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3  \n1.2 What is the purpose of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework? 3  \n1.3 How does the NHS KSF fit with the rest of Agenda for Change? 4  \n1.4 What principles is the NHS KSF based on? 4  \n1.5 What is the focus of the NHS KSF? 5  \n1.6 How is the NHS KSF structured? 6  \n1.7 How will the NHS KSF be used? 13  \n1.8 How will the NHS KSF and the development review process benefit individuals? 14  \n1.9 How will the NHS KSF and the development review process benefit organisations? 14  \n1.10 Will the NHS KSF have an effect on which payband my post is placed? 15  \n1.11 What are the pay gateways? 15  \n1.12 Will I be able to progress automatically from one payband to the next? 17  \n1.13 How does the NHS KSF link to lifelong learning? 17  \n1.14 How does the NHS KSF support recruitment and retention? 18  \n1.15 How will the NHS KSF support service development? 18  \n1.16 What will organisations have to do to implement the NHS KSF and development  \nreview? 18  \n1.17 How will the NHS KSF and its use be monitored and evaluated? 20  \n2 DEVELOPING NHS KSF OUTLINES FOR POSTS 21  \n2.1 Introduction to NHS KSF post outlines 21  \n2.1.1 Why do we need NHS KSF post outlines? 21  \n2.1.2 What are NHS KSF post outlines? 21  \n2.1.3 Who develops NHS KSF post outlines? 22  \n2.1.4 How will we know that the NHS KSF post outlines that are produced  \nare consistent across the organisation? 22  \n2.2 Developing NHS KSF post outlines 23  \n2.2.1 How do you develop broad NHS KSF post outlines? 23  \n2.2.2 How do you apply broad NHS KSF outlines to particular posts? 24  \n2.3 Linking NHS KSF post outlines to pay gateways 24  \n2.3.1 How do you use the NHS KSF post outline at the second gateway? 24  \n2.3.2 How do you develop a subset of an NHS KSF outline for use in foundation gateways? 25  \n3 USING THE NHS KSF IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS 27  \n3.1 The development review process 27  \n3.1.1 What is the development review process? 27  \n3.1.2 When should the review process start? 28  \n3.2 The development review stage 29  \n3.2.1 What is the development review? 29  \n3.2.2 What happens in the development review? 29  \n3.2.3 What must reviewers and individual members of staff do in the development  \nreview? 30  \n3.2.4 What decisions should be made at the end of the development rev","cbCaik7MkyVpJS5v","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik7MkyVpJS5v","pdf",1768740,262,"English","# An introduction to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and its use in career and pay progression\n## What is the NHS KSF?\n## What is the purpose of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework?\n## How does the NHS KSF fit with the rest of Agenda for Change?\n## How is the NHS KSF structured?\n## How will the NHS KSF be used?\n# Developing NHS KSF outlines for posts\n## Introduction to NHS KSF post outlines\n## Developing NHS KSF post outlines\n## Linking NHS KSF post outlines to pay gateways\n# Using the NHS KSF in the development review process\n## The development review process\n## The development review stage\n## The Personal Development Planning stage\n## The learning and development stage\n## The evaluation stage\n# Appendices","[{\"question\":\"What does the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework define?\",\"answer\":\"The NHS KSF defines and describes the knowledge and skills NHS staff need to apply in their work to deliver quality services. 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