Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in England is seeking a part-time Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist to join their digital safety team. The role involves ensuring digital clinical systems compliance, supporting safety priorities, and contributing to risk management activities. This fixed-term position offers flexibility and the opportunity to enhance patient care through digital safety initiatives. A collaborative environment focused on sustainability and excellent patient outcomes awaits the successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legislation and requirements for digital clinical systems.
• Support the delivery of digital safety priorities and improvement plans.
• Contribute to patient safety and risk management activities related to digital systems.

Job description

Are you a healthcare professional with an interest in developing as a digital clinical informatics safety specialist? We have an exciting opportunity to join our digital safety team.

The Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Digital Clinical Safety Lead for Digital Healthcare to ensure that our digital clinical systems are safe and being used safely to improve patient care and outcomes. They will provide leadership, visibility, and expert support to the digital clinical safety work in the organisation.

The post is part‑time (22.5 hours) and fixed‑term until 31 August 2030. We would consider applications for flexible and hybrid working.

This exciting role combines elements of patient safety, risk management, clinical informatics, and digital systems safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the legislation and requirements for digital clinical systems
• Support the delivery of the Trust digital safety priorities and improvement plans
• Contribute to electronic health record and other digital systems related patient safety and risk management activities

About UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.