Technical expertise

To be technically competent in the clinical workplace you should be able to safely and effectively assist with, or perform, appropriate surgical procedures while:

  • recognising conditions for which surgery may be necessary
  • maintaining dexterity and technical skills
  • recognising one's level of skill development.
     

Select the PGY (1–3) tabs below to view the progression of the expected skills, knowledge and behaviours across the early postgraduate years

Key clinical tasks and the workplace

The related key clinical tasks (KCT) have been designed to help you apply the Framework to your job.  You can use these to obtain feedback on, and/or assessment of, your level of performance.

Select the check box next to a KCT for guidance on developing your technical expertise skills and knowledge for this task

Select the KCT title to see the complete task, related competencies and downloadable assessment form

1

Identify infection control practices

2

Undertake training through a combination of simulation and direct supervision

3

Perform some generic elementary technical skills

20

Technical expertise

4

Identify common symptoms, signs, clinical problems and conditions

20

Technical expertise

1

Attend training sessions undertaken by other members of the multi-disciplinary team

2

Perform generic elementary technical skills

20

Technical expertise

3

Engage with Basic and Intermediate surgical constructs

23

Technical expertise

4

Assist with teaching junior staff

1

Able to demonstrate that basic essential surgical skills constructs are well established

23

Technical expertise

2

Able to teach basic Essential Surgical Skills constructs to juniors and supervise their clinical application established

24

Technical expertise

3

Able to assess advanced Essential Surgical Skills constructs (competent with basic and intermediate) both for use in current position as well as for surgical education and training (SET) application – career pathway

20

Technical expertise

4

Competent with intermediate and many of the advanced Essential Surgical Skills constructs

20

Technical expertise