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Wendy Dearing Head of Professional Practice Development

Wendy Dearing Head of Professional Practice Development . NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) and why we got involved in the employer led degree. NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) is.

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Wendy Dearing Head of Professional Practice Development

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  1. Wendy DearingHead of Professional Practice Development NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) and why we got involved in the employer led degree

  2. NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) is A national organisation providing the information and technology services used by NHS Wales to support high quality patient care Our work covers the development of new national products and the delivery of operational technology and information services All our products are developed in collaboration with health boards and health professionals in NHS Wales, to meet the needs of NHS Wales now and in the future

  3. Background & Activity In addition we have 750,000 new referrals per year from GPs. We have: • 750,000 admissions per year and their discharges and transfers to arrange • There are 3,000,000 outpatient appointments in Wales each year. • These high volume activities are required in all care settings across hospitals and the community and can be more safely and effectively delivered using electronic services

  4. Background & Activity A recent detailed analysis of business processes in NHS Wales showed that: • We need to identify the right patient 112,000,000 times per year • We need to book 20,000,000 appointments per year • We order 80,000,000 pathology and radiology tests per year • We create 100,000,000 documents in health services per year • We create 20,000,000 prescriptions per year, excluding GPs

  5. Delivered by …… An adaptable, skilled and professional informatics workforce, committed to collaboration, recognised for delivering innovation and modernisation in health and the public sector in Wales… …It is estimated that some 3,000 people in Wales can be classed as health informatics professionals…

  6. This demands a versatile and flexible workforce • Complex informatics programme places demands on different skill sets • Implementation is unveiling the workforce problem • Shortages already apparent there is a need for more people with both health care and IMT experience • Need experienced people who have installed systems, understand the culture and the change required

  7. NEW Career Paths Consultant Director 9 HI, IT & Bus Admin, Level 2 App’ships Informatics Undergrad student Placements Degree sandwich courses Informatics Graduate Internships (IT/Maths /Engineering) Consultant Practitioner 8 Advanced Practitioner 7 Specialist Practitioner 6 Informatics Work Experience Practitioner 5 Associate Practitioner 4 Senior Assistant 3 Assistant 1-2 Management development Programmes Informatics Management Development Programme Higher apprenticeships/Foundations degree in informatics/ Qualifications Level 3 Health Informatics/IT/ Business admin Apprenticeships/ Qualifications Level 2 NHS Internal Career Paths

  8. From obscurity to a Professional identity for Health Informatics

  9. ….but…. we still need more and ‘cause of the size of the agenda they are required to be ……job ready at the front door “Whilst many graduates possess the sufficient drive, enthusiasm and work ethic to be considered an asset to the organisation they often do not possess the necessary technical experience and knowledge to merit a band 5 post. However it is often found that these graduates would happily take a lower banded post if offered. Currently the Software Development department is not in a position to offer candidates lower banded posts”

  10. Skills …(2013) “We look for individuals with the aptitude and passion for software programming and who are motivated to work hard to achieve success. These qualities, above all else, typify the graduates we recruit. Over and above that we demand that graduates have a core set of skills; a thorough understanding of object oriented programming and classic design patterns, a practical grasp of the Structured Query Language and an ability to articulate and communicate ideas easily and effectively and have a concept of the business world”

  11. Readiness…… “Readiness begins at the application process. Graduates who are ready are those who have thought about the job and undertaken the necessary research. Those who succeed are interested in the job and want to succeed in it. They have planned and prepared their application and carefully considered the questions they want to ask at interview”

  12. To conclude • It’s an opportunity to influence the curriculum • Actively involved in the design • Able (and willing) to participate in “readiness events” • Gave an opportunity to create an NHS Pan Wales Workforce Development Partnership Board In this new wave of technology, you can't do it all yourself, you have to form alliances. Carlos Slim Helu -

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