PUBLIC SECTOR - HEALTHCARE QUALIFICATIONS PROGRESSION THE SECTOR

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1 The Sector is Broken Down as Follows: PUBLIC SECTOR - HEALTHCARE THE SECTOR Professionally Qualified Clinic All Doctors GPS Support to Clinical Qualified Nurses including Practice Nurses Support to Drs and Nurses Support to General GP GP Practice Qualified Allied Health Professionals Qualified Scientific, therapeutic and Technical (ST&T) Other Qualified ST&T Support to ST&T Qualified Ambulance Support to Ambulance NHS Infrastructure Support Central Functions Hotel, Property and Estates Managers and Senior Managers Key Facts About the Sector:* In 2008 there were just over 2.1 million people working in the sector, this represents around 7.8% of the total UK workforce. It is estimated that just over two thirds of these (72%) work in the public sector, i.e. the National Health Service (NHS), and just under a third (28%) work in the independent sector. A small but not insignificant proportion of just over 1% work in the voluntary sector. The sector's workforce has grown significantly between 1997 and 2007, together with an increase in public funding from around 43 billion to 95billion3, and a period of sustained economic growth across the UK. The health sector has performed well on a number of broad measures of skills and skills utilisation. It has a large number of well-qualified people, due to the number of highly skilled and highly qualified professionals working within the sector. However, it is believed the sector could perform better in the development of intermediate and junior roles, particularly those occupying NHS Agenda For Change bands 1-4. The workforce costs account for over 70% of spending in the sector It is estimated that approximately 60% of the workforce that will work in the sector in 2018 are already working in the sector today. The strategic direction that underpins this Sector Skills Assessment is to develop an increasingly skilled, flexible, and effective workforce whilst maintaining high quality and safe care for patients. Skills for Health envisage a growing role for competence-based job design in securing this strategic direction Around 16% of establishments reported skills gaps in England. The largest number of skills gaps were reported in technical,practical or job-specific areas at 55%, namely problem solving 36%, oral communication 35% and customer handling 38%. Team work also featured highly at 40%. Whilst qualification levels are only a proxy for skills level, a broad indicator of the demand for literacy and numeracy skills needs is that around 13% of health sector employees either have no qualifications or hold qualifications at or below S/NVQ level one or equivalent. Working Futures III predicts that across the UK the health sector will Grow by 263,000 employees (11%); Need to replace 1,200,000 employees that will retire (38%) Skills gaps in relation to management skills are cited by 28% of organisations with skills gaps across the sector in England Employers are also increasingly developing assistant and advanced practitioner roles in the health sector. There is some evidence through the Joint Investment Framework in England that employers are beginning to focus more systematically on the development of staff in NHS pay band levels 1-4. *Source: Skills for Health Skills Needs Assessment 2009/10

2 HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS Mres Clinical Practice MSC Healthcare Education and Clinical Leadership MSc Public Health Practice MSC Leadership and in Health MSc Maternal and Child Health Biochemistry Nutrition/ Dietics Biomedical Science Adult Nursing Mental Health Nursing Child Nursing Registered Midwife Bsc (Hons) Paramedic Practice BSc Adult Nursing BSc Mental Health Nursing Access to Nursing and Health Professions Nursing Access to Higher Education Long Term Conditions Healthcare Sciences of Higher Education Operating Department Practice Level 3 in Health and Social Care HIT Training

3 MA Professional Child and Family Studies MA Professional Studies in Community Care PUBLIC SECTOR: HEALTHCARE CHILDREN Graduate in work with Children and Families Specialist Post Qualifying Graduate in Social Work with Children and Families MSc Health and Social Care MSc Professional Practice MSc Social Work MSc Maternal and Child Health MSW Social Work MSC Rehabilitation Postgraduate Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People s Services in Social Care BA (Hons) Social Work BA (Hons) Specialist Professional Child and Family Studies HIT Training Access to Social Sciences Social Work Level 3 in Children & Young People s Workforce

4 PUBLIC SECTOR: HEALTHCARE CLEANING AND SUPPORT SERVICES Executive Level 7 Strategic Leadership Level 7 BA (Hons) and Fda in Studies Level 6 MBA International Executive MBA Henley University of Reading Brooklands Weir Training Professional Training Solutions Ltd VT Training PLC West London Training Ltd The Skills Partnership Leadership MSC International MA or MA in International MSC International and University of Reading BA and Access to Facilities Level 3 Cleaning and Support Services Level 3 HIT Training The Skills Partnership Support Services in Healthcare

5 The Henley DBA (Doctor of ) PUBLIC SECTOR: HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION BBA (Hons) Reading Unviersity BA International and MBA Master of Unis FDA and Professional and Finance HND Kingston College and Level 4 Weir Training Level 3 in and Ixion CG Ltd Waverley Training Services The Skills Partnership

6 PUBLIC SECTOR: HEALTHCARE MANAGERS MSC Health and Social Care University of Surrey MSC Healthcare Education and Clinical Leadership MSc Public Health Practice MSC Leadership and in Health Executive Level 7 Strategic Leadership Level 7 BA (Hons) Studies BA (Hons) and Fda in Studies Level 6 MSC Healthcare University of Surrey MBA International Executive MBA Henley University of Reading and Brooklands Weir Training Professional Training Solutions Ltd VT Training PLC West London Training Ltd The Skills Partnership Leadership HND in Public Services MSC International MA or MA in International MSC International and University of Reading BA and Access to Level 3 Team Leading Level 2 Oakleigh Training & Development VT Training PLC West London Training Ltd The Skills Partnership