Digital Clinical Safety Officer(Digital Nurse/Midwife/AHP) - Band 7

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in England is seeking a Clinical Safety Officer to ensure the safe integration of digital technologies in patient care. The role involves planning clinical risk management activities and leading initiatives to enhance the use of clinical information systems. Candidates must be experienced clinical practitioners and trained Clinical Safety Officers. This role is crucial for ensuring adherence to patient safety standards within digital services.

Qualifications

• Experienced clinical practitioner in nursing, midwifery, or allied health professions.
• Trained Clinical Safety Officer with knowledge of digital systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure digital technologies support safe, efficient, high-quality care.
• Plan clinical risk management activities for clinical information systems.

Skills

Clinical risk management

Digital technology leadership

Clinical assessment

Education

Registered Nurse/Midwife/AHP

Job description

Overview

This is a specialist clinical role within the Digital Team, relating to patient safety and our electronic patient record (ePR) programme. The post holder will be an experienced clinical practitioner (Nurse/Midwife/AHP) and trained Clinical Safety Officer. The purpose of the Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) role is to implement Clinical Risk Management activities within Digital Services that support the safe development, introduction, and deployment of clinical digital systems. The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating with other Trust teams, to ensure a cooperative approach to digital clinical risk management. As part of the digital team, the post-holder will ensure that they follow the digital clinical safety strategy and embed assigned clinical safety processes into practice. Working under the guidance of the Chief Nursing Information Officer the post holder will support the completion of clinical safety reviews, assessments and planned interventions for risks associated with digital systems, including the Trusts new electronic patient record (ePR).

Responsibilities

• As a Clinical Safety Officer/Digital Clinician, the post holder will ensure digital technologies are effectively embedded to support safe, efficient and high quality care.
• To ensure that the Clinical IT system functionality is adhered to, to support practitioners professional standards e.g. the NMC, HCPC or similar codes of conduct.
• To plan clinical risk management activities in support of the development and operation of clinical information systems across the organisation. Facilitate clinical hazard workshops, meetings and other clinical risk management activities as appropriate. This will require assessing complex factors to formulation and adjustment of plans as necessary.
• To support the digital agenda within the Trust and wider ICS.
• Maintain competencies relating to digital leadership by attending regular updates such as local user group initiatives, Clinical reference, and CSO groups. Through both meetings and use of online forums such as the NHS Futures platform.
• Provide professional leadership including motivation of staff regarding the safe use of digital technology and effective risk management.
• Ensure the relevant data is captured and maintained as a collaborative approach with the wider Multidisciplinary team to meet both National and local standards