The ‘Specialist Level' focuses on the knowledge and skills required for staff, who because of their role and/or practice setting, play a specialist role in mental health improvement and the prevention of self-harm or suicide, and includes specialist mental health/public health professionals.  Knowledge and skills at this level are role and context specific which means educaiton to support practitioners is too.  The knowledge and skills framework can help you to identify any learning or development needs within the context of your role/environment.