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The Head of Clinical Coding Services is likely to work with other heads of services (e.g. information management) in the strategic development of the clinical coding function and the improvement of clinical coding standards. The role is likely to be organisation wide ensuring departmental adherence to national guidelines and local policies and procedures through education, auditing and training.

The Head of Health Records will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the service. They will have responsibility for ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of service. They will also be involved in investigating and advising on highly complex health records and information issues.

The Head of Informatics Programmes is responsible for leading the management and delivery of all Informatics projects and programmes within a department. This includes managing project and programme management staff, as well as more specialist members of staff concerned with the delivery and effectiveness of projects and programmes (e.g. benefits management staff).

The Head of Informatics Programmes will also liaise, and ensure liaison, with Informatics related projects and programmes at a regional and national level. This will include ensuring that the organisation is working with other such projects and programmes in an appropriate and effective way.

The Head of Information will generally have responsibility for the delivery of high quality, timely and accurate management and clinical information. They will also support the development and delivery of strategic information requirements, within both corporate and clinical information areas. They will also have overall responsibility for Information Governance.

The Head of Information will also have management responsibilities for budgets, people and resources.

The Head of Information Services is responsible for the overall delivery of high quality, timely and accurate data and information. This will involve leading and managing staff involved in corporate recording, business intelligence, clinical coding, data quality assurance and information management.

A Head of Information Technology provides leadership for the development, management and use of Information Technology (IT) across an organisation. They are responsible for IT support via service desk operations, application support and the training and development of health care staff in IT matters. They are also responsible for hardware support, voice and data telecommunications and IT security.

A Head of Information Technology Security provides leadership for the security of information and systems. They will provide technical advice and guidance on all matters relating to ICT security strategy and policy. They will also be involved in developing security strategies and policies.

The Head of Systems Development has lead responsibility for the delivery and management of high quality corporate, clinical and departmental systems. This includes managing the development and maintenance of systems, including the management of applications, resources and technical experts/staff. They will also have a major role to play in the development of organisational policies and strategies that relate to systems development and management.

The Head of Training will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the Training service. They will have responsibility for ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness, integrity and business focus of the service. They will also be involved in evaluating the exploitation of new technologies.

A Health Economist will generally be responsible for investigating how resources are used in health care, and will aim to maximise the effectiveness of investment across the health economy. They will provide health economics and modelling expertise to the organisation and other stakeholders, deliver and/or commission research projects, commission external expertise, contribute to policy development and decision-making, and develop the use of applied health economic tools. They will present complex economic analyses to a range of stakeholders to gain commitment and understanding, and are expected to contribute to training and CPD development. Strong communication and collaborative skills are therefore a requirement.

A Health Records Clerk is likely to be involved in initiating, retrieving and filing health records. This will include exchanging information with staff relating to records, appointments, and admissions. They will require knowledge of patient admissions systems and health records procedures.

A Health Records Manager will be responsible for the management and development of the service. Responsibilities will include the development of policies and procedures for the service, timely monitoring arrangements and extensive communication within and outside the organisation. They will also be able to provide advice and guidance concerning all aspects of legislation governing Health Records.

A Health Records Officer is responsible for the running of a Department and its staff. They are also responsible for health records systems.

A Health Records Team Leader is likely to be involved in tracking and obtaining health records, including the investigation of potential missing health records. They are also involved in supervising the work of other team members in the health records area. They will require in-depth knowledge of patient admissions systems and health records procedures. They will also need good communication skills and have to liaise with a range of administrative and health records staff, as well as members of the public.