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The use of the KSF framework allows managers and employees to identify specific personal development and service needs. The outcome of these consultations may be used to select courses/study days designed to meet in part or full the needs identified. The KSF dimensions indicated at the top of the ‘Foundations in Oncology and Palliative Care’ course are intended to reflect the educational content required to meet the broader service need. It should be noted that whilst some days may have a skills component, most do not.  Therefore, the non-practice days are intended to provide the underpinning knowledge needed as a foundation to good practice and a springboard for the development of existing skills and knowledge².

 

² All KSF dimension indicators used in this document were taken from Ibid.

 

Table showing KSF dimensions and the knowledge levels and areas achievable through ‘Foundations in Oncology and Palliative care course’ study days

Table showing KSF dimensions and the knowledge levels and areas achievable through ‘Foundations in Oncology and Palliative care course’ study days.

KSF Dimension	Descriptor Level	Descriptor Level
Core Dimensions	Level 1 Descriptor	Level 2 Descriptor
1. Communication	Communicate with a limited range of people on day-to-day matters	Communicate with a range of matters Level 3 Descriptor Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
2. Personal and people development	Contribute to own personal development	Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to her their development
3. Health Safety and Security	Assist in maintaining own and others' health, safety and security	Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others
4. Service Improvement	Make changesin own practice and offer suggestions for improving services	Contribute to the improvement of services
5. Quality	Maintain the quality of own work	Maintain the quality of own work and encourage others to do so
6. Equality and diversity	Act in ways that support equality & value diversity	Support equality and value diversity
Health and Well-being	Level 1 Descriptor	Level 2 Descriptor
HWB1 - Promotion of health and well-being and prevention of adverse effects on health and well-being	Contribute to promotion of health and well-being and preventing adverse effects on health and well-being	Plan, develop and implement approaches to promote health and well-being and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being
HWB2 - Assessment and care planning to meet health and well-being needs	Assist in the assessment of people's health and well-being needs	Contribute to assessing health and well-being needs and planning how to meet those needs
HWB3 - Protection of health and well-being	Recognise and report situations where there might be a need for protection	Contribue to assessing health and well-being needs and planning how to meet those needs
HWB4 - Enablement to address health and well-being needs	Help people meet daily health and well-being needs	Enable people to meet on-going health and well-being needs
HWB5 - Provision of care to meet health and well-being needs	Undertake care activities to meet individuals' health and well-being needs	Undertake care activities to meet individuals' health and well-being needs of individuals with a greater degree of dependency
HWB6 - Assessment and treatment planning	Undertake tasks related to the assessment of physiological and psychological functioning	Contribute to the assessment of physiological and psychological functioning
HWB7 - Interventions and treatments	Assist in providing interventions and/or treatment	Contribute to planning, delivering and monitoring interventions and/or treatments
Information and Knowledge	Level 1 Descriptor	Level 2 Descriptor
IK2 - Information collection and analysis	Collectm collate and report routine and simple data and information	Gather, analyse and report a limited range of data and information
IK3 - Knowledge and information resources	Access, appraise and apply knowledge and information	Maintain knowledge and information resources and help others to access and use them
General	Level 1 Descriptor	Level 2 Descriptor
G2 - Development and Innovation	Appraise concept models, methods, practices, products and equipment provided by others	Contribute to developing, testing and reviewing new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment3

³Ibid. p.46-47