Health Informatics Career Framework

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Role Title

Clinical Knowledge Engineer

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HICF Reference code

CI-7.4

HICF Discipline

Clinical Informatics Staff

HICF Level

7 - Advanced Practitioners

Role Description

A Clinical Knowledge Engineer designs and develops an effective system to support the storage and transfer of clinical data and information. This includes: analysing existing clinical knowledge repositories, assessing their limitations, and developing solutions to those limitations; providing expert advice on knowledge management issues; providing training to programme managers, system architects and end users; maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of relevant knowledge management issues; and liaising and collaborating with academic groups and the research community.

Indicative job titles

Knowledge Architect

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Indicative qualifications

Masters level degree in a clinical discipline / ICT design or equivalent (or relevant experience)

Related National Occupational Standards (NOS)

Item Title	Standard
CFAMLD2 - Develop productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders	NOS
CFAMLD6 - Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in your area of responsibility	NOS
CFAMLE11 - Communicate Information and Knowledge	NOS
SFHGEN27 - Develop, sustain and evaluate collaborative working with other organisations	NOS
SFHGEN29 - Promote an information culture	NOS
SFHGEN31 - Initiate, and participate in, networks and discussion groups	NOS
SFHGEN68 - Monitor compliance with quality systems	NOS
SFHHI1 - Identify, and respond to, risks relating to data and information in a health context	NOS
SFHHI13 - Appraise information and knowledge resources in a health context	NOS
SFHHI14 - Identify the health information needs of staff, patients and the public to support the development of systems	NOS
SFHHI15 - Develop a specification for systems that meet the needs of staff, patients and the public for health information	NOS
SFHHI16 - Facilitate the development of systems to meet health information needs	NOS
SFHHI17 - Facilitate the implementation of systems to meet health information needs	NOS
SFHHI5 - Develop models for processing data and information in a health context	NOS
SFHHI6 - Identify and specify data and information requirements in a health context	NOS
SFHHI9 - Monitor, evaluate and improve the management of data and information in a health context	NOS
SFJCCBA4.1 - Provide learning opportunities for colleagues	NOS

Other related professional standards

Item Title	Standard
Capacity and capability Level 3	KSF
Communication Level 4	KSF
Development and innovation Level 4	KSF
Equality and diversity Level 3	KSF
Health, safety and security Level 3	KSF
Information collection & analysis Level 4	KSF
Knowledge and information resources Level 4	KSF
Personal and people development Level 4	KSF
Quality Level 4	KSF
Service Improvement Level 4	KSF
Full registration - level 3	UKCHIP