Training activity information
Details
Contribute to management of a clinical computing system
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Clinical workflow and use of the clinical computing system
- Clinical dataflow and connectivity
- Systems administration
- Remote system monitoring/management
- Managing configuration changes and updates
- Documentation/systems records
- Troubleshooting
- Network configuration and resilience
- Networking troubleshooting
- User management
- Quality systems and procedures
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
- Scheduling and ad hoc
- Prioritisation of queries
- Legislation and regulations
- Offline panic file
- Managing data storage
- Live back up and archiving
Reflective practice guidance
The guidance below is provided to support reflection at different time points, providing you with questions to aid you to reflect for this training activity. They are provided for guidance and should not be considered as a mandatory checklist. Trainees should not be expected to provide answers to each of the guidance questions listed.
Before action
- What are the intended outcomes of contributing to the management of a clinical computing system? How does this relate to day-to-day management, data storage management, and troubleshooting?
- What understanding of the specific clinical computing system, its users, and relevant management procedures do you need before contributing?
- What do you anticipate learning about the operational aspects of clinical systems, user support, and maintaining system stability?
- How will you prepare to contribute effectively?
- Will you familiarise yourself with system documentation or discuss management tasks with relevant personnel?
- What challenges might you encounter in system management or user interaction?
- How do you feel about taking on system management responsibilities?
In action
- What specific management tasks are you undertaking (e.g., user account management, system monitoring, log review)?
- Why are you prioritising these tasks?
- What procedures are you following?
- Are you communicating with users or other IT staff?
- Are the management tasks proceeding smoothly?
- Are you identifying any potential issues or areas of concern?
- What are you learning about the day-to-day operational aspects of this clinical system?
- How does your contribution fit into the overall system management strategy?
- Are you encountering unexpected user requests or system alerts?
- Are you needing to adjust your planned tasks to address urgent issues?
- Are you seeking guidance from senior colleagues on unfamiliar management procedures or problems?
On action
- What specific management tasks were you involved in?
- What were the key considerations and procedures for managing the clinical computing system?
- What interactions did you have with other team members or stakeholders during the management activities?
- What skills or knowledge did you develop or improve in the management of clinical computing systems?
- What did you learn about the operational aspects and challenges of maintaining these systems?
- Were there any unexpected issues or insights gained during the management activities?
- How does this experience relate to ensuring the availability and reliability of clinical services?
- What areas for continued development in clinical computing system management have been identified?
- How can you apply the learning from this activity to future management responsibilities?
- What ‘next steps’ will you take to further your understanding of clinical system administration?
Beyond action
- Reflect on your understanding of the day-to-day management of clinical systems and how this has developed since your contribution.
- Have you observed or participated in system management activities since this DTA? How did your prior experience influence your understanding?
- Consider how this experience has informed your awareness of system stability, security, and user needs.
- What communication or teamwork skills did you utilise and how have you refined these in other contexts?
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 |
Outcome
Appraise, deploy and manage server operating systems. |
| # 3 |
Outcome
Undertake day-to-day management for clinical computing systems. |
| # 4 |
Outcome
Review and manage data storage, backup and archiving for clinical computer systems. |
| # 7 |
Outcome
Undertake troubleshooting and problem solving for clinical computing systems and connectivity. |