Role
Clinical Safety Officer
Location: Lincolnshire
Role type: Inside IR35 Contract
Mode of working: Hybrid (2 days/week)
Duration: 6 months
The Role
This is a specialist clinical role within the Digital Team, relating to patient safety. The post holder will be an experienced clinical practitioner (Nurse/Midwife/AHP/Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician or Clinical Scientist) and trained Clinical Safety Officer. The purpose of the Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) role is to implement Clinical Risk Management activities within Digital Services that support the safe development, introduction, and deployment of clinical digital systems. The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating with other Trust teams, to ensure a cooperative approach to digital clinical risk management.
Your responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the digital clinical safety strategy under the guidance of the Chief Nursing Information Officer.
- Conduct clinical safety reviews and risk assessments related to digital systems, including the Trust’s new electronic patient record (EPR).
- Collaborate across the Lincolnshire Integrated Care System to ensure clinical pathways are integrated into the safety approach for systems deployed within ULHT.
- Act as the designated clinical safety officer for the EPR programme, ensuring a suitable clinical safety process is in place and that it has been followed during procurement and implementation.
- Develop, maintain, and refine systems and processes to identify and address patient safety risks associated with digital health applications and systems.
- Undertake supervision of the CNIO plan and conduct Clinical Safety Assessment workshops for digital systems, meeting NHS England Transformation Directorates standards (including DCB0129 & DCB0160) and Trust guidance.
- Create and approve clinical safety cases (applications) and reports.
- Understand regulatory compliance, including MHRA, DCB0129, and DCB0160.
- Work with members of the clinical safety function to develop safety case(s) for the Trust’s new EPR and EPR modules.
- Support delivery of service developments and improvements in line with WGLL frameworks.
- Maintain a professional portfolio in line with trust guidance and that of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)/Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience
- Registered practitioner: Nursing, Midwifery, AHP, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician or Clinical Scientist.
- Clinical safety officer trained / NHS Digital Clinical Safety Accreditation.
- Master’s in a related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence.
- Evidence of continuing professional development – master’s or equivalent knowledge on PMP / PRINCE2 Foundation.
- Ability to draw together complex information.
- Understanding of the national digital agenda and key clinical safety requirements within NHS England Transformation.
- Up-to-date and evidence-based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 suite.
Knowledge on EPR systems like Nervecentre and Cerner.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting, Hospitals and Health Care
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