Health Care Workers Mandate

Thank you to all those that have sent in their vaccination certificates and appointment confirmations for vaccinations. 

In accordance to the NSW Health order for Health Care workers, any staff that are not vaccinated, regardless of LGA, will need to have had their first dose of Covid-19 Vaccination by 30 September 2021, with a second dose required by 30 November 2021.

Certificates, appointment confirmations etc. need to be sent to Rita as soon as they become available to you following your vaccination.   

If a staff member is unable to be vaccinated, then a medical certificate will need to be provided that specifies the medical contraindication as per orders below:

The orders are as follow: 

Vaccination
Health care workers

The  Public Health (COVID 19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order 2021 commenced on 26 August 2021. The Order establishes mandatory requirements for health staff and persons working in health settings to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Order requires the first dose of a vaccine by 30 September 2021, with a second dose required by 30 November 2021

The Order applies to:

• in the public sector, persons who work for the NSW Health Service, for a public health organisation, the Health Administration Corporation and Ambulance Service of NSW, as well as staff of the Ministry of Health
• in the private sector a person who does work in a private health facility, being a private hospital or day procedure centre
• in the private sector, registered paramedics whose work involves transporting, or assessing whether to transport, persons to and from a public or private health facility.

Work is defined broadly to cover employees, contractors, VMOs, visiting practitioners, volunteers and students undertaking clinical placements.

The Order does not how include private primary care providers such as GPs.

Employers are responsible for taking reasonable steps to ensure workers comply with the Order.

Workers will need to provide evidence of having received a COVID-19 vaccination if requested to do so by their employer. Employers will be able to request this information.

An exemption is available for a worker if they are unable to be vaccinated a due to a medical contraindication.

Workers will be required to provide evidence of a medical contraindication via a certificate from a medical practitioner, in a form approved by the CHO, that specifies the medical contraindication.

There is an exemption that will apply if a person needs to do work in a medical emergency or non-medical emergency.

The Minister may exempt other persons from these requirements, but only if satisfied it is necessary to protect the health and well-being of patients in the facility.