3rd Annual HI-ProFILE Conference

Shaping the Future

Shaping the Future using the Health Informatics Career

FrameworkJackie Barker

Head of the Health Informatics Professional Development Programme

Where have we come from?

Lack of identity for HI professionals• Health informatics is a young discipline• Wide range of functions • Many levels of seniority • Lack of understanding/ agreement on what health informatics is

• No established career pathways• No clear ‘entry’ route• Does not yet display the attributes of a ‘profession’

• No standardised approach to role development and recruitment• Same jobs, different job title and band• Patchy access to education & professional development programmes• Core clinical applications overly reliant on key individuals

The Career Framework

• Online resource for NHS and partner organisations, which aids workforce flexibility, individually, locally, regionally and nationally.

• Can be used equally effectively for a wide range of purposes • Role based• Linked to, enhances, and brings together other employer,

specialist and qualification frameworks such as KSF, SFIA• Based on common national standards giving a common

language and currency• Provides a coherent ‘picture’ of the wider health informatics

function giving it ‘identity’• Places health informatics in the mainstream of healthcare

Personal Benefits

• Increased personal and professional stature brought about by mainstreaming of health informatics

• Improved access to education, training and development

• Improved career prospects and choice via a career structure and pathways

• Clear entry routes and career pathways increase the ability of NHS to ‘grow its own’ staff

• Real life case studies showcasing individuals’ career success

Organisational Benefits

• Standardisation of role development provides clear understanding of health informatics roles

• Co-ordinated and planned development of roles and structures

• Practical tools provides employers with the means to develop effective teams with the right skills in the right place

• Increased flexibility and skills transfer enable organisations and staff to adapt to change more effectively and are able to transcend organisational boundaries

HICF Demonstration

• www.hicf.org.uk

Where are we going in the future?

• Continue to evolve to meet need• Long term future• It is the national resource which will underpin

‘shaping the future’ for HI and HI professionals• Recognition of the HI profession• Promote standardisation and consistency with standard

job descriptions• Flexible workforce• Tools to enable workforce planning and modernisation• Clear career pathways for current and future generations

of HI professionals

3rd Annual HI-ProFILE Conference

Shaping the Future

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