• Develop your career

    Knowedge Services host a number of websites to support career development of various staff groups.  NHS Education for Scotland have many other services. This page will be developed over the coming months.

  • VQ Finder

    The VQ Finder provides information to help individuals, managers and planners navigate the world of vocational qualifications. 

    You can:

    • Search by job family
    • Search the online database of more than 300 qualifications relevant to NHS staff in Scotland
    • Find qualifications for your professional development
    • Look for information about the qualification system
    • Look for qualifications for your staff

     

    Find the VQ Finder here

  • Admin Centre CPD

    The Admin Centre has been designed to provide a one-stop shop for NHSScotland administrators, providing resources to help you carry out your role, and to plan how you would like to develop your career in NHS Administration. The website is divided into 3 main sections:

    • Working in NHS Administration provides access to resources to help you with your day-to-day work and highlights how your work supports the national goals of NHSScotland.
    • Learning in NHS Administration provides information and resources to help guide your development in NHSScotland.
    • Careers in NHS Administration provides guidance on career planning and helps you to consider career options in NHS Administration.

    Find out more by visiting The Admin Centre

  • NMAHP

    Support for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals includes

    NMAHP Career Framework for Health

    The Career Framework for Health is a 9 level framework designed to support workforce development and career planning (Skills for Health, 2006 and Scottish Government, 2009). Roles are grouped according to their level of complexity and responsibility and the level of experience and learning required to carry them out. Each level is clearly labelled, from 'Support Worker' through various levels of practitioners, to 'Senior staff'.  By grouping jobs within a career ladder, the framework shows how different jobs build on one another to allow progression up and across the ladder. For more information see this leaflet from NHS Education.

    Related websites to support the Career Framework include:

    Level 3

    Healthcare Support Workers Toolkit

    Level 5

    Flying Start

    AHP Careers Fellowship Scheme

    Effective Practitioner

    GP Nursing Toolkit

    Ready for Work

    Level 6

    Effective Practitioner

    Level 7

    Advanced Practice Nursing Toolkit

     

    Practice Education Facilitators

    Websites providing information about Practice Education Facilitators (PEFs) and support for new and existing PEFs are under development and will be available soon.