Critical Care OT Knowledge and Skills Framework
Background
The National Critical Care Occupational Therapy Clinical Knowledge and Skills Framework (CCOT-KSF) has been written to complement the existing Allied Health Professional Critical Care Professional Development Framework (CCPDF) and the Occupational Therapy Pillar. The CCOT-KSF provides the clinical component for the group of publications offering a comprehensive structure for clinical and professional development across all three resources. The CCOT-KSF can be used in isolation as a clinical induction tool, however as a development tool all three documents should be used during appraisal to identify clinical and professional development objectives.
- Allied Health Professionals: Critical Care Professional Development Framework
- AHP Specific Pillars: Occupational Therapy Pillar
- The National Critical Care Occupational Therapy Clinical Knowledge and Skills Framework
Development Process
The CCOT-KSF was developed with the support of volunteers from the Royal College of Occupational Therapist’s (RCOT) Trauma and Musculoskeletal Health Specialist Section Critical Care Forum and other critical care occupational therapists who volunteered to be part of the writing group and focus groups. The writing group and focus group were sourced by the authors of the Intensive Care Society (2022) The Occupational Therapy Pillar.
A series of writing group meetings took place to consider the literature review, current practice and agree the list of required topics. The team then began writing the capabilities in line with their areas of expertise and peer reviewed the draft knowledge and skills capability areas.
This was followed by 2 focus groups with occupational therapists from across the UK. Consideration was given to trying to make the membership representative by seeking occupational therapists who worked across the UK and with a range of expertise in critical care occupational therapy. Feedback was gathered and discussed by the writing group. Where there were differing opinions, these were discussed and agreed by the writing group. Changes were then made to the framework. The focus group occupational therapists piloted the framework for 3 months and provided further feedback. Changes were made to the framework based on this feedback.
