25
Conference Leave	Clause 8
Cross Cover	Clause 22
Employment Related Expenses and Reimbursement Lists	Clause 10
Continuing Medical Education (CME)	Clause 10.8.2 & 10.8.3
Limits on hours	Clause 17
Medical Education Leave	Clause 7
On call and call backs	Clause 18
Relievers	Clause 16 & Appendix 2
Salaries and Wages	Clause 12
Sick Leave	Clause 26
Transfer Expenses	Clause 33

Download

Introduction

Foreword (PDF, 157KB)

Section 1 Background, Purpose and Review Process (PDF, 189KB)

Section 2 General Information (PDF, 189KB)

Contacts

General enquiries:

Email: stonzmanual@tas.health.nz

RMO Salary Scale Matrix (XLSX, 57KB)
Last updated December 2022
Important Note: When downloading the Salary Scale Matrix you need to save the file format as a macro-enabled excel spreadsheet (xlsm) to ensure that the macros are enabled.

Run Review Calculation Matrix Guide Non Shift roster (PDF, 181KB)
Last updated March 2020

Run Review Calculation Matrix Guide Shift roster (PDF, 123KB)
Last updated March 2020

Run Review Calculation Matrix (XLSX, 240KB)
Last updated March 2020

Run Review Joint Calc Matrix Guide Non Shift roster (PDF, 357KB)
Last updated March 2020

Run Review Joint Calculation Matrix (XLSX, 949KB)
Last updated July 2023

STONZ Run Category Calculator Tool (XLSX, 73KB)
Last updated April 2022

STONZ Run Review Weekly Timesheet (PDF, 147KB)
Last updated March 2020

Summary of Vocational Training Requirements - Part One Exams or Equivalent (PDF, 153KB)
Last updated March 2020