French Public Health Code
In forceI.-On the basis of the organisation determined by the Director, the cluster contract referred to in article L. 6146-1 defines the objectives, particularly in terms of care policy and quality, assigned to the cluster as well as the resources allocated to it. It sets out the indicators that will enable the achievement of these objectives to be assessed.
II - The cluster contract defines the scope and terms of a delegation of signature granted to the cluster manager to commit expenditure in the following areas:
1° Expenditure on replacement credits for non-permanent staff ;
2° Expenditure on medicines and medical devices;
3° Hotel expenses
4° Expenditure on the maintenance and repair of medical and non-medical equipment;
5° Staff training costs.
The unit contract defines the terms and conditions for any sub-delegation of the unit manager's signature to heads of department for the purpose of committing expenditure in these different areas.
III - The cluster contract also specifies the role of the cluster manager in the following areas:
1° Management of the provisional table of paid staff and distribution of allocated human resources between the cluster's internal structures;
2° Management of duty rosters for medical and non-medical staff;
3° Defining job profiles for medical, pharmaceutical and odontological staff, as well as for the unit's staff covered by the hospital civil service;
4° Proposing to the Director the recruitment of non-tenured staff for the division;
5° Assignment of staff within the unit;
6° Organisation of continuity of care, in particular medical or pharmaceutical duty;
7° Participation in drawing up the training plan for hospital civil service staff and the continuing professional development plan for medical, pharmaceutical, midwifery and odontology staff.
Where applicable, it specifies the terms and conditions under which the centre is to share in the results of its management.
IV - It is concluded for a period of four years.
