Digital Clinical Safety Officer | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cornwall is seeking a qualified healthcare professional to implement the digital clinical safety operating model and support a critical strategy in clinical safety. This role includes leading a team, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and providing training to maintain expertise. Strong commitment to the delivery of safe clinical systems is essential. Flexible working options may be available.

Responsibilities

• Implement the digital clinical safety operating model, policy, and processes.
• Lead the digital clinical safety effectiveness team and manage staff.
• Conduct formal and informal training to develop clinical safety expertise.

Job description

Overview

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.

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 post holder 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 post holder will maintain current registration with an appropriate professional body relevant to their training and experience.

About Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT)

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 and employ approximately 6,700 staff with 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. We are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally and to research and innovation. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research-active organisation and established the South West Clinical School in Cornwall to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities.

Job Details and Requirements

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 checks: Identity, 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: NHS Employers 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.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.