Deputy Clinical Safety OfficerNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Deputy Clinical Safety Officer, working closely with the Clinical Safety Officers delivering clinical risk management in the implementation of digital systems across the Trust.

You will be a practising clinician with a senior position within the Trust and current professional registration. You will have an in depth knowledge of digital clinical systems within a healthcare environment and their impacts on patient safety.

To hear more about the role from a current UHS Clinical Safety Officer please see https://youtu.be/lsjU2D9SzAk

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as Deputy Clinical Safety Officer, working closely with the Clinical Safety Officers delivering clinical risk management in the implementation of digital systems across the Trust.

You will be a practising clinician with a senior position within the Trust and current professional registration. You will have an in depth knowledge of digital clinical systems within a healthcare environment and their impacts on patient safety.

To hear more about the role from a current UHS Clinical Safety Officer please see https://youtu.be/lsjU2D9SzAk

Job description

In this role, your key responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with UHS CSO, CCIO(s), CNIO and CIO to lead on clinical risk management across the Trust.
• Providing guidance, expert advice and support to UHS Digital and the wider Trust with regards to digital clinical risk management practice and processes.
• Supporting clinical risk management activities, including the identification, analysis, evaluation and mitigation of clinical risks during system development, implementation, modification or decommissioning. These activities will be undertaken in a structured manner and result in the output of clinical risk management documentation.
• Supporting the CSO to establish, maintain and refine a coherent and comprehensive set of robust business processes to identify and address patient safety risks associated with digital systems/applications.

What were looking for

• Practising clinician with a senior position within the organisation and current professional registration such as GMC or NMC.
• Experience of using digital clinical systems including electronic patient records.
• In depth knowledge of digital healthcare systems/applications, human factors and their contribution and control in the context of patient harm.
• Previous experience of risk management/clinical safety.

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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