My employer has a policy of
compulsory retirement at 65 years old. Can I work in the NHS after
this?
Answer - The
regulations about compulsory
redundancy due to age are the same across all employers, not
just NHS.
Reps and members may like to read
this document from ACAS. This is a large document, so check before
printing. Page 25 onwards is useful.
http://www.acas.co.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=589&p=0
CPHVA Membership
As a student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN),
how do I ensure I will pay the correct subscription rate?
Answer - SCPHN students are required to
pay £46.00 for their membership. This is a one-off Direct Debit
payment that will give you union cover for a period of 15
months.
A student CPHVA membership also includes a monthly subscription
to the Community Practitioner Magazine.
Magazine.
In order to access the correct rate when you join online, please
ensure that you enter the “Recruitment Code” CPHVAS when
prompted.
Please note that the student membership does
not provide you with professional indemnity
insurance. Those students who are salaried and working in the
community are required to join as a full CPHVA member in order to
receive our £3 million indemnity cover.
Further information regarding the CPHVA section can be found in
the other FAQs in this section
Health Visiting:
How do I find statistics for community
practitioners who are registered within the UK?
Answer - See Statistics information on community nursing
staff in England and Wales for more details.
Labour Relations/Other issues
What do I do if I need to contact the Unite/CPHVA for help?
Answer - If you are an Unite/CPHVA member and have a
membership query and/or an employment matter that you need help
with, this is what you should do.
In the first instance, you should contact your workplace
representative - LAR (Local Accredited Representative). If you
don't know who your LAR is or your trust doesn't have one, you
should contact your nearest regional office.
There are 12 of them throughout the UK. Detailed
information on your region is available from the section
on Regions on the main Unite
site.
Membership
What are the benefits of Unite/CPHVA membership?
Answer – You will have:
1) advice on professional issues, representation and advice on pay,
contracts, terms and
conditions of employment
2) the award winning ‘Community Practitioner’ journal free
of charge
3) indemnity insurance cover against claims up to £3
million. This does not change with any changes to the job
description,
4) access to Unite/CPHVA networks of special interest groups
5) exemption from the political levy
Membership
Subscriptions for 2010
Nursery Nurses
Please can I have some information on nursery nurses.
Answer - Contact Rosalind Godson
e-mail - Rosalind.Godson@unitetheunion.org
Professional
Guidelines, Voluntary Code of Professional
Conduct
Postnatal Depression
Where can I get information on postnatal depression and ethnic
minorities
Answer - Unite/CPHVA has produced a series of
booklets in Urdu, Chinese, Bengali, Arabic and Somali for mothers.
These can be purchased from the Bookshop. For
more information on the subject, go to the Postnatal Depression
section of the website.
Professional Liability Cover
I would
like to find more information on professional liability insurance
cover offered by the Unite/CPHVA.
Answer - We have had several queries about professional
liability cover recently.
The information is given below.
Your liability for £3million is not usually affected when you
change jobs. Important information to note is that you must:
1) Be qualified to do the work in question, and where necessary be
assessed for competency
2) Be working within your scope of
practice
3) Follow the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
4) Be an employee (not self employed), and your employer
acknowledges that that the work is part of your role as a
practitioner, and is within your scope of professional
practice.
5) You can however do some voluntary work; see the policy for
details
6) You are covered for nurse prescribing as long as you have passed
the course (which covers the items you prescribe)
Professional Indeminity Insurance - further information
Publishing in 'Community Practitioner
What are the guidelines for submitting articles for publication
in the 'Community Practitioner'?
Answer - See 'Updated Guidance'
for authors who wish to publish articles in 'Community
Practitioner'
Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery
Council
I am a health visitor with a background from
direct entry midwifery and am concerned about my 3rd part
registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
Answer - As a number of members have contacted us about this
issue, we have written the attached fact
sheet.
NMC 3rd
part advice sheet
Research
I would like to do a literature
search.
Answer - Health Sector Resources page contains a list of databases
and resources for nursing, midwifery and allied
health.
Health Sector
Resources
Retirement
Has Unite/CPHVA got any information on the retirement of
members?
Answer - Go to NHS
Superannuation Scheme
Returning to Health Visitor Practice
For advice on Health Visitor Return to Practice,
click here.
Screening
Where can I get the latest guidance for health visitors on
screening
Answer - Go to Health for All
Children
Tax Relief on your CPHVA Subscription
How do I claim tax relief on my CPHVA subscription?
Answer - Tax relief
form
Training and Sponsorship for Specialist Community Public
Health Nursing
I would like information regarding how to
become a health visitor
Answer - Information regarding how to become a
health visitor is contained in the attached
fact sheet.
Unite/CPHVA Professional Levy
What is the professional Levy?
Answer - This is an additional fee Unite/CPHVA members pay
on top of the normal Unite membership subscription. The levy
is under the direct control of the Director who is accountable to
the Unite/CPHVA Executive Committee for its use. The levy enables
Unite/CPHVA to provide additional professional services to its
members which would not otherwise be available. This
includes dedicated professional officer time for Scotland,
Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as for school nursing,
clinical effectiveness, and strategic work on NHS policy.
