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Competence frameworks — their purpose in the workplace
An integral part of the reforms introduced
under Agenda for Change is a competence framework for all staff — namely
the Knowledge and Skills Framework. This article, the first
of two on the subject, explains how competency frameworks operate
Hospital Pharmacist, 2005;12:144-147 (April 2005)
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Competence frameworks — how they apply to hospital pharmacists
The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
affects the way in which NHS pharmacists are managed and developed.
This article, the second of two about competency frameworks,
sets out some of the implications and highlights the themes of
the document
Hospital Pharmacist, 2005;12:221-223 (June 2005)
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KSF implementation — producing outlines for pharmacy staff
By September, NHS Trusts are required
to have assigned Knowledge and Skills Framework outlines to each
job and to have carried out their first review. This article
describes one trust's experience of using a pragmatic approach
to implement the KSF in the pharmacy department
Hospital Pharmacist, 2006;13:169-172 (May 2006)
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Getting the most from the KSF – how to link it with CPD
The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
(KSF) will be used as a personal development tool for all NHS
staff. This article looks at how the KSF can be linked to the
CPD cycle and considers resources that pharmacy staff can use
to help them get the most out of the KSF
Hospital Pharmacist, 2006;13:211-214 (June 2006)
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Applying the KSF to general level pharmacists
One of the guiding principles of the NHS KSF is that
other, more specific, competence frameworks can be used with it. This article
describes an initiative to link the KSF to the pharmacist-specific General Level
Competency Framework
Hospital Pharmacist, 2007;14:163-165 (May 2007)
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Applying the KSF to advanced level pharmacists
The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework should be linked
to competence frameworks for different levels of staff. This article describes
how a team in Cambridge have linked the KSF to the competence framework for advanced
level practitioners
Hospital Pharmacist, 2008;15:55-58 (February 2008)
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