Clinical Safety Officer
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician who is passionate about the opportunities within digital to act as a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) coordinating and carrying out clinical safety activities throughout the lifecycle of digital transformation projects, including throughout the procurement of a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
We are looking for an individual who will offer knowledge in Clinical Safety Compliance and Risk Management and will be the point of contact for all matters relating to clinical safety.
In return we can offer you an extremely supportive environment in which to work and a commitment to continue your personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for exceptional individuals who can demonstrate a real enthusiasm for patient safety. You will bring key organisational skills as well as excellent communication and presentation skills.
Key aspects of the role will be to:
- Ensure Clinical Safety is considered throughout the lifetime of the programme with identifying and mitigating associated clinical risks
- Ensure compliance to the mandatory Clinical Safety standards DCB0160
- Create all necessary documentation as part of the Clinical Risk Management Plan
- Report, investigate and resolve any clinical safety incidents
- Promote and increase awareness of clinical safety activities across the organisation
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to act as a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) coordinating and carrying out clinical safety activities associated with IT health systems across the organisation.
The CSO will ensure that safety is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the digital transformation projects including throughout the procurement of a new EPR system. In doing so, the CSO will ensure the Trust is compliant with the NHS clinical risk management DCB0160 standard deployment and use of health IT systems.
The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring that all IT health systems developed or procured conform to the DCB 0129 standard for clinical risk management application in the Manufacture of Health Systems.
The post holder will be involved in reporting, investigating, and resolving clinical safety incidents and making recommendations on the safety of health IT systems.
The post holder will be an active member of the Clinical Digital Team and will be responsible for promoting and increasing awareness of clinical safety activities across the organisation and wider health community.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Clinical professional registration, NMC, GMC, HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
- Extensive clinical experience in a care setting
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in implementing health IT systems
Experience
- Highly developed knowledge of care settings, with an understanding of the different services and roles involved in delivering care.
- Knowledge of the DCB0160 and DCB0160 standards
- Use of Word and Excel
- Ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure and to prioritise own work streams.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in informal teams.
- Ability to interpret and operationalise guidance/policy.
Other
- Ability to travel independently as and when required to fulfil the role
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Wayside House
Wilsons Lane
Coventry
CV6 6NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/