REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

This describes the essential knowledge and skills and their level required for this unit

Required knowledge

The principles of health support

Preparedness requirements of health personnel

Policy and procedure relating to evacuation

Tasks and composition of health elements and their points of interaction

Health stores and equipment resupply systems and procedures

Patient tracking and administration

Requirements relating to the management of health waste

Supply handling storage of blood products

Legislative and regulatory environment as it pertains to materiel logistics

Logistics support analysis principles and processes

Organisational policy and procedures

Organisational role relevant to specialist logistic support

Planning processes

Required skills

Lead a team of medical experts as required

Supervise a team of health care workers

Apply a knowledge of health planning and coordination

Apply health planning tools to inform health planning

Identify the relationship between organisational goals and recognise how own planning contributes to the achievement of those goals

Deliver clear concise accurate and authoritative instructions

Use information technology and software

Prepare health related reports and returns

Work closely with a senior clinical officer to coordinate health support

Liaise with external agencies to coordinate health support

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required knowledge and skills the range statement and the assessment guidelines for this Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria of this unit

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency should be demonstrated on at least one occasion covering the scope of the unit of competence

Resources for assessment include

a range of relevant exercises case studies andor other simulated practical and knowledge assessment andor

access to an appropriate range of relevant operational situations in the workplace

In both real and simulated environments access is required to

relevant and appropriate materials and equipment and

applicable documentation including workplace procedures regulations codes of practice and operation manuals

Method of assessment

Assessment of this unit must be undertaken by a registered training organisation

As a minimum assessment of knowledge must be conducted through appropriate writtenoral tests

Practical assessment must occur

through activities in an appropriately simulated environment andor

in an appropriate range of situations in the workplace

Health support may include:

Health elements may include:

Preparedness of health element personnel may include:

Health support policy and procedure may include:

The principles of health support may include:

Evacuation planning factors may include:

Evacuation assets may include:

Processes and procedures may include:

Evacuation support may include:

Reception and despatch may include:

Other evacuation modes may include:

Patient tracking may include:

Health record may include:

Health logistics may include:

Health related reports and returns may include: