HLTAHW033
Maintain community health profile


Application

This unit describes the required skills and knowledge to develop, evaluate and amend a community health profile, using information collected on the community’s health. This profile can then used as a basis for further research and decision-making regarding health care service delivery.

This unit applies to those Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers providing a range of primary health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop a community health profile

1.1 Obtain community agreement before developing the community profile

1.2 Check information collected on the community for accuracy

1.3 Consult key people to determine priorities and timelines for action

1.4 Compile community health information into a community health profile document in line with organisation guidelines

1.5 Present information to organisation and community representatives, using visual and other aids to support understanding as required

2. Review the community health profile

2.1 Determine timelines for reviewing community health profile in line with organisation requirements

2.2 Regularly review and update community health profile in line with new and relevant information

2.3 Consult key organisation and community representatives to review the profile in line with changing community health needs

2.4 Identify and consider requirements of relevant agencies when reviewing the profile

3. Amend the community health profile

3.1 Incorporate new and changed community needs, issues and priorities into the community health profile, amending the profile document as required

3.2 Amend information systems and records as required

3.3 Present updated information to organisation and community representatives

Evidence of Performance

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:

used research information and community consultation as a basis for developing a community health profile for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community

reviewed and amended the profile as required

consulted key people, organisations and community representatives

presented information to organisations and community representatives in a clear manner, using culturally appropriate and safe language and gestures.

All performance criteria must be demonstrated at least once.


Evidence of Knowledge

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 policies, protocols and procedures of the organisation, governments and other organisations

research ethics

local resources

project management

sources of information and ways to access them

formats for compiling information

principles of community development

community ownership of data

research methodologies


Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated working:

in a health service or centre

as part of a multidisciplinary primary health care team

with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and communities.

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 Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/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

or:

accompanied by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who is a recognised member of the community with experience in primary health care.


Foundation Skills

The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.