Clinical Safety Officer

HCA Healthcare UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Clinical Safety Officer to enhance patient safety during digital transformations. This role involves developing clinical risk management plans and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. Ideal candidates will have a healthcare background, experience in digital health systems, and strong stakeholder management skills. Join us in delivering safe and exceptional care to patients while driving change and innovation within the organization.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional with extensive experience.
• Hands-on experience in Digital Health Systems implementation or transformation.
• Proven ability to apply DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of digital health applications with regulations.
• Maintain patient safety during digital transformation changes.
• Identify and manage potential patient safety risks.

Skills

Current registration with GMC, NMC or equivalent

Formal training in Clinical Risk Management

Experience in Digital Health Systems

Ability to manage stakeholders

Education

Completion of NHS England Digital Clinical Safety training

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Safety Officer

Location: London, with occasional travel to Manchester and Birmingham

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5.30pm Hybrid (at least 3 days on site)

Permanent

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum depending on experience, plus benefits

Closing Date: Friday 23rd January 2026

We’re looking for a Clinical Safety Officer to join our team based in London.

This is an exciting time to join HCA Healthcare Ltd as digital transformation is leading our way forward and our priority to ensure we deliver an exceptional and safe service to our patients. The role works alongside our Digital Clinical Leads who work across our facilities to support our stakeholders, digital change and drive new opportunities in an ever‑changing digital world.

As a Clinical Safety Officer, you’ll be the trusted guardian of patient safety in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. You’ll lead the creation of clinical risk management plans, set the standard for safe technology adoption, and ensure every system meets the highest safety benchmarks. Your influence will span investigations, policy development and strategic input on cutting‑edge digital solutions. Collaborating with product owners and informatics leaders, you will drive transformation and innovation – whilst keeping safety at the heart of everything we do.

Why this role is unique:

• Drive Continued Safety Excellence – Following our major Expanse EHR implementation, you'll lead safety governance and directly influence how 10,000+ colleagues deliver safer care through technology.

• Fast-Track Your Career – Work directly with our CCIO and executive leadership team, gaining strategic experience that spans frontline clinical practice to board‑level decisions.

• Grow with Full Professional Support – Build on your DCB0129/0160 expertise with access to national safety forums and opportunities to publish your work, shaping both our safety culture and wider healthcare standards.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Others may think this is just a role in an IT team, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• Reporting and Assurance – ensure all digital health applications and IT systems developed, procured or deployed by HCA comply with the required regulations DCB0129 and DCB0160.
• Patient Safety – ensure that clinical patient safety remains the priority throughout any digital transformation change programmes and that all staff enhance patient safety during such times, not compromise it.
• Risk and Issues Management – be responsible for maintaining robust processes that identify any potential patient safety risks.
• Stakeholder Management – build strong, strategic relationships to ensure programme priorities are clearly understood and aligned with clinicians and patients, without compromising safety.

What you’ll bring:

• A current registration with GMC, NMC or equivalent recognised professional body for AHP.
• Formal training in Clinical Risk Management aligned to NHS Standards.
• Completion of NHS England Digital Clinical Safety training or equivalent CPD accredited courses covering: CSO Practitioner Training, Hazard Identification and Risk Mitigation, Clinical Safety Case Reports and Hazard logs, Compliance with DTAC.
• Extensive experience as a Registered Healthcare Professional.
• Hands on experience in Digital Health Systems – implementation, deployment or transformation.
• Proven ability to apply DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards.
• Proven ability to develop strong stakeholder management relationships and implement change.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Clinical Safety Officer, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual – We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
• Kindness and compassion – We treat people with kindness and compassion.
• Honesty, integrity and fairness – We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness.
• Loyalty, respect and dignity – We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.