The Assessment Process The Assessor Assessment Methods Evidence

The Assessment Process The Assessor Assessment Methods Evidence of Assessment

The Assessor (1) • Assessment decisions for competence based units must be made by an occupationally competent assessor. • RSPH therefore has to be confident that assessors are themselves capable of carrying out all of the requirements of the unit(s) that they are assessing. • Assessors are appointed by the centre, not RSPH.

The Assessor (2) • Assessors should have a recognised qualification in assessment, or • Be working towards one, or • Meet the same standards of assessment practice set out in National Occupational Standards.

Assessment Methods • Observation • Questioning

Observation • Direct observation by the assessor • Witness statements • NB. A witness is not an assessor

Questioning • During an observation • As part of a professional discussion • Questioning of staff providing witness statements • To confirm witness statement with candidate

Question Types • Closed: Yes / No responses • Open: More than 1 word answers, responses to why / how/ what etc. • Follow up: To seek more depth, introduce alternative situations etc. • Hypothetical: What if?

Conduct of Assessment • • Planning Agreement / Dialogue / Candidate / Mentor The visit Who to meet Opportunity Feedback Portfolio / Paperwork Next visit

Planning • Range of activities • Achievement of all learning outcomes • Suitable, verifiable evidence

Agreement Etc • Type of assessment • Type of evidence / how evidence is provided • What is to be assessed • What you expect to be able to see / standard

The Visit • Permission / access • Timely • Mentor, supervisor, authors of witness statements • Colleagues? • Opportunity

Feedback • Positive • Sign-off if possible • What else needs to be done / how candidate improve? • Next visit

Evidence of Assessment • External Verification • Confirm assessor decisions • EV needs to know how assessment decisions arrived at

Possible Evidence • Transcripts • Written Accounts • Brief statement of how witness statements etc provide evidence of assessment • Annotated check-lists • Record of questions and answers • Recordings

Portfolio of Evidence • Cross reference material in portfolio to assessment criteria • Use of Candidate Assessment Summary Forms • Candidate declaration

Make Sure • Evidence is available for ALL assessment criteria. • Candidates can only achieve a learning outcome if all the assessment criteria for that LO are met • Candidates can only pass a unit if all the learning outcomes for that unit are met

Unit APT 3. 6 A: Assist with post mortem examinations • Be able to carry out evisceration and dissection of a deceased person under the direction of supervisory staff: Remove the major organs from the deceased to include: • Heart and great vessels, Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Brain • Remove the major structures from the deceased to include: • Gastro-intestinal tract, Genito-urinary tract

Unit APT 3. 7 Preparation and operation of a mortuary • Be able to store mortuary equipment and materials, by being able to meet the following assessment criteria: • Follow established procedures for the storage of equipment and materials • Retrieve equipment and materials from storage as requested.

Unit APT 3. 8 Prepare for post mortem examinations • Be able to prepare a deceased person for post mortem examination: • Assess risks to self and others that the deceased may present prior to preparing the body for post mortem examination • Establish the identity of the deceased • Ensure information relating to the deceased is made available to the pathologist • Prepare the deceased for post mortem examination according to relevant guidelines

Unit APT 3. 9 Team working • Be able to carry out own role as part of a team: • Organise own work in order to meet agreed aims and objectives on time • Monitor own progress towards meeting aims and objectives • Take appropriate action if aims and objectives are unlikely to be met within agreed timescales • Evaluate own contribution to the work of the team

Unit APT 3. 11 Viewing of the deceased • Be able to provide support to relatives, friends and carers when viewing the deceased : • Confirm the identity of relatives, friends and carers prior to allowing the viewing to take place • Communicate appropriate information in a sensitive manner • Follow established procedures when conducting the viewing of the deceased • Advise relatives, friends and carers appropriately with regard to after death procedures • Refer relatives, friends and carers to additional sources of support and guidance as required.