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AEF - Authorised engineers foundation programme to HTM 00

Duration
3 days

Introduction
This course forms part of the registration requirements to become an AE with the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management. If you are looking to register with IHEEM as an AE then you should attend this course.

Accreditation
The course is accredited at level 5 by EAL (SEMTA Awards Ltd).

Who will benefit?
  • NHS-employed staff looking to provide AE services to other trusts
  • Staff employed by contractors providing an AE service to NHS trusts
  • Staff employed by consultants or contractors wishing to provide AE
    services to NHS trusts

Aim
This qualification provides a means of developing and assessing the knowledge and skills of an Authorised Person wishing to become an Authorising Engineer, as outlined in HTM00. This is a core qualification for those wishing to progress to an Authorising Engineer role in a healthcare engineering ‘specialty’ area.

Objectives
Delegates will undertake the following modules and acquire the skills and knowledge to accurately:

  • Explain the various roles that UK Health Organisations have in healthcare according to HTM 00 such as the HSE, and Healthcare Commission
  • Differentiate between the roles of commissioning and providing services
  • Explain the Roles, duties and responsibilities of CPs, APs and AEs in accordance with HTM 00
  • Accurately and comprehensively describe the role of a quality model in developing best practice
  • Justify, to the satisfaction of the assessor, the constructive conclusions drawn from a review of incident records
  • Obtain appropriate guidance in interpreting or applying health and safety law
  • Precisely explain the meaning of negligence in the context of providing a professional service
  • Accurately explain the purpose of public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance
  • Correctly determine the principles of the laws of contract
  • Evaluate appropriateness of a record management system
  • Identify all relevant statutory and mandatory incident reporting systems
  • Recognise the importance of making and keeping accurate records
  • Demonstrate how to structure an interview
  • Identify the appropriate means of providing feedback
  • Demonstrate how competence can be assessed
  • Develop a mentoring strategy


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