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Assessment & Psychometrics Day Conference University of Plymouth Review of HCPC standards

Assessment & Psychometrics Day Conference University of Plymouth Review of HCPC standards for professional behaviour. Alan Wainwright CSci FIBMS Executive Head of Education alanwainwright@ibms.org. Health and Care Professions Council. Statutory body for protection of patients

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Assessment & Psychometrics Day Conference University of Plymouth Review of HCPC standards

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  1. Assessment & Psychometrics Day Conference University of Plymouth Review of HCPC standards for professional behaviour Alan Wainwright CSci FIBMS Executive Head of Education alanwainwright@ibms.org

  2. Health and Care Professions Council Statutory body for protection of patients • Set legal requirement for competence in a defined scope of practice e.g. Biomedical Scientist • State protected title • Set standards of proficiency • Approve integrated degrees • Standards of education and training • Standards of conduct, performance and ethics • Audit compliance with CPD requirement • Fitness to practice processes

  3. HCPC standards of proficiency • 26 overarching standards, 53 detailed generic standards + profession specific standards • New generic standards 2011 • overarching generic standards reduced to 5. Broader and apply to all professions • new profession specific standards • implemented July 2011 - October 2014 • currently reviewing those for biomedical scientists • 2012- consultation service user involvement • - student fitness to practice and registration

  4. HCPC standards translated • BEHAVIOUR - professional individual in a multi professional environment • APPLIED SKILLS – interpretation, assessment, critical evaluation and common sense • PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS – defined by IBMS and QAA subject benchmark for biomedical science

  5. Eligibility to become registered • HCPC SoP are threshold level required to practice For biomedical scientists achieved by: BSc (Hons) plus the Certificate of Competence awarded by the IBMS, or equivalent • Accredited degree with integrated laboratory placement • Accredited degree followed by laboratory placement • Non-accredited degree + supplementary education + laboratory placement

  6. The Registration Portfolio • Interpretation of the HCPC standards of proficiency • Generic - all trainees/all situations • It includes a Knowledge and a Competence component • Evidences that trainee has met the competences required for registration • Template for co-delivery of education and training

  7. Maintaining Eligibility • Continuing to meet standards of proficiency • wide ranging, open to interpretation • minimum standards to meet when role changes • Professional competence • evidencing new or higher levels of practice • CPD • critical review and reflection • outcomes based • value added • Challenges • staff re-profiling, service reconfiguration, training resources

  8. Institute of Biomedical Science Professional Body for Biomedical Science • Define a Code of Professional Practice • Set professional standards of practice • Award professional qualifications • Accredit degrees • Define professional knowledge and skills • Promote professional education and training • Provide a CPD scheme

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