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.
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
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.
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.
