Unit of competency details
HLTAHW075 - Manage community health projects (Release 1)
Summary
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Unit of competency
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Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 061309 | Community Health | 01/Nov/2013 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release 1
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This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the New Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to elements and performance criteria.
New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and environment requirements
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Application
This unit describes the required skills and knowledge to meet project management responsibilities within particular community health programs either in relation to a particular task, or within the context of broad management responsibilities.
This unit applies to senior Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers overseeing clinical aspects of the delivery of primary health care services and/or managing the overall delivery of primary health care services and programs to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
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ELEMENT
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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Elements define the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Plan a community health project
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1.1 Consult key community stakeholders to determine community needs in planning the project
1.2 Develop project proposals/submissions in response to community consultation
1.3 Include consultation with key community stakeholders in project planning processes
1.4 Ensure project plans are in line with community, organisation and legislative requirements
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2. Prepare action plan
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2.1 Ensure project plan identifies required actions and resources
2.2 Document plan and discuss with other workers
2.3 Identify project risks and assess likelihood and impacts
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3. Implement and evaluate project
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3.1 Follow project plan and review in operation to address identified community needs
3.2 Ensure community is kept informed of progress on the project
3.3 Discuss project outcomes with supervisors and the community
3.4 Reflect on project recommendations with the supervisor and community
3.5 Document project outcomes
3.6 Evaluate project outcomes and document results
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Foundation Skills
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This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance.
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Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit Mapping Information
No equivalent unit.
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version was released in HLT Health Training Package release 1.0 and meets the requirements of the New Standards for Training Packages.
Significant changes to elements and performance criteria.
New evidence requirements for assessment, including volume and environment requirements
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Performance Evidence
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.
There must be evidence that the candidate has:
- planned, implemented and evaluated at least one community health project to support the provision of health services for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities by:
- consulting appropriately with community, stakeholders, staff and research team about the purpose, methodology and aims of the research
- ensuring confidentiality of community information relevant to the project
- performing a project risk assessment
- coordinating flow of information with community and research team
- facilitating groups for research, discussion and feedback purposes
- documenting the progress and outcomes of the project
- referring to relevant legislative and organisational requirements as appropriate.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role.
This includes knowledge of:
- relevant Commonwealth, state/territory and local government policies
- community/sector networks associated with community health
- funding guidelines related to community health projects
- local Community Health Plans
- organisation policies and guidelines.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated working:
- in a health service or centre
- as a senior member of and/or supervising a primary health care team
- with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients.
In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical.
Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Assessment must be undertaken by a workplace assessor who has expertise in this unit of competency and who is:
- an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
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- accompanied by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a recognised member of the community with experience in primary health care
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705
