Curriculum standards

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• facilitate handover and continuity of care
• maintain a flexible approach to communication, depending on the setting, such as aged care facility, clinic, and home environments
• write comprehensive and accurate letters
• provide written plans to patients and support persons when appropriate
• communicate with multidisciplinary teams regarding management plans for community palliative care and outpatient clinic patients
• communicate with general practitioners, community palliative care, and any other specialists involved in patients’ care
• effectively manage patients using telehealth

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• contribute to monitoring and evaluation strategies around the provision of community palliative care and outpatient care, including clinical audits
• identify aspects of service provision that may be a risk to patients’ and staff safety
• ensure that patients are informed about fees and charges

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• regularly self-evaluate personal clinical practice around clinic and community management
• seek feedback from colleagues, learners, and patients on their own clinical practice
• address gaps in knowledge and skills through self-directed learning and continuing professional development
• supervise junior colleagues in managing palliative care patients in the outpatient clinic setting
• use teaching opportunities arising from clinic and community encounters

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• apply relevant research literature and evidence-based guidelines to clinical practice in community and outpatient settings
• obtain informed consent or other valid authority before involving outpatients in research
• inform patients about their rights, the purpose of the research, the procedures to be undergone, and the potential risks and benefits of participation before obtaining consent

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• demonstrate effective and culturally safe communication and care for Māori and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and members of other cultural groups in the outpatient clinic and community
• use professional interpreters, health advocates, family members, whānau, carers, or community members to assist in communication with patients, and understand the potential limitations of each
• consider the influence of own culture and beliefs on interactions with patients and decision making in the community and outpatient settings

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• understand, recognise, and respect the roles and responsibilities of other health professionals when managing community palliative care patients and outpatients
• demonstrate awareness of financial and other conflicts of interest in community and outpatient settings

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• understand the responsibility to protect and advance the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities
• maintain the confidentiality of documentation, and store clinical notes appropriately
• ensure that the use of social media is consistent with ethical and legal obligations

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• optimise patient care using available resources

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• work effectively as a member of multidisciplinary teams or other professional groups during the delivery of care through outpatient clinics and community palliative care

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• attend relevant clinical meetings regularly

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• maintain good relationships with health agencies and services
• apply the principles of efficient and equitable allocation of resources
• facilitate patients’ access to relevant community-based resources and organisations