Clinical informatics specialist

Band 6 · Clinical informatician · 452 job evaluation points

Brings clinical expertise to the design, configuration, testing, and adoption of clinical systems, working within a product or program team under the guidance of a senior clinical informatician.

Responsibilities

Map clinical workflows with clinicians and care staff and turn them into clear requirements.
Design and test system content such as forms, order sets, and care plans against clinical scenarios.
Take part in hazard workshops and give clinical opinions on risks and controls.
Support clinicians and care staff to adopt new systems safely, including training and go-live support.
Check that clinical data is recorded consistently using agreed clinical terminologies.
Gather feedback and data on system use and propose improvements.

Skills

Skill	Expected level	What this level means
Registered clinical practice in digitalThis reference	Working (2)	You can: apply your clinical knowledge to digital work within your scope of practice keep your registration and continuing professional development up to date give clinical opinions on workflows, content, and safety
Clinical leadership in digitalThis reference	Working (2)	You can: give clinical input to product teams on workflows and safety help clinical colleagues adopt new systems
Clinical system design and optimizationThis reference	Working (2)	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
Clinical risk managementThis reference	Working (2)	You can: take part in hazard workshops and contribute to a hazard log follow the clinical risk management process for your work provide evidence for a clinical safety case, such as test results
Clinical terminology and classificationThis reference	Working (2)	You can: find and use the right codes for a data item or form use terminology browsers and reference sets
Human factors and usability in clinical systemsThis reference	Working (2)	You can: take part in usability tests and simulations of clinical tasks spot common design hazards, such as similar-looking options or hidden alerts
Information governance and data protectionThis reference	Working (2)	You can: apply data protection principles to your work contribute to data protection impact assessments handle information requests and records correctly
Communicating informationUK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: listen to the needs of design and business stakeholders and interpret information take part in discussions within a multidisciplinary team be an advocate for the team externally, and can manage differing perspectives shape and share communications relevant to the audience
User focusUK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: identify and engage with users or stakeholders to collate user needs evidence understand and define research that fits user needs use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes

Typical qualifications and experience

Current registration with a clinical professional body, with experience of clinical practice.
Experience of using clinical systems in practice, or equivalent experience of digital change.

Band 6 outline

Knowledge: Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures, built through further training or experience.
Autonomy: Works independently; interprets policy for own area; seeks advice on complex issues.
Scope: A product, service, or workstream.
Leadership: May lead a small team or mentor colleagues.
Accountability: Outcomes of own workstream and quality of advice given.

Job evaluation (illustrative)

Factor	Level	Level summary	Points
Communication and relationship skills	4	Gives complex, sensitive, or contentious information needing persuasion, negotiation, or training skills, or highly complex information.	32
Knowledge, training, and experience	6	Specialist knowledge across the range of the specialism (postgraduate diploma level or equivalent).	156
Analytical and judgmental skills	4	Judgments on complex facts or situations needing analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options.	42
Planning and organizational skills	3	Plans several complex activities, adjusting plans as needed.	27
Physical skills	3	Developed skills needing speed or accuracy, such as advanced keyboard use.	27
Responsibility for patient and client care	4	Carries out clinical care, provides clinical technical services, or advises on the care of patients.	22
Responsibility for policy and service development	3	Implements policies for own area and proposes changes that affect other areas.	21
Responsibility for financial and physical resources	2	Handles cash or valuables, looks after equipment used by others, controls stock, or authorizes small payments.	12
Responsibility for people	2	Supervises or coordinates staff day to day, trains others regularly, or gives basic HR advice.	12
Responsibility for information resources	4	Adapts or designs information systems to others' specifications, or runs information systems for a department as the main duty.	24
Responsibility for research and development	2	Regularly does research, development, trials, or equipment and system testing as part of the job.	12
Freedom to act	4	Results are defined, but the job holder decides how to achieve them, within broad policy.	32
Physical effort	1	Sitting, standing, and walking, with little physical effort.	3
Mental effort	3	Frequent concentration on unpredictable work, or occasional prolonged concentration.	12
Emotional effort	2	Occasional exposure, or frequent indirect exposure, to distressing circumstances.	11
Working conditions	2	Occasional unpleasant conditions, frequent travel or outdoor work, or near-continuous screen use on most days.	7
Total (Band 6: 396 to 465)			452

Patient care is scored at level 4 because the job advises on the care of patients through the design of clinical systems. Emotional effort reflects regular review of clinical records and incidents.