Role Redesign

Developing the knowledge and library services workforce

A range of resources is available to facilitate the development of your knowledge and library services team, ensuring they are equipped to meet the information needs of all NHS staff and learners.

Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB)

The Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB) is a skills development tool, developed specially for CILIP members. You can use the PKSB to identify individual strengths and weaknesses and to map skills gaps and priorities your knowledge services team.

Resources for Role Redesign

Health Education England has developed a suite of resources to give a flavour of the knowledge and skills required for the wide-range of existing and emerging roles in health knowledge and library services. This will help you to think about role redesign, role enhancement and role enlargement.

Education programme for knowledge and library staff

The NHS Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy offers a rolling programme of learning and development opportunities for knowledge and library services staff.  These opportunities are based on a biannual development needs analysis and responses to national strategic priorities.

Current opportunities are signposted via the regular briefing and booked via Accent 

Learning Zone

The Learning Zone signposts to a range of resources available to support the development of the knowledge and library services workforce. Divided into three sections covering Generic Skills, Specialist and Technical Skills, and Career Development and Vocational Skills, this provides a valuable resource for those wishing to develop their skills and knowledge.