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Main area: Clinical Safety
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 7 months (Fixed term end date: 30/11/25. This post is fixed term, however existing Trust employees are welcome to apply as a secondment providing they have agreement from their current line manager before they apply.)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, no weekends)
Job ref: 426-674-25CC
Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Town: King's Lynn
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
This role is to develop and implement Clinical Risk Management activities that support the safe development and use of Digital Health Applications and IT Systems within the Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all Digital Health Applications and IT Systems developed by the Trust conform to DCB 0129 – the Manufacture of Health Systems.
They will also be responsible for ensuring that all Digital Health Applications and IT Systems procured/ developed by the Trust meet the requirements of DCB 0160 - the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems across the organisation.
The post-holder will be responsible for leading Clinical Governance within Digital Health including close liaison with the Patient Safety Team.
The post holder will be involved in reporting, investigating, and resolving clinical safety incidents and making recommendations on the safety of Digital Health Applications and IT Systems.
Main duties of the job
Lead, promote and support the Application of Patient Safety Risk Management to: The deployment and use of Health IT Systems – DCB 0160; The Manufacture of Health IT Systems – DCB 0129.
Establish new coherent and comprehensive set of business processes to direct and control resources to optimally manage clinical safety throughout the lifecycle of software products within the Digital Health Applications Portfolio, from procurement (or development) through to decommissioning.
Lead, direct, and embed the use of Digital Health Applications across the Trust to improve clinical safety, with patient safety being the overarching priority.
Develop, maintain, and refine robust systems and processes for identifying and addressing patient safety risks associated with Digital Health Applications and IT Systems.
Maintain and manage the Trust’s CRMS, ensuring that any processes and procedures are adhered to, policies are updated, ratified, and cascaded to the appropriate stakeholders.
Provide guidance, expert advice, and support with regards to Digital Health clinical risk management practice.
Monitor compliance with the CRMS for Digital Health Applications and IT Systems through audits.
Run Risk Identification workshops, to identify potential hazards associated with the deployment and use of Digital Health Applications and IT Systems.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this opportunity, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Clinical Professional Registration (E.g. NMC, Allied Health Professional)
* First degree or equivalent in a health-related subject
* Continuing professional development and reflective profile
* Master’s or equivalent in a health-related subject OR Equivalent training and on the job experience
* Quality Improvement Certification
* PRINCE 2 or equivalent
* Formal leadership and management training
Experience
* Management and Leadership experience within the NHS or similar
* Experience in clinical risk management
* Experience in delivering and implementing new policies, procedures, and ways of working
* Recent clinical experience and experience of daily operational working in a service setting
* Experience of managing staff from different professional backgrounds
* Knowledge and Experience of DCB 0129 and DCB 0160
* Experience of implementing Trust wide Digital Health Applications and IT Systems
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values.
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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to-day work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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