Lead Clinical Safety Officer

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Tipner; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Nursery

Beach Hut access

Wellness Centre (gym & swimming pool)

Staff networks (LGBTQ, Race Equality,

Awards ceremonies

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust seek a Lead Clinical Safety Officer to provide expert, independent clinical safety leadership across both organisations. You will ensure digital systems are safe to design, deploy, use and decommission with full compliance to DCB0129 and DCB0160, owning risk management, hazard logs and safety documentation.

You will lead incident reviews, support root cause analysis, and share clear safety recommendations on whether systems

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical risk management process for all digital systems.
• Maintain Clinical Safety Cases and Hazard Logs.
• Provide expert clinical safety advice across digital programmes.
• Ensure compliance with DCB0129/DCB0160 and NHS England guidance.
• Support incident review, root cause analysis, and learning dissemination.
• Promote safe cross site digital communication and interoperability.
• Represent the organisation in regional and national safety forums.

Job description

The Lead Clinical Safety Officer provides expert, independent clinical safety leadership across Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The role ensures all digital clinical systems are safe to design, deploy, use and decommission, with full compliance to DCB0129 and DCB0160. You will lead the clinical risk management process for Health IT systems, owning Clinical Safety Cases, Hazard Logs and all associated safety documentation. You'll identify and manage clinical risks, review digital related incidents, support root cause analysis and make clear recommendations on whether systems are safe to go live or require further mitigation.

• Lead the clinical risk management process for all digital systems.
• Maintain Clinical Safety Cases and Hazard Logs.
• Provide expert clinical safety advice across digital programmes.
• Ensure compliance with DCB0129/DCB0160 and NHS England guidance.
• Support incident review, root cause analysis, and learning dissemination.
• Promote safe cross site digital communication and interoperability.
• Represent the organisation in regional and national safety forums.

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally. The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do.

• our on-site Nursery
• access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days
• our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool
• access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility
• awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements

We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.