RMO - Medical Workforce

RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICER (RMO) Unit are here to help support RMO's in their role. 

Services we provide:

  • Roster management and advice around MECA’s and roster rules
  • Leave management and day to day cover
  • Liaise with Payroll to ensure correct payment for hours worked
  • Work with recruitment and HoD’s to ensure run allocations and vacancies are co-ordinated
  • Reimbursements
  • MEL
  • Police Checks
  • Practising Certificates and Insurances are completed in a timely manner
  • Keep tabs on the well being of RMO’s, and offer general advice as and when needed.

The RMO unit is manned between 7.30am and 4.00pm. Outside of these hours please leave a message or email the RMO Unit at rmounit@hbdhb.govt.nz

How to find us:

We are now located in the Education Centre by ED - Breakout rooms 5-6 

 

Rosters & Scheduled Leave

The Unit create most of the rosters and these can be found via ECA or on the shared I:drive under Public/DrRosters.  These are current and are subject to change therefore they should be checked on a regular basis to make sure you haven't missed alterations.  Any updates are sent to your HBDHB email.

The leave roster can also be found in the same location. This gives you an indication of what is available. Please complete a leave form and email to the RMO Unit when applying.

PALS/Reimbursements

PALS - Payroll system is where you need to go to authenticate your shifts. 

For any call backs please complete the callback form for your area and email to your RMO Coordinator for processing.

How to apply for a reimbursement:
The Leave/MEL form has a section for expenses that needs to be approved prior to booking any courses or conferences and before a reimbursement will be processed.

Practising certificates:

  • Scan invoice, receipt and practising certificate to RMO reimbursement email address.
  • Your reimbursement will appear on your payslip.

MEL expenses (including In-Practice fees), indemnity insurance, medical registration application fees & Relocation expenses:

  • Log these through PALS/My Actions/Submit Claim
  • You must scan in your tax invoice and receipt before we can reimburse you.
  • Select 'Bayleigh O'Rourke' as your Financial Approver.
  • Your reimbursement will appear on your payslip.

Refer to further reimbursements in the RMO Handbook under MEL. 

Forms & Lists

RMO Pager List Leave/MEL form

RMO Handbook