Shickle, D, Stroud, L orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-1273, Day, M et al. (1 more author) (2019) The applicability of the UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework to the practitioner workforce: lessons for competency framework development. Journal of Public Health, 41 (1). e109-e117. ISSN 1741-3842
Abstract
Background
Many countries have developed competency frameworks for public health practice. While the number of competencies vary, frameworks cover similar knowledge and skills although they are not explicitly based on competency theory.
Methods
A total of 15 qualitative group interviews (of up to six people), were conducted with 51 public health practitioners in 8 local authorities to assess the extent to which practitioners utilize competencies defined within the UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF). Framework analysis was applied to the transcribed interviews.
Results
The overall framework was seen positively although no participants had previously read or utilized the PHSKF. Most could provide evidence, although some PHSKF competencies required creative thinking to fit expectations of practitioners and to reflect variation across the domains of practice which are impacted by job role and level of seniority. Evidence from previous NHS jobs or education may be needed as some competencies were not regularly utilized within their current local authority role.
Conclusions
Further development of the PHSKF is required to provide guidance on how it should be used for practitioners and other members of the public health workforce. Empirical research can help benchmark knowledge/skills for workforce levels so improving the utility of competency frameworks.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Health following peer review. The version of record: Darren Shickle, Laura Stroud, Matthew Day, Kevin Smith; The applicability of the UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework to the practitioner workforce: lessons for competency framework development, Journal of Public Health , fdy097, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy097. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | education, employment and skills, public health |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2018 14:51 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2019 00:43 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pubmed/fdy097 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131866 |