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Organise health support operations

Organise health support operations

Unit of competency
National Code
TLIX5044
State Code
AVG82
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/10/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
23/02/2016
Field of Education
069999 - Health, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
23/02/2016
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to organise health support operations in a field deployment context in support of operations, in accordance with relevant organisational policy and procedures. This unit is applicable to logistics personnel responsible for organising and managing the delivery of health support in a field deployment context.People who undertake this unit will usually be a clinician or a health care provider. This role requires management and leadership skills.Health elements may be comprised of a range of health capability from different disciplines (such as dental, pathology, surgical), which, when brought together, form a comprehensive health support organisation. The composition of this health support organisation will be guided by the type and scale of operation. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Prepare for health support operations
  • 1.1 Information is sourced and analysed to identify health factors to be considered
  • 1.2 Considerations of production/maintenance planning are applied to derive the most efficient employment of health element equipment and personnel
  • 1.3 Maintenance of health equipment is scheduled within the constraints of delivering health support
  • 1.4 Preparedness of health personnel is monitored to ensure personnel are competent, authorised and ready to provide health care
  • 1.5 Principles of health support are applied to preparing and planning health support
  • 1.6 Instructions are prepared and delivered to implement and coordinate health support operations
  • 1.7 Technical advice is provided to management and stakeholders
2 Manage evacuation support
  • 2.1 Evacuation planning factors are taken into consideration when planning and compiling an evacuation task order
  • 2.2 Evacuation assets are maintained in a state of high readiness to respond to evacuation tasking
  • 2.3 Processes and procedures are established to enable despatch and control of evacuation assets in response to tasking
  • 2.4 Evacuation support is delivered to support continuity of care to casualties requiring evacuation via the health element
  • 2.5 Evacuation support is delivered within operational environment constraints allowing for appropriate security and protection of evacuation assets
  • 2.6 Reception and despatch of casualties with other evacuation modes is coordinated
3 Manage health support
  • 3.1 Interrelationship between health elements is managed to enable continuity of care as patient transitions through care agencies
  • 3.2 Health care specialists and providers are consulted to ensure patient holding is appropriate and is balanced with care required and needed to maintain health element mobility
  • 3.3 Patient tracking is managed to ensure accurate picture of patient status at all times and to ensure personnel administrative system is informed of patient movements
  • 3.4 Health records are maintained to enable accurate recording of care provided and basis for review and ongoing treatment
  • 3.5 Health logistics are managed to ensure health resources available for care are consistent with care required and capability of health element
  • 3.6 Health related reports and returns are prepared and submitted to assist with organisational health planning and coordination
  • 3.7 Knowledge of relevant conventions and laws (such as the Geneva Conventions and the Laws of Armed Conflict) are applied to health support delivery
  • 3.8 Welfare and administration of patients and health element personnel is monitored
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D5428 TLIX5044A Organise health support operations Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OES47 TLIX0072 Organise health support operations Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BFC6 TLI50319 Diploma of Deployment Logistics Qualification
AWS1 TLI50515 Diploma of Deployment Logistics Qualification