Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan to deliver specific treatment action
- Obtain instructions about the required treatment from delegating health professional
- Consult delegating health professional about the treatment requirements and desired client outcomes
- Identify and confirm with delegating health professional expected impact of treatment on the client
- Obtain information about medical and psychosocial conditions that may impact on the treatment and discuss with delegating health professional
- Determine client readiness for the delegated treatment in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Support delivery of specific treatment
- Gather equipment and materials to deliver the treatment, in line with client needs, client environment and in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Check safety and efficiency of any equipment and materials and report any problems to relevant health professional
- Support client in line with delegationby supervising health professional, in ways that promote safety, involvement and confidence, and adhere to cultural and spiritual beliefs and preference of client
- Provide constructive feedback to client about involvement in activities
- Seek immediate support from delegating/ supervising health professional if client becomes distressed, is in pain and/or communicates their desire to stop or amend the treatment
- Seek immediate support from delegating/ supervising health professional if client shows any other adverse response to treatment
- Seek immediate advice from delegating/ supervising health professional if client safety issues arise
- Monitor client response to treatment in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Comply with organisation's procedures for handling the range of contingencies which may arise
- Notify delegating/supervising health professional of any difficulty with treatment according to organisation procedures and protocols
- Identify, report, record and address individual's reactions to treatment in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Identify, document any inconsistencies observed in provision of treatment and address in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Document and address all inconsistencies in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Provide required treatment within legal parameters
- Administer treatment as per treatment plan and within role responsibility according to the law and in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Prepare and deliver treatments according to specific requirements of the treatment plan, in strict accordance with any defined legislation and in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Implement all checks to ensure the correct treatment is given at the correct time, to the correct person, using the procedures as delegatedby supervising health professional
- Clean and store materials and equipment
- Document client information
- Use accepted protocols to document information relating to the treatment in line with organisation requirements
- Provide regular feedback to the client's care team in line with delegationby supervising health professional
- Use appropriate terminology to document symptomatic expression of identified problems related to the treatment