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Occupational Standards - NHS Knowledge and Skill Framework

 

The Knowledge and Skills Framework has been developed from an analysis of those competency frameworks that currently apply to the different staff groups within the NHS.

It links with current and new competency frameworks including:

  • Proficiency standards from regulatory bodies
  • National occupational standards, and
  • Other nationally-developed and quality-assured frameworks
    NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (NHS KSF) and the Development Review Process (October 2004)

NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (NHS KSF) and the Development Review Process (October 2004)

More information about the development of the KSF can be found on the Pay Modernisation website.

e-KSF

The NHS e-KSF tool has been developed by the KSF Development Group (UK) in partnership.

The e-ksf tool supports all aspects of the KSF development process for NHS organisations. It's an internet-based system that allows Organisations to manage the creation and storing of KSF Post outlines, and allows reviewers and their staff to store information about how they're doing against their outline, and record personal development plans.

e-KSF supports the development of KSF outlines and the personal development planning and review process, and will be used for monitoring how the NHS KSF and development review are put in place within NHSScotland.

In the medium to longer term, e-KSF will be used to:

  • Support the principles of the NHS KSF Framework and Development Review processes, and
  • Audit how the principles are being applied across NHSScotland

e-KSF is being rolled out within NHS Scotland in partnership with the Strategic Workforce Information Systems Scotland (SWISS).