Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
1. Owning clinical risk assessment activity for all products within the organisation as directed; this includes triaging safety incidents raised within a Safety Incident Management System.
2. Acting as the lead for safety work in the trust and completing safety work as documented in the Clinical Safety Plan.
3. Leading investigation, prioritisation and resolution of safety issues under direction of the CCIO / CMO.
4. Executing root cause analysis of safety incidents that have been raised in line with best guidance practice.
5. Helping / advising the organisation when performing corrective actions arising from Safety Incident Reports.
6. Managing safety incidents to minimise actual risk and commercial exposure.
The post holder must have knowledge / experience of:
* Clinical qualifications and background within the NHS / private healthcare.
* Currently registered with clinical professional body.
* Knowledge of standards and DCB0129 and 0160 requirements.
* Attendance at an accredited CSO course, or planning to do this.
* NHS informatics experience.
* Project Management skills, principles and practices.
* System analysis, design, development, testing, release, support & maintenance best practice and lifecycles.
Whilst some activities may be delegated, the Clinical Safety Officer will retain overall responsibility for the following activities:
* Approval of the Clinical Risk Management Plan to confirm that the plan is appropriate and achievable in the context of the Health IT System deployment, modification and decommissioning.
* Ensure that clinical risk management activities are completed in accordance with the Clinical Risk Management Plan.
* Review and approval of all safety documentation including Clinical Safety Case Reports and Hazard Logs.
* Review of evidence in the Clinical Risk Management File to ensure it is complete and supports the Clinical Safety Case Report.
* Provide a recommendation to Senior Management regarding whether any digital system is safe to deploy.
Raise any unacceptable safety risks to Senior Management.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential Criteria
* Must have a Clinical qualification and background within the NHS or private healthcare domain and be currently registered with clinical professional body.
* Has attended an accredited CSO course or will be attending in the future.
Desirable Criteria
* Good understanding and knowledge of mental health processes and law.
* Masters in Leadership, Change, Service Transformation or other relevant subject or equivalent experience.
* Project management qualification, such as PRINCE II or Agile.
* Information Governance qualification.
* Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health Leadership (NHS Digital Leadership Academy).
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
* Strong Project Management skills, principles and practices.
* Experience of System analysis, design, development, testing, release, support & maintenance.
Skills & Abilities
Essential Criteria
* Excellent management skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experienced clinician with evidence of working effectively across a range of clinical settings within a MDT.
* Ability to translate complex technical or business information for end users.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential Criteria
* In-depth knowledge of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Systems, human factors and their contribution and control in the context of patient harm.
* A thorough understanding of why and how errors occur in the development, deployment and subsequent use of EPR Systems and how these can result in patient harm.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children and young people's mental health services;
* Children's community services in Peterborough;
* Social care;
* Ground-breaking research.
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
Documents to Download
* Digital Clinical Safety Officer JDPS (PDF, 640.5KB)
* CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
* CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
* CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
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