Lead Safety Engineer

As a Lead Safety Engineer, you will join our Clinical Safety Team; the team provides a clinical safety assurance service, across the digital programmes and services within NHS England's Transformation Directorate, and to the wider health and social care service in England. You will work closely with technical and clinical colleagues to promote and ensure that effective clinical risk management is carried out by both supplier and Health and Social Care organisations. This helps them develop, deploy, and modify health IT systems that assist health and care staff to provide better, safer, patient care. Please note this is not a Health and Safety role, you will be required to have expertise in safety management in computer-based systems., We want you to be set for success, these are some of the key skills and experience that you'll bring to the role, NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

• Proven ability to identify hazards, undertake risk assessment and evaluate and assure risk control mechanisms.
• Demonstrable experience of using modern software engineering technologies and associated test and assurance strategies.
• Knowledge and understanding of the concepts of technical, business and clinical risk management including clinical safety impacts.
You will also desirably have:
• Working knowledge of implementing clinical safety assurance through a quality maturity model driven by Clinical Safety Standards DCB0129 and DCB0160.
• Experience of defect management (Safety Incident Management) processes from discovery, analysis through to closure.
• Experience of influencing others and offering mentoring to junior members.
• Some awareness of the Medical Device Regulation.
• Above all, someone who is conscientious, keen to make a difference and improve quality and safe delivery of Health IT solutions into the NHS.
Highly desirably:
• Experience of working with AI technologies / machine learning techniques.
• Experience with Data: Data Handling and analysis
• Experience of any previous Programming Skills.
  
  The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.