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Clinical system design and optimisation

Designing, configuring, and improving clinical systems, such as electronic health records, order communications, and electronic prescribing, so that they fit clinical workflows and support safe, efficient care.

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Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain how clinical systems such as electronic health records support care
  • describe the clinical workflows that a system supports
2. Working

You can:

  • map current and future clinical workflows with clinicians and care staff
  • test system configuration against clinical scenarios
  • write clear clinical requirements for product teams
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • lead the clinical design of system configuration, forms, order sets, and decision support
  • use data and user feedback to find and fix workflow problems
  • balance clinical need, safety, usability, and system constraints
4. Expert

You can:

  • set design principles and standards for clinical systems across the organisation
  • lead optimisation programmes that measurably improve care and staff experience
  • advise senior leaders on clinical system choices and their effect on care

Closest ESCO skills

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Deputy chief clinical information officerChief clinical information officer8dExpert
Clinical informatics specialistClinical informatician6Working
Senior clinical informaticianClinical informatician7Practitioner
Lead clinical informaticianClinical informatician8aExpert
Head of clinical informaticsClinical informatician8cExpert