HCS Career Framework, KSFs and NOS

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HCS Career Framework, KSFs and NOS

• Tony Parkin, 28 June 2006

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HCS Career Framework Whitley Bands AfC Bands
9
9
Consultant Director Consultant
Practitioner Advanced Practitioner Senior
Practitioner Practitioner Assistant
Practitioner Senior Assistant Assistant Assist
ant
MLA ATO sATO MTO1 MTO2 MTO3 MTO4
MTO5 (BMS) A B8-9 B10-13 B14-16
B17-19 B20-22 B23-34 C C
8d
8
8c
7
8b
6
8a
7
5
6
4
5
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
Whitley Bands AfC Bands
Whitley Bands
9
C-HOD
Number of labs
8d
C
8c
BMS3
B23-24
8b
MTO5
8a
B20-22
7
MTO3
B17-19
6
MTO2
B14-16
5
MTO1
4
B10-13
3
sATO
Pre-Reg
A-U
2
MLA/ATO
1
March 2006
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HCS Career Framework AfC Bands
9
9
Consultant Director Consultant
Practitioner Advanced Practitioner Senior
Practitioner Practitioner Assistant
Practitioner Senior Assistant Assistant Assist
ant
C/C B23-24/C B17 B10-16 MTO2-3 MTO1 M
LA
8d
8
8c
7
8b
6
8a
7
3
5
6
2
4
5
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
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HCS Career Framework AfC Bands
9
9
Consultant Director Consultant
Practitioner Advanced Practitioner Senior
Practitioner Practitioner Assistant
Practitioner Senior Assistant Assistant Assist
ant
C/C B23-24/C B17 B10-16 MTO2-3 MTO1 M
LA
8d
8
8c
7
8b
6
8a
7
3
5
6
2
4
5
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
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HCS Career Framework AfC Bands
9
9
Consultant Director Consultant
Practitioner Advanced Practitioner Senior
Practitioner Practitioner Assistant
Practitioner Senior Assistant Assistant Assist
ant
Clinical Scientist Genetic
Technologist Support Worker
8d
8
8c
7
8b
Levels of Registration
6
8a
7
5
6
4
5
?
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
7
1
2
7
6
5
4
3
9
8d
8c
8b
8a
9
Consultant Director Consultant
Practitioner Advanced Practitioner Senior
Practitioner Practitioner Assistant
Practitioner Senior Assistant Assistant Assist
ant
8
7
Reg
6
AU
Reg
5
4
3
2
Clinical Scientist Genetic Technologist Support
Worker
1
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Knowledge and Skills Framework
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Agenda for Change Knowledge and Skills
Framework (NHS KSF)

• The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (NHS
  KSF) defines and describes the knowledge and
  skills which NHS staff need to apply in their
  work in order to deliver quality services. It
  provides a single, consistent, comprehensive and
  explicit framework on which to base review and
  development of staff. (October 2004)
• www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HumanResources
  AndTraining/ModernisingPay/AgendaForChange/fn/en

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NHS KSF 30 Dimensions

• 6 Core Dimensions
• Job Specific Dimensions

• Communication
• Personal and People Development
• Health, Safety and Security
• Service Improvement
• Quality
• Equality and Diversity
• 10 Health and Wellbeing
• 3 Estates and Facilities
• 3 Information and Knowledge
• 8 General

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NHS KSF Job Specific Dimensions

• Promotion of health and wellbeing and prevention
  of adverse effects to health and wellbeing
• Assessment and care planning to meet peoples
  health and wellbeing needs
• Protection of health and wellbeing
• Enablement to address health and wellbeing needs
• Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing
  needs
• Assessment and treatment planning
• Interventions and treatments
• Biomedical investigation and intervention
• Equipment and devices to meet health and
  wellbeing needs
• Products to meet health and wellbeing needs

• Systems, vehicles and equipment
• Environments and buildings
• Transport and logistics
• Information processing
• Information collection and analysis
• Knowledge and information resources
• Learning and development
• Development and innovation
• Procurement and commissioning
• Financial management
• Services and project management
• People management
• Capacity and capability
• Public relations and marketing

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NHS KSF Each Dimension 4 Levels
Eg. Core 4 Service Improvement

• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4

• Make changes in own practice and offer
  suggestions for improving services
• Contribute to improvement of services
• Appraise, interpret and apply suggestions,
  recommendations and directives to improve
  services
• Work in partnership with others to develop, take
  forward and evaluate direction, policies and
  strategies

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Planning Training Knowledge and Skills Framework
 
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NHS KSF Payscale Gateways

• Foundation Gateway after 12 months to
  check postholder meets the basic demands of
  their post, based on subset of KSF profile for
  post
• Second Gateway
• Pay Band 1 Before final point
• Pay Bands 2-4 Before first of last two points
• Pay Bands 5-7 Before first of last three points
• Pay Band 8, each of A-D Before final point
• Pay Band 9 Before final point
• To confirm postholder applying knowledge and
  skills to consistently meet the full demands of
  their post, as set out in the full KSF profile
  for post

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National Occupational Standards
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National Occupational Standards
DH
http//www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Competences Co
mpleted National Competences Healthcare Science
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HCS Competency Framework
National Occupational Standards
Associate Practitioner
SfH
Practitioner
Specialist Practitioner
Advanced Practitioner
1 2 3 4
Consultant
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Cytogenetics Specific National Occupational
Standards
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HCS Career Pathway
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