CPD for clinical support roles: Professionalism and ethical practice

Practice evaluation (category 1)

• Undertake an annual structured conversation/performance appraisal with your department/practice, manager or a trusted colleague, as part of review of your professional activities, development needs, learning goals and plans for the following year. Raise professionalism and ethical practice.
• Undertake a critical reflection on an aspect of professionalism or ethics in your work and develop a plan for practice change. Potential topics for reflection are listed under key areasEthical challenges and approaches; Expected behaviours and related challenges; Confidentiality and privacy obligations; Fulfilling regulatory and legal obligations for practice; Recognising and managing conflicts of interest; Understanding own biases.
• Ask colleagues and co-workers to provide you with multi-source feedback (clinical support), with a trusted colleague collating the feedback and discussing it with you. The MSF-CS form covers professionalism and ethics in practice.
• Participate in a peer support group of self-selected peers with expertise and interest in professionalism. Potential areas of focus for the group include those listed under key areasEthical challenges and approaches; Expected behaviours and related challenges; Confidentiality and privacy obligations; Fulfilling regulatory and legal obligations for practice; Recognising and managing conflicts of interest; Understanding own biases. Consider specific examples in your work, their management and outcomes.

Knowledge & skills (category 2)

• Undertake a formal ethics or professionalism qualification and claim time spent doing this under formal courses.
• Attend face-to-face or virtual learning sessions on ethics and professionalism relevant to your practice (for example: conferences, podcasts, webinars; see key areas to considerEthical challenges and approaches; Expected behaviours and related challenges; Confidentiality and privacy obligations; Fulfilling regulatory and legal obligations for practice; Recognising and managing conflicts of interest; Understanding own biases). Claim time spent doing this under learning sessions.