Deputy Clinical Safety Officer

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS discounts

35 days holiday pro rata

Generous pension scheme

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS FT is recruiting for a Deputy Clinical Safety Officer to work with the Clinical Safety Officers in delivering risk management across the Trust as digital systems are implemented.

The role requires a practising clinician with senior status and registration, with deep knowledge of digital clinical systems and their impact on patient safety. You will engage with UHS Digital and hospital leadership to drive safety through system changes.

Qualifications

• Practising clinician with senior position and current registration (GMC or NMC).
• Experience using digital clinical systems including electronic patient records.
• In-depth knowledge of digital healthcare systems and human factors impacting patient safety.
• Experience in risk management/clinical safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead on clinical risk management across the Trust with the CSO and CIOs.
• Provide guidance and support to UHS Digital on clinical risk management practices.
• Support clinical risk activities during system development, implementation, modification or decommissioning.
• Establish robust processes to identify and address patient safety risks with digital systems.

Skills

In-depth knowledge of digital health

Communication and influencing skills

Human factors and patient safety

Analytical interpretation of technical

Education

Master’s or equivalent experience

CPD / continuing professional development

Job description

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Deputy Clinical Safety Officer, working closely with the Clinical Safety Officers delivering clinical risk management in the implementation of digital systems across the Trust.

You will be a practising clinician with a senior position within the Trust and current professional registration. You will have an in depth knowledge of digital clinical systems within a healthcare environment and their impacts on patient safety.

To hear more about the role from a current UHS Clinical Safety Officer please see https://youtu.be/lsjU2D9SzAk

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

We believe that using technology wisely shows strong time management and commitment to innovation. However, personalising your recruitment application to highlight your unique skills and experiences is crucial. Relying too heavily on generic, AI-generated content instead of drawing from your own strengths and accomplishments may lead to your application being rejected if multiple candidates present identical or similar information.

• UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts
• Entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata)
• Generous pension scheme

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with UHS CSO, CCIO(s), CNIO and CIO to lead on clinical risk management across the Trust.
• Providing guidance, expert advice and support to UHS Digital and the wider Trust with regards to digital clinical risk management practice and processes.
• Supporting clinical risk management activities, including the identification, analysis, evaluation and mitigation of clinical risks during system development, implementation, modification or decommissioning. These activities will be undertaken in a structured manner and result in the output of clinical risk management documentation.
• Supporting the CSO to establish, maintain and refine a coherent and comprehensive set of robust business processes to identify and address patient safety risks associated with digital systems/applications.

What We’re Looking For

• Practising clinician with a senior position within the organisation and current professional registration such as GMC or NMC.
• Experience of using digital clinical systems including electronic patient records.
• In depth knowledge of digital healthcare systems/applications, human factors and their contribution and control in the context of patient harm.
• Previous experience of risk management/clinical safety.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Practising clinical with a senior position within the organisation and current professional registration such as GMC or NMC.
• Evidence of continued professional and educational development with evidence of training and qualifications in a relevant health discipline.
• Master’s or equivalent experience.

Desirable criteria

• Clinical safety qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience at a senior level in healthcare setting. Clinically competent and credible with frontline staff and senior multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Experience of using digital clinical systems including electronic patient records.
• Previous experience of risk management/clinical safety.
• Facilitation of multi-professional groups.
• Presenting and communicating to large groups.
• Experience of working autonomously and self-starter.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in a Clinical Safety role.
• Experience of successfully leading change.

Skills / Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In depth knowledge of digital healthcare systems/applications, human factors and their contribution and control in the context of patient harm.
• Knowledge of clinical pathways across the Trust.
• Highly developed communication and influencing skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyse and interpret technical, sensitive or contentious information and present this to a variety of audiences.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the application of tools, techniques and skills required to use and maintain a Clinical Risk Management System.
• In depth understanding of the various digital clinical systems in use across UHS.