1. Mrs Katie Enock National Information & Intelligence Workforce Programme Lead

2. National Public Health Information and Intelligence Strategy Overall Aims To develop progressive and sustainable improvements, continuing for the next ten years, in the availability and use of Public Health Information and Intelligence. To provide the required vision, leadership and plans for delivering the national Public Health Information and Intelligence System. Develop a framework to harmonise, coordinate and direct the work of different agencies in order to build such a system.

3. Overall Objectives To provide operational support to the Choosing Health delivery plan by making information and knowledge available to local communities to inform their decisions. To meet the information and intelligence needs of key Department of Health and wider health-related Government policy objectives such as reducing inequalities in health, monitoring the public health function, achieving health literacy and tracking relevant Public Service Agreement targets locally and nationally

4. Career Progression Retrospective portfolio assessment framework developed and UKPHVR opened –Some resources available to support those on the Defined Specialist Support Programme No existing prospective training for defined specialists (yet) No prospective training for I&I career development (yet)

5. New Initiatives Practitioner regulation – scoping work –A common shows how/ knows how/ training & qualification framework developing FPH - Part A examination I&I Career framework (not a straight jacket)

6. Public Health Information & Intelligence Workforce Workstream Aims To improve public health information and intelligence skills and capacity throughout England for the three levels of the public health workforce as defined by the “Report of the Chief Medical Officer’s Project to Strengthen the Public Health Function” published in 2001

7. Objective 1: Career Pathways To improve recruitment and retention of high quality specialist public health I&I staff by: -developing career pathways and peer support networks - identifying training required at each level - preparing a library of nationally approved job descriptions and person specifications for each level

8. Objective 2: Training Strategy To support the personal and professional development of public health I&I workforce. To support the personal and professional development of the public health workforce To support the provision of public health skills in undergraduate and post graduate curricula and the wider public health practitioners.

9. Objective 3: On-line Training Resources To increase access to training resources for: public health information, intelligence general public health knowledge and skills Resources readily available in a central on- line repository.

11. The Structure of the Framework – The Public Health Career Framework

13. LEVEL 5 Has autonomy in specified areas within a guidance framework. Continually developing their area of practice and supporting others to understand that practice. May contribute to programme work in multiagency/multidisciplinary environments. LEVEL 4 Beginning to have areas of autonomy and taking responsibility for aspects of work Increasing depth of complexity or breadth of application. LEVEL 3 Performs activities or small areas of work under the supervision of an appropriate practitioner. May work without direct supervision on small tasks and may supervise others but with reference to professional guidance. May assist in training others and could have responsibility for resources used by others. LEVEL 2 Performs a range of defined public health activities. Performs to guidance and undertakes tasks that contribute to public health function under the direction of more senior staff. Has some autonomy on defined tasks. Has gained basic public health skills through training and/or development. LEVEL 1 Performs to guidance and undertakes limited public health tasks under the direction of more senior staff. Enters with little previous knowledge, skills or experience. LEVEL 6 Has autonomy and responsibility in coordinating complex work reflecting wider and deeper expertise in their area of practice. Resource management is likely to be part of the function. Able to develop, facilitate and contribute to work and programmes in multiagency/multidisciplinary environments. LEVEL 9 Provides multidisciplinary/multisectoral leadership and strategic direction, innovation and determines resources. Balancing corporate and professional roles. Long term strategic visioning. Deciding the specification and provision of services directly and indirectly. LEVEL 8 High level of expertise either in an Increasing specialism in a field of practice or substantial breadth of service delivery or programme. Accountability for outward facing (external relationships) of service and engaged with other areas of public health practice. Complex, challenging, innovating and creative. Leadership responsibility and autonomy to act. Brings strategic direction, innovation and highly developed specialist skills. Management responsibilities. LEVEL 7 Expertise in areas of public health – Has autonomy in areas of work and has to be able to lead. Will have and will be performing an in depth highly complex role and continuously developing within a defined field and/or has management responsibilities for a section/small department.

14. Surveillance and assessment of the population's health and well-being Key elements: Collect data, Collate data, Analyse data, Interpret data, Make recommendations based on data, Identify areas and mechanisms for data collection, Implement recommendations, Oversee implementation of recommendations 1 Career Framework Levels What you need to be able to do (competences)What you need to know (Knowledge) Level 9 Level 8 Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

15. LEVEL 7 Expertise in areas of public health – Has autonomy in areas of work and has to be able to lead. Will have and will be performing an in depth highly complex role and continuously developing within a defined field and/or has management responsibilities for a section/small department. Non core/ Defined Competence requirement Public Health Intelligence Knowledge Requirements Core Competence requirement Knowledge Requirements Surveillance and assessment of the population's health and well-being Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of health and healthcare interventions, programmes and service Policy and strategy development and implementation Leadership and collaborative working for health

16. Training (qualifications)? Career Framework Level Training you need to work at this level Qualification(s) you need to work at the level What are the gaps? Level 9 Level 8 Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Levels 1-3

17. Group work this morning Look at what has been done before –Does it make sense? –Are there things missing? Things to think about –This is work in progress – capture the essence –The cube is a model only – it is not the end point –Health surveillance is also in the core –Do not get ‘hung up’ about AfC Important to think about what we need to know as well as what we need to be able to do.

18. Workshop Groups review the competence and knowledge base for levels: Group 1 Levels 4 and 5 Facilitator: Simone Ranson Group 2 Level 6Facilitator: Jennie Mussard Group 3 Level 7 Facilitator: Justine Fitzpatrick Group 4 Levels 8 and 9Facilitator: Mike Soljak review the training for each level Group 5Facilitator: Katie Enock