Digital Clinical Safety Officer
Job summary
Great opportunity to join the Digital team at ESHT and build a CSO team across the organisation. You will play a major role in our EPR deployment. You will be working closely with the CCIO, CNIO and CDIO
Main duties of the job
The Digital Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) is responsible for providing leadership and expert advice on clinical safety across the Trust's digital portfolio.
The post holder will ensure that all digital systems, software, clinical applications, medical device integrations and digital transformation programmes are developed, procured, implemented and maintained in accordance with recognised NHS Digital Clinical Safety Standards.
The CSO will work closely with clinical, operational, technical and supplier teams to identify, assess and manage clinical risks associated with digital technology and support the delivery of safe and effective digital healthcare services.
The post holder will act as the Trust's designated Clinical Safety Officer for digital systems and services and will champion a culture in which digital safety is recognised as an integral component of patient safety.
You must be a registered healthcare professional and hold a CSO qualification.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to reach out.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered healthcare professional (NMC, HCPC, GMC, GPhC or equivalent)
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Digital Clinical Safety Officer qualification and knowledge of DCB0129 and DCB0160
- FEDIP registration.
- PRINCE2, MSP or Agile qualification.
Experience
- Significant experience in healthcare, clinical informatics, digital transformation or patient safety
- Experience of undertaking clinical risk assessments and hazard analysis
- Experience of EPR, clinical systems or digital healthcare technologies
- Experience of governance, compliance and assurance processes
- Experience of EPR deployment.
- Experience of AI, medical device integration or interoperability programmes.
- Experience working within an NHS provider organisation.
Skills
- Ability to communicate highly complex information to clinical and technical audiences
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels
- Quality Improvement qualification (QSIR, Lean, Six Sigma or equivalent).
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Conquest Hospital
The Ridge
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7PT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/