Introduction
Health Informatics is a fast-growing area of health care that could be your ideal career path if you’re interested in working with information technology, enjoy library work, are good at analysing data or find satisfaction in keeping accurate records.
There are a range of jobs in health informatics, from entry-level roles in administrative functions, to those requiring postgraduate qualifications. It’s also possible to move into this field from other healthcare roles, or from IT jobs.
See the videos and case studies to find out more.
Roles
The roles within the Health Informatics field are listed below. Use the links below to explore more about each of the Health Informatics roles on the Health Careers website run by Health Education England.
Videos and case studies
Explaining Health Informatics
Faculty of Clinical Informatics mentoring scheme
Further information
Faculty of Clinical Informatics
Federation of Informatics Professionals (FedIP)
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