Team WorkWorking effectively as a team.

Learning Objectives Define

Team Work Collaborative practice.

Roles of the multidisciplinary team Effective team practice Conflict resolution

Defining Team Work Health Practitioners from various

streams working together

Each team member has expertise

Equality

Respect

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Team Practice Health Practitioners working

collaboratively Each an expert in a specific area Equality in decision-making and

accountability

Defined roles based on skills,

knowledge and law

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Roles and Responsibilities

Depend on Position description Gender Skills, knowledge, expertise and

experience Relationship with the community

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Multidisciplinary Teams

More similarities than differences in the practice

The scope of practice is generally advanced.

Challenges are common

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Knowledge of health service

Resourcefulness Ability to work in isolation Ability to work in a team After hours availability Ability to access information Survival skills

Extra Skills of the Individual

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Team work skills required

Open communication Mutual respect Understanding of each other’s

role and function Acknowledging and utilising the

expertise of other team members

Individual Skills required Advanced clinical skills Ability to deal with emergencies Understanding Public Health Working within a Primary Health

Care framework Work with multicultural groups. Cross cultural communicationJanie Dade Smith 2007

Confidentiality.

Understanding, acknowledging

and accepting community

expectations.

Maintaining professional and

personal boundaries.

Survival Skills

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Skills in Rural and Remote Areas.

Understand legal, ethical and scope of practice

issues and accept professional limitations

Ability to access and utilise professional

development opportunities conduct local research

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Roles & Responsibilities

Communicate

Utilise resources effectively

Monitor and evaluate

Participate in change management

Support and mentoringChronic Disease Guidelines 2007

Service Delivery

Health teams members work collaboratively

Mutually respectful framework Practitioners need to be aware of

and practice within their scope Roles of other team members need

to be clear.

Conflict resolution Essential for a functioning team Team and team leader need to be

able to resolve conflict professionally

Skills required for effective conflict resolution will be discussed in session 4 of this unit.

Learning Activity

Please complete the learning

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