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National Occupational Standards

Review of Oral Health National Occupational Standards

National Occupational Standards

Building resilience skills – national review of competencies

Skills for Health, part of the Workforce Development Trust, in partnership with the UK Government, has launched a public consultation on the civil contingencies suite of National Occupational Standards (NOS) in support of the UK Government Resilience Framework.   

Standards and Frameworks

Clinical Homecare Career and Competence Framework

Developing an industry-wide, standardised Clinical Homecare Career and Competence Framework will support the development and retention of existing staff and the transferability of competency within and between homecare organisations.  

Career and Competence Frameworks in development

Developing Undergraduate and Pre-registration Learning for the Prevention of Suicide and Self-harm

NHS Wales Executive has engaged Skills for Health to work with key stakeholders to develop an innovative and comprehensive set of learning standards, and supporting materials describing the areas of knowledge, skills, and behaviours that require development to successfully support suicide and self-harm prevention.  

Career and Competence Frameworks in development

Primary Care & Community Services Multi-Professional Career Framework

The Primary Care & Community Services Multi-Professional Career Framework is being developed to outline careers and progression for those working in out of hospital services.  

Career and Competence Frameworks in development

Nurse and Midwife Educators Career Framework

Nurse and midwife educators play a vital role in developing the future generation of nursing and midwifery professionals, teaching graduates to deliver safe and effective care, whilst supporting the ongoing development of registrants.  

Capabilities Frameworks

Mental Health Core Capability Framework

The Mental Health Core Capability Framework was developed in response to public and voluntary services across Hampshire & Isle of Wight (HIOW) experiencing an unprecedented increase in people experiencing mental health and wellbeing issues following the pandemic.  

Capabilities Frameworks

Global Health Learning Outcomes Framework

NHSE aims to support NHS staff to engage in global health activity throughout their careers. A set of resources and materials is being developed which will support NHS staff and organisations to understand, evidence and fully realise the benefits of engagement in global health. The creation of a Global Health Learning Outcomes Framework is a core part of this work.  

Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)

Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)

CSTF - the trusted benchmark for statutory and mandatory training  

Cancer and Diagnostics work

Cancer and Diagnostics Careers

The work focuses on education and training, career pathways and supply pipelines of the Cancer and Diagnostics workforce, including the extent of the patient pathway in primary, secondary and community care.