| Maintain legal and duty of care responsibilities |
Demonstrate respect for privacy and confidentiality and identify situations where legal responsibilities override these |
Identify duty of care responsibilities in various contexts |
Identify and implement duty of care responsibilities for individuals who are at risk or who are placing others at risk |
Counsel individuals and their families or carers impacted by notifications or reporting, about your responsibilities and their rights within legal frameworks |
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Identify duty of care responsibilities in each consultation |
Identify presentations where there are legislative and/or duty of care requirements to act |
Consider benefits and harms of diagnostic and management options and counsel patients to support shared decision-making |
Assess and provide safe management of individuals who refuse or withdraw consent for treatment |
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Maintain accurate and thorough clinical records to facilitate quality care |
Provide and/or access resources to support provision of accurate medico-legal documentation |
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Synthesise clinical information for accurate medico-legal reporting |
| Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct |
Implement key features of professional codes of conduct and ethics relevant to clinical practice |
Access support to manage threats to effective therapeutic relationships |
Identify and discuss ethical issues, considering multiple perspectives on solutions |
Access resources and support to resolve ethical issues |
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Identify ethical issues and seek advice and support from colleagues to manage |
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Distinguish personal beliefs, potential conflicts of interest and biases to minimise impacts on patient safety and access to quality care |
Identify and ethically support colleagues in difficulty |
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Identify resources available to assist health professionals who may be in difficulty |
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Identify threats to effective therapeutic relationships and boundaries and manage these ethically and professionally |
Mentor colleagues and develop skills in debriefing after distressing experiences |
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Provide support to peers |
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Recognise and preserve therapeutic boundaries |
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| Use self-reflection to deliver quality care and to enhance and maintain self-care practices |
Practise ongoing self care and a positive health and wellbeing outlook |
Access mentoring and support from colleagues for emotional reactions to distressing events |
Distinguish and manage any disparities between behaviour and professional codes of conduct |
Regularly reflect on professionalism and ethical conduct and integrate into ongoing learning strategies |
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Debrief and obtain support after challenging situations |
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Demonstrate awareness and critical reflection of personal values, beliefs, attitudes and power differentials in delivering safe care |
Implement an ongoing plan to overcome professional isolation |
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Independently develop plans to optimise personal wellbeing |
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