Job summary
The Clinical Safety Officer will be a registered clinician responsible for overseeing the clinical risk management process for healthcare IT products and services. They will provide leadership, guidance, support, and specialist knowledge in relation to Clinical Safety and current NHS Digital standards (e.g., DCB0129, DCB160). The post holder will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed clinical safety throughout the lifecycle of digital health products.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:o Clinical Risk Management: Oversee clinical risk management processes, develop and maintain Clinical Safety Cases and Hazard Logs, and lead clinical safety assessments.o Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with product developers, clinicians, and external partners, providing clinical safety expertise and advice.o Regulatory Compliance and Documentation: Ensure compliance with relevant standards, lead the development and submission of safety-related documentation.o Education and Training: Deliver training sessions on clinical risk management principles and promote a culture of clinical safety awareness.o Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor post-market safety data and prepare regular clinical safety reports.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinician with current active/ current membership to a regulatory body
- Clinical Safety Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Trust and national drivers for digital change
- Knowledge of evidence based risk assessment and management processes, and the ability to engage clinicians in these processes effectively
- Working knowledge of policies and legislation relating to Information management such as GDPR and Data protection
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience/ Post qualification at Band 6
- To have contributed to the development and implementation of new Digital technologies or of the development of an EPR
- Experience in writing clinical safety reports, the development of Hazard logs, Hazard Workshops and action planning
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evidence confident and autonomous decision making and sound judgment skills
- Ability to lead and manage stressful and emotive situations
- Demonstrate empathy and understanding when supporting staff through digital change. Offer credible solutions and mitigations for digital change
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinician with current active/ current membership to a regulatory body
- Clinical Safety Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Trust and national drivers for digital change
- Knowledge of evidence based risk assessment and management processes, and the ability to engage clinicians in these processes effectively
- Working knowledge of policies and legislation relating to Information management such as GDPR and Data protection
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience/ Post qualification at Band 6
- To have contributed to the development and implementation of new Digital technologies or of the development of an EPR
- Experience in writing clinical safety reports, the development of Hazard logs, Hazard Workshops and action planning
Skills
Essential
- Ability to evidence confident and autonomous decision making and sound judgment skills
- Ability to lead and manage stressful and emotive situations
- Demonstrate empathy and understanding when supporting staff through digital change. Offer credible solutions and mitigations for digital change
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
