Lead Clinical Safety Officer

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS trust in Norwich is looking for a Lead Digital Health Clinical Safety Officer to contribute to their Digital Clinical Safety Strategy. You will ensure effective management of healthcare technologies and safe patient care, leading collaboration among acute hospitals. Ideal candidates will hold UK registration as a healthcare professional and possess substantial experience in clinical safety. This role offers an opportunity to influence the digital health landscape across Norfolk and Waveney while ensuring high-quality patient experiences.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream - access to pay

Free Park & Ride service

On-site Nursery

Support in career development

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with current UK registration.
• Experienced Clinical Safety Officer with evidence of practice and achievements.
• Working knowledge of UK Clinical Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Digital Health Clinical Safety Officer role ensuring healthcare technology compliance.
• Support development of a shared clinical safety approach across hospitals.
• Prioritize continuous improvements to digital culture and champion new digital solutions.

Skills

Excellent writing and verbal skills

Highly developed motivational skills

Organisational skills

Ability to inspire others

Education

Degree in a health-related subject

Job description

Job Summary

We have embarked on a programme to implement a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) as part of the NHS digital health ongoing initiative across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (NWAHC). The collaborative is made up of three acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney.

• James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH)
• Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH)
• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH)

This is a unique opportunity to contribute your skills and expertise to create a meaningful impact on the health and well‑being of individuals throughout Norfolk and Waveney. We are dedicated to advancing our digital capabilities in alignment with our long‑term strategic goals, ensuring a high standard of patient care and safety for our diverse communities.

The acute hospitals in Norfolk are a vital part of the health and social care system. Our digital mission is an essential part of our transformation into a post‑modern healthcare system.

Main duties of the job

• Opportunity to work on a wide range of innovative projects, which improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Flexibility to work within a collaborative office space at Norfolk County Hall, at one of the 3‑Acute hospitals and from home.
• Work with a multi‑disciplinary team of experienced clinicians, technicians, digital nurses and data scientists.

About Us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first‑class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state‑of‑the‑art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute.

We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N N Hospitals Charity.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
• On‑site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On‑site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Details

• Date posted: 17 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year pa pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 3 months
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
• Reference number: 234‑EPR‑CSO‑B8
• Job locations: JPUH/Norfolk County Hall, Norwich, NR1 2DH

Job Description

The Lead Digital Health Clinical Safety Officer will play a key role in the implementation of the Trusts Digital Clinical Safety Strategy, ensuring the effective and efficient use of healthcare associated technologies to support the delivery of high quality and safe patient care.

The post holder will be responsible for leading and providing expertise on effective clinical risk management of all Digital Health Applications and IT systems ensuring compliance with safety standards, DCB0129 and DCB0160.

Working in collaboration with colleagues at the James Paget University Hospitals, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Lead Clinical Safety Officer will support the development of a shared clinical safety approach, where possible, for all healthcare associated technologies and a clinical risk management plan that will underpin the development and implementation of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution.

This role is essential to prioritising continuous improvements to the digital culture of the organisation. The post holder will be flexible and adaptable and be able to champion and support the safe implementation of new digital solutions. Applying knowledge and previous experience of implementing strategies to ensure clinical safety of digital systems, the Lead Digital Health Clinical Safety Officer will act as a primary point of contact and escalation.

Person Specification

• Qualifications:
• Registered healthcare professional with current UK registration- Valid NMC, GMC, HCPC registration required
• Educated at degree level in a health‑related subject or equivalent experience

• Experience:
• Experienced Clinical Safety Officer with portfolio of evidence to demonstrate practice and achievements
• Working knowledge and experience of all relevant UK legislation relating to Clinical Safety including DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards

• Skills:
• Excellent writing and verbal skills, including preparation of formal reports and creation of presentations and training materials
• Highly developed motivational and organisational skills, ability to inspire others to work in a new way or environment

• Attitude:
• Personal resilience and determination to make a tangible contribution to healthcare
• Confident and calm attitude with an ability to work within a changing and demanding environment
• Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative's values of; QEHKL's Living our values NNUH's PRIDE values JPUH's CARER Values

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

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

JPUH/Norfolk County Hall

Norwich

NR1 2DH

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