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Kim Bellis

Occupational Architecture Update (September 2024)



Since the last update in May, a lot of work has been happening around the Occupational Architecture. 


The Government’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) framework underwent a change and has been renamed as the Government’s Digital and Data (GDaD) framework and along with that came some changes across a large number of the job roles within these job families. The FEDIP website has now been updated to reflect these changes, you can read an update with a list of changes here.


AnalystX and AphA have produced job roles for Data Analysts, Data Engineers and Data Scientist based on the National Competency Framework and BCS has now mapped them to the SFIA framework. 


FEDIP will be able to make these available on the website by the end of September. Work on the other job profiles within this job family will take place between October and December and will be available on the FEDIP website hopefully towards the end of January 2025. This will then conclude the GDaD job families. 


Work continues on the Additional Job Families with Information Governance now complete, the job roles identified through this piece of work with subject matter experts are: 

  • Data Protection Officer 

  • Head of Information Governance 

  • Information Governance Manager 

  • Senior Information Governance Officer 

  • Information Governance Officer 

  • Information Governance Administrator 

Following two very successful workshops with a diverse group of clinicians, a draft of two generic job roles have been created: 

  • CXIO 

  • Clinical Informatician 


These two roles describe the core skills and competencies required for those working at this level and has been out for consultation with this group. Once the drafts have been agreed they will be available on the FEDIP website for further consultation and feedback from the wider clinical workforce. 


The next area that we are focussing on in September, is clinical coding, within the Patient Services job family. 


The Digital Skills Development Network recently conducted a census across the NHS Trusts in England to identify staff working in digital. The Occupational Architecture was used for the basis of this census. 


It is great to see it being practically applied. By using a common language, we will be able to compare workforce structures, look at best practice and more importantly support the professional workforce in their CPD, career pathways and professional registration. 


Agenda for Change remains a challenge working within the existing framework. What is clear is that for those areas where job roles do not undertake any financial activities it is worth looking at responsibility for the installation or repair and maintenance of equipment and machinery and responsibility for physical assets. Also, the factor responsible for human resources is another area that can be tricky for those that do not have line management responsibility, have a look at whether the role undertakes or devises training, or is involved with mentoring and/or coaching. 


This Occupational Architecture does not set out to recreate individual job descriptions for everyone working in the digital workspace but rather identify core skills that can be drawn into job descriptions.  


We would like to invite you to review the job roles and provide us with feedback, the website can be found at FEDIP Job Profiles and there are feedback forms at the end of each job role. 


We would also invite anyone who is working within a professional framework to get in touch with us to see if we can include and/or reference your work. FEDIP aims to be a central point of contact for signposting to alternative frameworks. 


If you have any questions about this piece of work then please get in touch with Kim Bellis, Programme Manager at kim.bellis@fedip.org 

 

 

 

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