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Technical expertise
Definition of competency
To be technically competent in the clinical workplace you should be able to safely and effectively assist with, or perform, appropriate surgical procedures while:
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recognising conditions for which surgery may be necessary
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maintaining dexterity and technical skills
- recognising one's level of skill development.
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 PGY (1–3) tabs below to view the progression of the expected skills, knowledge and behaviours across the early postgraduate years.
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PGY1
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PGY 2
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PGY 3
- Identify infection control practices.
- Undertake training through a combination of simulation and direct supervision.
- Perform some generic elementary technical skills
- Identify common symptoms, signs, clinical problems and conditions
- see extract from the Australian Doctors Curriculum Framework.
- Attend training sessions undertaken by other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Perform generic elementary technical skills.
- Technical expertise
- Engage with Basic and Intermediate surgical constructs
- see extract from Essential Surgical Skills document (PDF 1.15MB) (pp. 11-12).
- see extract from Essential Surgical Skills document (PDF 1.15MB) (pp. 11-12).
- Assist with teaching junior staff.
- Able to demonstrate that basic essential surgical skills constructs are well established
- see Essential Surgical Skills (PDF 1.15MB),
- Able to teach basic Essential Surgical Skills constructs to juniors and supervise their clinical application established
- 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
- refer to pages 12-14 of the Essential Surgical Skills Document (PDF 1.15MB).
- refer to pages 12-14 of the Essential Surgical Skills Document (PDF 1.15MB).
- Competent with intermediate and many of the advanced Essential Surgical Skills constructs
- refer to pages 12-14 of the Essential Surgical Skills Document (PDF 1.15MB).