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Appendix 1: Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

SCQF is the national qualifications framework. Senior Healthcare support workers are normally working at SCQF level 7 and Assistant Practitioners at SCQF level 8.  There are some example qualifications in the table below. The minimum SCQF level for entry into the NMAHP professions is Level 9 (Ordinary Degree). Advanced Practice has been mapped to SCQF Level 11 study (Master's level). It is neither necessary nor desirable to map all post-registration education to academic levels, but where it is appropriate, the following can be used as a guide.

More information can be found at - Interactive Framework | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (scqf.org.uk)

Career Framework level

Minimum associated SCQF level

2 - Healthcare Support Worker

SCQF Level 6 ­– examples include:

  • SVQ Healthcare Support (Clinical)
  • SVQ Social Services
  • Healthcare Modern Apprenticeships: Health Care Support (clinical)
  • Modern Apprenticeships: Social Services and Healthcare

3 - Senior Healthcare Support Worker

SCQF Level 7 – examples include:

  • SVQ Healthcare Support (Clinical)
  • SVQ Social Services & Healthcare
  • HNC Healthcare Practice
  • HNC Occupational Therapy Support
  • PDA Promoting Positive Behaviour
  • PDA Promoting Excellence in Dementia Skilled Practice
  • PDA Developing Professional Practice in Health and Social Care
  • PDA Health and Social Care: Administration of Medicine
  • OU – K102 -Introducing Health and Social Care
  • OU – Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare Practice
  • OU – K104, Introduction to Healthcare Practice Modern Apprenticeships: Health Care Support (Clinical) Modern Apprenticeships: Social Services and Healthcare

4 - Assistant Practitioner

SCQF Level 8 – examples include

  • PDA Acute and Community Care
  • PDA Health and Social Care: Personalisation in Practice
  • PDA Health and Social Care: Promoting Enhanced Professional Practice
  • PDA Healthcare Professionals: Facilitating Learning, Training and Assessment in the Workplace
  • PDA Occupational Therapy Support
  • PDA Podiatry Support
  • OU – Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Social Care
  • Higher Education Diploma: Wellbeing and Enablement

5 - Practitioner

Level 9 – Ordinary Degree level

6 - Senior Practitioner

Level 10 – Honours Degree level

7 - Advanced Practitioner

Level 11 – Master’s Degree level

8 - Consultant Practitioner

Level 11/12 – Master’s/Doctorate level

 

Appendix 2: Image-free printable pdf

You can download an accessible, image free pdf of the framework here 

Appendix 3: Reference List

Management Steering Group (2024) Knowledge and Skills Framework. Available from: Knowledge and Skills Framework | MSG

 

Ministry of Justice (2012) Public sector equality duty. Available at: Public sector equality duty - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

 

NES (no date) NMAHP development framework. Available from: Career Framework

 

NES (2020) Transforming NMAHP roles. Available from: Transforming NMAHP roles | NHS Education for Scotland

 

Scottish Government (2013) Everyone matters: 2020 health workforce vision. Available from: Everyone matters: 2020 health workforce vision - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

 

Scottish Government (2021) Heart disease: action plan. Available from: Heart disease: action plan - gov.scot

 

Scottish Government (2021) Transforming Nursing, Midwifery AND Health Profession roles: review of the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner roles within Scotland. Available from: Transforming Nursing, Midwifery And Health Profession (NMaHP) roles: review of Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner roles within Scotland - gov.scot

 

Skills for Health (2010) Key elements of the Career Framework. Available from: Key Elements of the Career Framework v2

 

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