Lead Digital Allied Health Professional - EPR Project

NHS; Goole; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Digital Lead AHP to join their Digital Health team. The role involves leading patient safety risk management and ensuring compliance with digital health standards. Candidates should have a formal clinical qualification, significant clinical experience, and proven leadership skills. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £55,690 to £62,682 per annum. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical risk management in digital health or healthcare IT.
• Proven leadership skills/experience.
• Relevant mentorship qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient safety risk management for digital health systems.
• Manage clinical risk management documentation.
• Conduct compliance audits and facilitate risk identification workshops.

Skills

Clinical risk management

Incident investigation

Safety case development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Formal clinical qualification

Postgraduate diploma or equivalent

Evidence of continuing professional development

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Digital Lead AHP to join our Digital Health team and play a pivotal role in ensuring patient safety across our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) solution and associated Digital Health Applications and IT Systems.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the safe development, deployment, and use of digital health technologies that will transform patient care across the Humber Health Partnership.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in clinical risk management within digital health or healthcare IT, knowledgeable about NHS Digital standards (DCB 0129 & DCB 0160), skilled in incident investigation, reporting, and safety case development, confident in liaising with clinical, patient safety, and informatics teams, and passionate about improving patient safety through digital innovation.

Main Duties

• Lead and promote patient safety risk management in line with DCB 0129 – Manufacture of Health IT Systems and DCB 0160 – Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems.
• Support Digital and Clinical Transformation teams to embed safe digital practices across the organisation.
• Develop and refine robust systems to identify and mitigate patient safety risks in digital health.
• Manage and maintain Clinical Risk Management documentation including the Clinical Risk Management File (CRMF), Clinical Risk Management Plan (CRMP), Hazard Log (HL), Clinical Safety Case & Reports, and Decommissioning Clinical Safety Case Reports.
• Investigate and resolve clinical safety incidents, making recommendations to improve safety.
• Conduct compliance audits (internal and supplier) to ensure adherence to NHS England standards.
• Facilitate risk identification workshops to proactively address hazards in system development and use.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to stakeholders, including attendance at board‑level meetings.
• Monitor compliance with clinical risk management policies and processes across all digital health systems.

Diversity and Inclusion

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Working Arrangements

We are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees. This includes part‑time, flexible working, job share and other arrangements. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications – Essential

• Formal clinical qualification and postgraduate diploma or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development preceptorship.
• Mentorship or equivalent qualification.
• Evidence of proven leadership skills/experience or relevant qualification.

Education & Qualifications – Desirable

• Masters degree or working towards.

Knowledge, Training & Experience – Essential

• Significant clinical experience as a senior registered clinician.
• Experience of teaching, training and utilising various assessment methods.
• Demonstrable project management experience.
• Evidence of management experience.
• Evidence of adopting Group/Directorate policy into practice, including relevant governance.
• Awareness of current technological projects and strategy.
• Awareness of governance / quality assurance frameworks and implications on workforce development.
• Relevant teaching, presenting or facilitation skills.
• An understanding of change management.

Knowledge, Training & Experience – Desirable

• Proven change management skills.

Employment Details

• Date posted: 12 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per annum pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term – 24 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
• Reference number: 356-25-7661748
• Job locations: Group Wide – Anlaby Road, Grimsby, Hull, Scunthorpe and Goole, HU3 2JZ
• Employer name: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Legal and Compliance Statements

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Application Information

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 https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/.

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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found at https://www.criminal-records-checks.org.uk/.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see https://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/.

Employer Details

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Group Wide – Anlaby Road, Grimsby, Hull, Scunthorpe and Goole, HU3 2JZ

Website: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/