Illustrative Reference profiles for a generic digital health care organization, not official job descriptions. About this reference.

Health data interoperability

Exchanging health and care data safely and consistently between systems using open standards such as HL7 FHIR, HL7 version 2, IHE profiles, and standard APIs.

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Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain why interoperability matters for joined-up care
  • name the main health data exchange standards, such as HL7 FHIR
2. Working

You can:

  • read and use FHIR resources, profiles, and APIs
  • build or test simple integrations under guidance
  • check messages against a specification
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • design and build integrations using FHIR, HL7 version 2, and messaging patterns
  • write and profile FHIR resources and implementation guides
  • resolve complex mapping and data quality issues between systems
4. Expert

You can:

  • set interoperability standards and strategy for the organization
  • lead national or cross-organization standards work
  • assure the design of critical integrations across many systems

Closest ESCO skills

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Senior application operations engineerApplication operations engineer6Awareness
Lead application operations engineerApplication operations engineer7Working
Principal application operations engineerApplication operations engineer8bWorking
Junior business analystBusiness analyst5Awareness
Business analystBusiness analyst6Working
Senior business analystBusiness analyst7Working
Lead business analystBusiness analyst8aPractitioner
Head of business analysisBusiness analyst8cPractitioner
Data architectData architect8aPractitioner
Senior data architectData architect8bPractitioner
Chief data architectData architect8cExpert
Data engineerData engineer6Working
Senior data engineerData engineer7Practitioner
Lead data engineerData engineer8aPractitioner
Head of data engineeringData engineer8bExpert
Data governance managerData governance manager7Awareness
Lead data governance managerData governance manager8bWorking
Enterprise architectEnterprise architect8aPractitioner
Senior enterprise architectEnterprise architect8bPractitioner
Lead enterprise architectEnterprise architect8cPractitioner
Principal enterprise architectEnterprise architect8dExpert
Frontend developerFrontend developer6Awareness
Senior frontend developerFrontend developer7Working
Lead frontend developerFrontend developer8bWorking
Junior integration engineerIntegration engineer (health interoperability)5Working
Integration engineerIntegration engineer (health interoperability)6Practitioner
Senior integration engineerIntegration engineer (health interoperability)7Practitioner
Lead integration engineerIntegration engineer (health interoperability)8aExpert
Senior machine learning engineerMachine learning engineer7Working
Lead machine learning engineerMachine learning engineer8bPractitioner
Quality assurance test analystQuality assurance test analyst5Awareness
Senior quality assurance test analystQuality assurance test analyst6Working
Lead quality assurance test analystQuality assurance test analyst8aWorking
Junior software developerSoftware developer5Awareness
Software developerSoftware developer6Working
Senior software developerSoftware developer7Practitioner
Lead software developerSoftware developer8aPractitioner
Principal software developerSoftware developer8bExpert
Associate solution architectSolution architect7Working
Solution architectSolution architect8aPractitioner
Senior solution architectSolution architect8bPractitioner
Lead solution architectSolution architect8cExpert
Principal solution architectSolution architect8dExpert
Associate technical architectTechnical architect6Working
Technical architectTechnical architect7Practitioner
Senior technical architectTechnical architect8aPractitioner
Lead technical architectTechnical architect8bPractitioner
Principal technical architectTechnical architect8cExpert
Test engineerTest engineer6Working
Senior test engineerTest engineer7Practitioner
Lead test engineerTest engineer8aPractitioner
Test managerTest manager7Working