Digital Clinical Safety Officer

The Digital Clinical Safety Officer (DCSO) will work as part of a Chief Clinical Information Officer / CMO team. The post holder will have an extensive understanding of clinical safety and will be responsible for efficient and effective management of the Digital Clinical Safety on behalf of the trust.

The role is responsible for providing leadership, guidance, support, specialist knowledge and clinical safety review and approval for the implementation of new digital solutions and upgrades existing digital solutions across the trust. This includes the assessment of clinical safety issues at all points in the procurement and implementation of IT software and hardware, including on-going management once transferred to live service and ensuring all digital solutions conform to relevant national standards for clinical safety.

The DCSO will be seen as a leading authority and primary point of contact for all matters relating to clinical safety of digital systems. The post holder will be responsible for the identification, assessment and mitigation of direct and indirect clinical hazards to patients.

Main duties of the job

Provide a service which captures and learns from digital clinical safety incidents and supports the introduction of changes and improvements to clinical systems where necessary

To improve the safety of digital technologies within the Group

To identify, and support the promotion and use of, digital technologies as solutions to patient safety challenges

Ensure that the trust learns from best practice in digital transformation programmes to understand what works well and why in respect to digital clinical safety

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.