Digital Clinical Safety Officer

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Clinical Safety Officer to implement digital clinical safety processes across Cornwall. This pivotal role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and applying expertise in healthcare and digital systems to enhance patient safety. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Clinical Safety Officer required.
• Attended clinical safety training for Health IT.
• Knowledgeable in risk management within clinical domains.

Responsibilities

• Implement clinical risk management processes in line with NHS guidelines.
• Lead the digital clinical safety effectiveness team.
• Manage digital clinical safety staff and provide training.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in relevant field

Current professional registration

Job description

Job summary

The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy for Cornwall is to provide digital clinical safety as a service including functions and processes that support the safe development, introduction, deployment, and decommissioning of clinical digital systems across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System (ICS).

The post holder is a key player in supporting the delivery of this strategy, they will be accountable to the CNIO & Head of Patient Safety and take lead responsibility for the implementation of the digital clinical safety operating model, policy, and processes for assurance of compliance with digital clinical safety regulations. Helping to ensure services become, and remain, fit for purpose for the escalating demands of digital transformation projects and programmes across the organisations.

Main duties of the job

Working within a clear framework the post holder will be responsible for implementing the clinical risk management processes and procedures in accordance with the relevant NHS guidelines.

The postholder will lead the digital clinical safety effectiveness team. They will line manage the digital clinical safety manager and indirectly the digital clinical safety team staff,including providing formal and informal training and coaching to develop and maintain expertise and apply clinical safety activities in practice.

As a qualified and experienced healthcare professional the postholder will maintain current registration with an appropriate professional body relevant to their training and experience.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Details Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-7152013-A

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Job description Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Job description Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Educated to Degree level.
• Current registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Medical, Nursing, Allied Health Professional or Social Care)
• Knowledge and expertise in healthcare, with a good understanding and knowledge of the complexity of digital clinical systems, clinical practice, clinical safety, and NHS digital regulations.
• Attended clinical safety training for Health IT or hold Master Modules in Patient Safety (or complete training within a short time of joining)
• Suitably trained and qualified in risk management or have an understanding in principles of risk and safety as applied to Health IT Systems.

Desirable

• Management/ Supervisory qualification

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience as a Clinical Safety Officer.
• Knowledgeable in risk management and its application to clinical domains.
• Experience in process and policy development and operating model implementation.
• Experience of utilising project and programme management techniques.
• Experience in managing highly complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience in writing and delivering high quality reports, documentation, and presentations to people at all levels, including senior leadership groups and boards.

Desirable

• Experience in the design, development, or deployment of digital systems with clinical functionality
• Experience as a CSO on one or more EPR deployments

Skills Essential

• Able to draw together complex information i.e., involving digital clinical systems, clinical practice, clinical safety, and NHS digital regulations and synthesise clinical safety deliverables as set out in the DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex / highly complex information quickly and use it to support decision making where opinions differ.
• Excellent presentation, planning and communication skills.
• Professional attitude and ability to build relationships and networks.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Educated to Degree level.
• Current registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Medical, Nursing, Allied Health Professional or Social Care)
• Knowledge and expertise in healthcare, with a good understanding and knowledge of the complexity of digital clinical systems, clinical practice, clinical safety, and NHS digital regulations.
• Attended clinical safety training for Health IT or hold Master Modules in Patient Safety (or complete training within a short time of joining)
• Suitably trained and qualified in risk management or have an understanding in principles of risk and safety as applied to Health IT Systems.

Desirable

• Management/ Supervisory qualification

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience as a Clinical Safety Officer.
• Knowledgeable in risk management and its application to clinical domains.
• Experience in process and policy development and operating model implementation.
• Experience of utilising project and programme management techniques.
• Experience in managing highly complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience in writing and delivering high quality reports, documentation, and presentations to people at all levels, including senior leadership groups and boards.

Desirable

• Experience in the design, development, or deployment of digital systems with clinical functionality
• Experience as a CSO on one or more EPR deployments

Skills Essential

• Able to draw together complex information i.e., involving digital clinical systems, clinical practice, clinical safety, and NHS digital regulations and synthesise clinical safety deliverables as set out in the DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex / highly complex information quickly and use it to support decision making where opinions differ.
• Excellent presentation, planning and communication skills.
• Professional attitude and ability to build relationships and networks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)