Using the Framework

If you are a nurse, midwife or allied health professional the Career Development Framework will help you to assess learning needs and plan for your continuing development.

Structure of the Framework

'Getting Started' will help you to find out what the framework can do for you and how to get the most out of the site'.

The NES post registration career framework for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) has two key parts Levels of Practice and Pillars of Practice.

Levels of Practice: This Career Development framework is based on levels 5-9 of the career framework for health (Skills for Health, 2006; Scottish Government, 2009). The overview of each level provides a description of the attributes expected and suggests the qualifications and Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) levels that might be expected.

Pillars of Practice: the four pillars of practice are:

  • Clinical Practice
  • Facilitation of Learning
  • Leadership
  • Evidence, research and development

Each of the pillars of practice is divided into aspects of practice

Pillar of Practice

                Aspects of Practice

Clinical Practice
  • Safe, effective and person centred care
  • Professional Judgement and Decision Making

Facilitation of Learning
  • Learning, teaching and assessment
  • Creation of the learning environment

Leadership
  • Team work and development
  • Professional and organisational leadership

Evidence, research and development
  • Evidence into practice

Sphere of responsibility, key knowledge, skills and behaviours and opportunities for educational and professional development are outlined for each aspect of practice.