Curriculum standards

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• support patients to share decision making about their own health care, to the extent they choose
• assist patients’ access to their health information, as well as complaint and feedback systems
• discuss with patients any safety and quality concerns they have relating to their care
• implement the organisation’s open disclosure policy in consultation with relevant supervisors / consultants or appropriate hospital delegate

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• demonstrate awareness of the evidence for consumer engagement and its contribution to quality improvement in health care
• apply knowledge of how health literacy might affect the way patients or populations gain access to, understand, and use health information
• participate in effective health promotion and media communication of public health issues

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• demonstrate safety skills, including infection control, adverse event reporting, and effective clinical handover
• participate in organisational quality and safety activities, including morbidity and mortality reviews, clinical incident reviews, root cause analyses, and corrective action preventative action plans
• participate in systems for surveillance and monitoring of adverse events and ‘near misses’, including reporting such events
• ensure that identified opportunities for improvement are raised and reported appropriately
• use clinical audits and registries of data on patients’ experiences and outcomes, learnings from incidents, and complaints to improve care
• recognise the need for notification, and contact appropriate public health officers
• apply basic health economic concepts to health promotion, including the rational use of resources and set priorities to improve health equity
• recognise the process of licensure, recommendation, and funding of new vaccines in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• demonstrate understanding of a systematic approach to improving the quality and safety of health care
• identify notifiable infectious diseases, and know how to access reporting requirements

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• translate quality improvement approaches and methods into practice
• participate in professional training in quality and safety to ensure a contemporary approach to safety system strategies
• supervise and manage the performance of junior colleagues in the delivery of high-quality, safe care
• educate hospital staff regarding, and promote, the principles of antimicrobial stewardship and infection control

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• work within organisational quality and safety systems for the delivery of clinical care
• use opportunities to learn about safety and quality theory and systems

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• ensure that any protocol for human research is approved by a human research ethics committee, in accordance with the national statement on ethical conduct in human research
• use statistics appropriately in analysing health data, and make relevant inferences
• remain current with new vaccine development and release
• appraise and apply new knowledge to modify clinical practice
• incorporate new material rapidly into clinical response to, and assessment of, returned travellers and pre-travel advice

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• recognise that patient participation in research is voluntary and based on an appropriate understanding about the purpose, methods, demands, risks, and potential benefits of the research
• identify and appraise resources used to keep up to date on current disease outbreaks and new diseases and syndromes

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• undertake professional development opportunities that address the impact of cultural bias on health outcomes

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• communicate effectively with patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• align improvement goals with the priorities of the organisation
• contribute to developing an organisational culture that enables and prioritises patients’ safety and quality care
• comply with local and national infection control guidelines
• recognise the Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBA) Regulatory Scheme and associated legislations
• practice with due regard to legislation and processes pertaining to public health measures
• follow current guidelines for assessment and management of returned travellers from transmission regions

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• comply with professional regulatory requirements and codes of conduct
• follow standard immunisation procedures

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• use decision-making support tools, such as guidelines, protocols, pathways, and reminders
• analyse and evaluate current care processes to improve care

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• access information and advice from other health practitioners to identify, evaluate, and improve patients’ care management

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• formulate and implement quality improvement strategies as a collaborative effort, involving all key health professionals
• support multidisciplinary team activities to lower patients’ risk of harm, and promote interdisciplinary programs of education
• implement local and national antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines through consultation with relevant disciplines
• cooperate with various health sectors, such as public health and community services
• enlist cooperation from hospital staff to ensure adherence to infection control interventions

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• demonstrate attitudes of respect and cooperation among members of different professional teams
• partner with clinicians and managers to ensure patients receive appropriate care and information on their care

Ready to perform without supervision

Expected behaviours of a trainee who can routinely perform this activity without needing supervision

The trainee will:

• participate in all aspects of the development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of governance processes
• participate regularly in multidisciplinary meetings where quality and safety issues are standing agenda items, and where innovative ideas and projects for improving care are actively encouraged
• measure, analyse, and report a set of infectious diseases process of care and outcome clinical indicators, and a set of generic safety indicators
• take part in the design and implementation of the organisational systems for:
  • clinical education and training
  • defining the scope of clinical practice
  • performance monitoring and management
  • safety and quality education and training
• discuss key aspects of state and national policies, including gaps and limitations
• contribute to local infection control practices and public health interventions

Requires some supervision

Possible behaviours of a trainee who needs some supervision to perform this activity

The trainee may:

• maintain a dialogue with service managers about issues that affect patient care
• contribute to relevant organisational policies and procedures
• help shape an organisational culture that prioritises safety and quality through openness, honesty, learning, and quality improvement