Clinical Safety Officer | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution based in Greater London is seeking a Digital Clinical Safety Officer to support the Clinical Director of Digital Safety in the planning and implementation of digital systems. The role demands clinical expertise and aims to ensure the safety of both clinical and non-clinical staff during the deployment of these systems. Responsibilities include maintaining safety management records, contributing to budget formulation, and engaging in long-term planning of digital projects. The position offers competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary including high-cost area supplement

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

24/7 independent counselling support

Career-long learning and development opportunities

Excellent transport connections

Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes

Free Pilates classes

Full support and training to develop your skills

Qualifications

• Clinically trained and registered with the relevant professional body.
• Specialist in current field with experience in clinical audit and research.
• Working towards or in possession of the specialist Clinical Risk Management training certificate.

Responsibilities

• Support the CDDS in creating clinical safety management records.
• Contribute to metrics for compliance measurement.
• Ensure staff engagement for safe deployment of clinical IT systems.
• Contribute to long-term planning of digital projects.
• Become a lead specialist in Digital Clinical Safety.

Skills

Clinical informatics

Clinical audit

Clinical training and supervision

Education

Clinical Risk Management training certificate

Job description

Digital Clinical Safety Officer

Digital Clinical Safety Officers will support the Clinical Director of Digital Safety (CDDS) in the “Safety” stream of the Department of Digital Medicine in short‑ and long‑term planning for the safe implementation and deployment of digital systems and devices. The role cuts across all Trust digital projects and implementations and is an exciting opportunity for those with a good grounding in clinical informatics, or for those with the necessary experience who want to develop this area of their practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the CDDS in creating clinical safety management records associated with the maintenance of the standards DCB0129 and DCB0160.
• Contribute to baseline metrics of systems to both qualitatively and quantitatively measure compliance to DCB0129 and DCB0160.
• Maintain clinical expertise operating within practitioner boundaries of competence.
• Ensure clinical, and non‑clinical staff engagement and consultation in relation to safe deployment of clinical IT systems.
• Contribute to long‑term planning of digital projects and to wider Department of Digital Medicine planning.
• Contribute to the formulation of project budgets and to the overall budget of the department of digital medicine.
• Contribute to wider organisational objectives, pathway developments and long‑term planning in relation to digital systems.
• Become a lead specialist in Digital Clinical safety through practical experience and attendance of conferences and training events.
• Organise and deliver training where necessary for clinical and non‑clinical staff on new processes identified by digital clinical safety evaluation.
• Intervene directly where safety issues are identified and raise these through appropriate channels, including with the CDDS.

Qualifications

• Clinically trained and registered with the relevant professional body.
• Specialist in current field with responsibility for clinical training and supervision, experience in clinical audit and research.
• Working towards, or in possession of, the specialist Clinical Risk Management training certificate provided by NHS Digital.
• Good grounding in clinical informatics; or necessary experience to develop this area of practice.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (including high‑cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career‑long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• And so much more – see our Moorfields benefits leaflet for the full range of benefits

Compliance

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust requires all staff to comply with Trust policies and national regulations concerning Health & Safety, Information Governance, DBS checks, safeguarding, infection control, equal opportunities, and other relevant statutory duties. All applicants are expected to understand and adhere to these responsibilities.