Digital Clinical Safety Officer

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Onsite parking

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Digital Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) to lead clinical safety across its digital portfolio and EPR deployment. You will work with the CCIO, CNIO and CDIO to identify and manage clinical risks and ensure safety standards are met.

The role requires a registered healthcare professional with a CSO qualification and offers staff benefits including NHS pension and health support services.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered healthcare professional with a CSO qualification.
• Experience leading clinical safety across digital portfolios and programmes.
• Ability to identify, assess and manage clinical risks in digital health.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and expert advice on clinical safety across the Trust's digital portfolio.
• Ensure digital systems and medical device integrations meet NHS Digital Clinical Safety Standards.
• Collaborate with CCIO, CNIO and CDIO and with clinical, operational, technical and supplier teams.
• Champion a culture where digital safety is integral to patient safety.

Skills

Clinical safety leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Digital health

Education

CSO qualification

Registered healthcare professional

Job description

Great opportunity to join the Digital team at ESHT and build a CSO team across the organisation. You will play a major role in our EPR deployment. You will be working closely with the CCIO, CNIO and CDIO

The Digital Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) is responsible for providing leadership and expert advice on clinical safety across the Trust's digital portfolio.

The post holder will ensure that all digital systems, software, clinical applications, medical device integrations and digital transformation programmes are developed, procured, implemented and maintained in accordance with recognised NHS Digital Clinical Safety Standards.

The CSO will work closely with clinical, operational, technical and supplier teams to identify, assess and manage clinical risks associated with digital technology and support the delivery of safe and effective digital healthcare services.

The post holder will act as the Trust's designated Clinical Safety Officer for digital systems and services and will champion a culture in which digital safety is recognised as an integral component of patient safety.

You must be a registered healthcare professional and hold a CSO qualification.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.