Difficult. A lot depends on what you want the staff grade to do, what THEY are prepared to do,
and how much you feel they should be awake at night. I have a strong concern about
Consultants covering the days and NCCGs the nights developing.
However, a rule of thumb that seems to work is as follows:
On the shop floor - 1 session = 1 session.
On call, likely to come to shop floor 50-100% of time 1 session = 4hrs.
On call, likely to come to shop floor 25-50% of time 1 session = 6hrs.
On call, likely to come to shop floor under 25% of time 1 session = 8hrs.
All other rules about time off after, as per normal.
This requires diary carding, but is a good compromise that staff grades etc can work with.
Best wishes,
Rowley Cottingham
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