Table 5 Content of existing AHPRFs and how they map against consolidated framework categories
Consolidated Framework themes | Integrated workforce framework [45] | RCN Competency Framework for Clinical Research Nurses [42] | Harmonized Core Competency Framework [43] | Vitae Researcher Development Framework [55] | Clinical Academic Careers Pathway Capability Framework [56] | NHS National job profile: Allied Health Professionals (Clinical Researcher) [57] | Health Services & Policy Research Enriched Core Competencies [51] | SPOR Capacity development framework [52] | CSP Physiotherapy Framework [53] | Advanced practice in physiotherapy [54] | RPS Research Evidence and Evaluation Toolkit (REET) [36] | Dietitians and Research: A Knowledge and Skills Framework [60] | Speech & Language Therapists working in Consultant Roles [61] | Education and Career Framework for the Radiography Workforce [62] | Career Framework Guide: Prosthetics & Orthotics [63] | Post Registration – Paramedic Career Framework [64] | Career Development Framework: Guiding Principles for Occupational Therapy [65] | East Sussex Research Escalator Tool [66] | RES earch Self-Assessment Tool (RESSAT) [67] | |
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1. | Research methodology & methods | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
2. | Research strategy & planning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
3. | Research delivery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
4. | Research management & leadership | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
5. | Research education & training | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
6. | Working with others & collaborating in research | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
7. | Research-informed Practice, Dissemination and Impact | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
8. | Own career development | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||