Curriculum standards

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 context-appropriate consultation methods
• conduct meetings effectively
• ensure that all important discussions with colleagues, multidisciplinary team members, and relevant stakeholders are appropriately documented
• review communications written by junior colleagues
• ensure appropriate use of interpreter services and translated materials

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• suggest appropriate communication methods and audiences relevant to the task
• chair and/or take minutes at meetings

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• adopt a systematic approach to the review and improvement of professional practice in the organisational setting
• appraise options for organisational change to improve quality, including those based on theory of change
• identify steps required to achieve organisational change, and use appropriate processes
• identify and act on work health and safety issues
• identify and act on diversity issues within the workplace
• maintain personal physical and mental health and wellbeing
• recognise and manage the impacts of organisational change

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• take reasonable steps to address issues if the safety of peers or community members may be compromised
• use a systems approach to improve the quality and safety of care
• participate in organisational quality and safety activities, including critical incident reviews
• address racism in organisations, including those affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Māori (tangata whenua)

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• evaluate their own professional practice
• demonstrate learning behaviour and skills in educating junior colleagues
• contribute to the generation of knowledge
• maintain professional continuing education standards

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• recognise the limits of personal expertise, and involve other professionals as needed
• use information technology appropriately as a resource for modern medical practice

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• analyse opportunities, threats, benefits, costs, and risks
• undertake research on organisational change
• implement management models and organisational theory

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• source data on options for priority setting
• use appropriate secure information technology to store and access data

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• apply principles of cultural awareness, respect, and safety, and ensure that services are inclusive of and relevant to the community
• mitigate the influence of their own culture and beliefs on interactions with communities and decision making

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• acknowledge the social, economic, cultural, and behavioural factors influencing health, both at individual and population levels

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• respect the roles and expertise of other health professionals and relevant stakeholders
• ensure that documentation and the use of social media and emerging technologies is consistent with ethical and legal obligations
• demonstrate awareness of financial and other conflicts of interest

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• recognise the responsibility to protect and advance the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities
• maintain the confidentiality of documentation

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• demonstrate understanding of the operation of relevant organisations, including public health, health care, disability support, research, teaching, policy, and other organisations influencing public health
• demonstrate understanding of optimal governance structures, election and appointment processes, and responsibilities and accountabilities of board and committee members
• gather and synthesise relevant information to inform decisions in the context of organisational management
• demonstrate the ability to make, and take accountability for, decisions in the context of organisational management

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• demonstrate growing understanding of organisational governance

Ready to perform without supervision

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

The trainee will:

• lead and manage strategic planning, including business case development
• lead and manage operational planning
• lead and manage evaluation of a public health program
• recruit, train, performance manage, motivate, and discharge staff
• manage organisational change
• manage a project, organisation, health service, or business unit
• develop and manage a budget, including understanding accounting principles, financial reports, budget planning, and ongoing review and reporting processes
• use processes for job enhancement, recognition, and dispute resolution
• manage / mediate conflict
• demonstrate comprehension of budget development and management, including understanding accounting principles, financial reports, budget planning, and ongoing review and reporting processes
• take a coordinated systems approach to all management tasks
• determine and analyse options, and act within short timelines
• act on financial information
• critically analyse financial statements and business cases

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• attend relevant meetings regularly
• use available tools, under supervision, to build skills in chairing meetings
• use spreadsheets effectively
• prepare for and conduct meetings in a well-organised and time-efficient manner
• work effectively as a member of multidisciplinary teams or other professional groups
• have knowledge of business and operational processes
• demonstrate an awareness of business, financial, and operational processes

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 to meet individual, community, and national health needs
• use effective methods of advocacy appropriate to the issues being considered and the organisational context

Requires some supervision

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

The trainee may:

• describe the value and role of different organisations within the healthcare system