Welcome to this edition of the newsletter, which includes many opportunities to get involved in your Faculty of Health and Care and some exciting upcoming events and webinars. Opportunities include the Chair of the Faculty of Health and Care Board vacancy, joining a consultancy panel, and membership of our events and education committees. Further details are below. We also have an update on the NHS role profiles that will be included in the forthcoming DDaT census. We are very pleased to announce an exciting new community—the Electronic Health and Care Record Special Interest Group—and further bursaries for Medical Informatics Europe!
Jan Hoogewerf,
Head of Health and Care
Philip Scott,
Chair, Faculty of Health and Care Board
Chair of Faculty of Health and Care Board
This role is key to the future of the Faculty of Health and Care. The role description and details about applying can be found here.
The BCS Faculty of Health and Care are starting a new venture, drawing on the tremendous expertise of our members to take on consultancy projects. We are currently on two framework contracts—the SBS Consultancy Advisory Service (CASH) and NHS England Building Information Standards (BIS)—and are looking for experienced consultants to join us. If you are a BCS member or fellow and interested in working with us, please complete this brief form with details of your experience and expertise.
NHS Role Profiles and DDaT Census
The work to complete a full set of NHS digital, data, and IT roles continues, with cyber security and CIO roles now completed. Work is underway on patient services roles, including clinical coding and education and training roles. If you have any E&T job descriptions that you would like to share, please send them to jan.hoogewerf@bcs.uk. The NHS role profiles are here.
We are holding a webinar about the role profiles and the RoleModelplus tool, which was used to develop them and can be used for workforce planning and personal development planning. See details under events below.
Following on from the successful DDaT workforce census in 2024, the National DSDN Coordination & Liaison Committee has decided to carry out another Regional Workforce Census in 2025. The census will be completed by individual organisations reflecting the staffing they have in post as at 31st March 2025 under the DDaT job families. The collection will be very similar to last year, but with job families being updated and the process being improved. The workforce data collection is a valuable piece of work that will inform future regional and national workforce planning. If you would like access to the 2024 census data dashboard, please contact: vikki.hilton-greenhalgh@nhs.net or christinebanks@nhs.net.
Education and Events Committees
We are looking for volunteers to join our education and events committees. Volunteering can be good for the CV and a way of extending your network. Our education committee role is to advocate for, develop and promote education for those working in digital data and technical roles and routes into such roles. Our events committee is dedicated to putting on an exciting programme of webinars and other events, including our annual Faculty conference. If you would like to join either committee, we’d love to hear from you! Please email jan.hoogewerf@bcs.uk with details of your interest and any relevant experience.
Electronic Health and Care Record (EHCR) Specialist Group
We are proud to announce the formation of the Electronic Health and Care Records Special Interest Group (EHCR-SIG). The EHCR-SIG aims to improve health and wellbeing by furthering the understanding and adoption of electronic health and care records. The group will cover all aspects of health and care, including the creation and use of records in various settings, such as hospitals, primary care, and social care. The EHCR-SIG will explore topics such as knowledge sharing, innovation, patient safety, and digital health inequalities. Membership is open to anyone interested in health and social care, including digital health specialists, healthcare professionals, academics, patients, and carers. Find out more here.
EHCR Specialist Group - Bursaries for Medical Informatics Europe 2025 - Glasgow
We are very pleased to announce that the Electronic Health and Care Record Specialist Group is offering two bursaries to early-career Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) professionals in the public sector—both those employed by NHS organisations and local authorities working in public health and social care—to attend the MIE 2025 in Glasgow from 18 to 21 May 2025. Applicants will need to complete a short application form explaining which of the MIE streams they are particularly interested in and why.
Bursary award winners will need to have their employer agree to allow them to attend and will be expected to produce a write-up of what they learnt for sharing with EHCR-SIG members and for publication in BCS newsletters.
Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 March at the NEC Birmingham
Confirmed keynotes include NHS CEOs from Leicester, Leeds, Milton Keynes; NHS England policy chiefs Ming Tang, Prof Stephen Powis, Duncan Burton; national CNIO Helen Balsdon and CCIO Dr Alec Price-Forbes; plus nationally-recognised experts. BCS has a stand and Jan Hoogewerf joins Andrew Griffiths, CEO, FEDIP to talk about the NHS role profiles and how they can support workforce planning and professional development. Register here.
Dr Philip Wardle, Director of the National Imaging Academy Wales, will delve into how the imaging community within NHS Wales is driving the safe and effective adoption of AI in medical imaging.
Join the webinar to hear more about the NHS role profiles and how they can be used to clearly define roles and responsibilities, benchmark capabilities, identify gaps, and create structured development plans and career pathways using RoleModelplus.
Are you early in your digital health career or transitioning into a digital role? Join this webinar for actionable insights and expert guidance on how to launch and thrive in a digital health career.
If you have any events for inclusion in the newsletter, please contact elly.an@port.ac.uk
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