NHS Key Skills Framework

Core

Health and Wellbeing

Communication 2: 

Personal and People development: 

Quality

HWB4 Level 2

HWB4 Level 3

Communicate with a range of people on a range of matters

Contribute to own personal development

Maintain the quality of own work

Enable people to meet ongoing health and wellbeing needs. 

Plan , deliver and evaluate care to meet peoples health and wellbeing needs

Foundation training Curriculum

Foundation Year 1

Section 2.6 Interface with HCPs

Section 2.7 Interaction with Collegues

Section 4:20 Healthcare resource management

Describes the structure and importance of the wider healthcare team

Works effectively within the healthcare team for the benefit of patient care

Makes clear, concise and timely written and oral referrals to other healthcare professionals within the hospital

Acts as a member of the multidisciplinary professional team by supporting, respecting and being receptive to the views of other healthcare professionals

Works effectively with others towards a common goal e.g. accepts instructions and allocation of tasks from seniors at handovers and multidisciplinary team meetings

Demonstrates understanding of the organisational structure of the NHS and independent sector and their role in the wider health and social care landscape

Describes hospital and departmental management structure

Foundation Year 2

Section 2.6 Interface with other healthcare professionals 

Section 2.7 Interaction with Colleagues

Demonstrates ability to make referrals across boundaries / through networks of care (primary, secondary, tertiary)

Demonstrates initiative e.g. by recognising work pressures on others, providing support and organising / allocating work to optimise effectiveness within the clinical team

Section 2.7: continuity of care/ Interaction with colleagues

GP training Curriculum

Clinical management 

Managing complex and long term care

Working with colleagues and in teams 

Working well in organisations and systems of care

Organisation, management and leadership

Community orientation 

Contribute to an organisational and professional approach that facilitates continuity of care (e.g. through adequate record keeping and building long term patient relationships)

Organise follow up of your patients after referral through multiprofessional, team bases and structured approaches including monitoring, reviewing and regular care planning. 

Demonstrate the ability to effectively ‘navigate’ patients with multiple problems along and between care pathways, enabling them to access appropriate team members and services in a timely and cost-effective manner. 

Enhance working relationships by demonstrating understanding, giving effective feedback and maintaining trust. 

Appropriately seek advice from other professionals and team members according to their roles and expertise. 

Show commitment to a process of continuing professional development through critical reflection and addressing of learning needs. 

Recognise the importance of distributed leadership within health organisations, which

places responsibility on every team member and values the contribution of the whole team

Describe the current structure of your local healthcare system, including various role, responsibilities and organisations within it, applying this understanding to improve the quality and safety of care you provide. 

Core medical training curriculum 

Managing long term conditions and promoting patient self care: 

Define the role of rehabilitation services and the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate long-term care

Recognise importance of multi-disciplinary assessment

Contribute to effective multi-disciplinary discharge planning

Internal medicine training curriculum (Stage 1)

Cat 2.3 . Communicates effectively and is able to share decision making, while maintaining appropriate situational awareness, professional behaviour and professional judgement

Communicates effectively with clinical and other professional colleagues 

Applies management and team working skills appropriately, including influencing, negotiating, re- assessing priorities and effectively managing complex, dynamic situations 

Geriatrics and higher specialty training curriculum

30: Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary team working 

31: Planning transfers of Care including discharge

Define the role of rehabilitation services and the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate long-term care

Roles and expertise of different members of interdisciplinary team 

Physical therapies which improve muscle strength and function 

Therapeutic techniques/training to improve balance and gait 

Aids and appliances which reduce disability.

Understand the structure, roles and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team including the importance of outside agencies, and the way in which individual behaviours can impact on a group 

Role of the geriatrician and the multidisciplinary team in discharge planning