Step 2: Identify activity

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As a service you should identify the activities you do and agree which category each activity falls under. You can use the Job Planning Activity Guide to help you. This should then be shared with each member of the team.


Clinical practice pillar

Clinical Care (CC) 

Activity related to the care of a patient/service user 

  • Direct patient care 
  • Indirect patient care 
  • Activity related to patient care e.g. notes, referrals, paperwork, preparation of resources, cleaning 
  • Associated travel 

Population health and targeted support 

  • Delivery of training to patients, careers and families on approaches which support self-management 
  • Development and delivery of resources such as advice sheets, videos 
  • Advice line services 
  • Targeted activities e.g. groups 
  • Associated travel 

Facilitating Learning, Leadership and Service Improvement/Evidence, Research and Development Pillars and other external duties e.g. admin

Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) 

  • Mandatory training 
  • Continuing professional development 
  • Supervision 
  • TURAS / PDP 
  • Practice Education roles
  • Operational management duties
  • Governance
  • Service development
  • Participation in local, national and professional networks
  • Delivery of training to colleagues
  • Job planning
  • Partnership roles/Trade Union/Facilities duties
  • Receiving operational management
  • Staff meetings
  • Trust/Board roles e.g. Wellbeing Champion
  • Non-clinical admin e.g. travel claims, non-clinical meetings
  • Externally funded duties e.g. lecturing

    NB. Protected Learning Time (PLT) activities falls under SPA.