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.
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 organisation
- lead national or cross-organisation standards work
- assure the design of critical integrations across many systems
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 6 | Awareness |
| Lead application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 7 | Working |
| Principal application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 8b | Working |
| Junior business analyst | Business analyst | 5 | Awareness |
| Business analyst | Business analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior business analyst | Business analyst | 7 | Working |
| Lead business analyst | Business analyst | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of business analysis | Business analyst | 8c | Practitioner |
| Data architect | Data architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior data architect | Data architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Chief data architect | Data architect | 8c | Expert |
| Data engineer | Data engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior data engineer | Data engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead data engineer | Data engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of data engineering | Data engineer | 8b | Expert |
| Data governance manager | Data governance manager | 7 | Awareness |
| Lead data governance manager | Data governance manager | 8b | Working |
| Enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Lead enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8c | Practitioner |
| Principal enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8d | Expert |
| Frontend developer | Frontend developer | 6 | Awareness |
| Senior frontend developer | Frontend developer | 7 | Working |
| Lead frontend developer | Frontend developer | 8b | Working |
| Junior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 5 | Working |
| Integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 6 | Practitioner |
| Senior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 8a | Expert |
| Senior machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 5 | Awareness |
| Senior quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 6 | Working |
| Lead quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 8a | Working |
| Junior software developer | Software developer | 5 | Awareness |
| Software developer | Software developer | 6 | Working |
| Senior software developer | Software developer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead software developer | Software developer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Principal software developer | Software developer | 8b | Expert |
| Associate solution architect | Solution architect | 7 | Working |
| Solution architect | Solution architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior solution architect | Solution architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Lead solution architect | Solution architect | 8c | Expert |
| Principal solution architect | Solution architect | 8d | Expert |
| Associate technical architect | Technical architect | 6 | Working |
| Technical architect | Technical architect | 7 | Practitioner |
| Senior technical architect | Technical architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Lead technical architect | Technical architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Principal technical architect | Technical architect | 8c | Expert |
| Test engineer | Test engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior test engineer | Test engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead test engineer | Test engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Test manager | Test manager | 7 | Working |