Job summary We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as Clinical Safety Officer (CSO). The role will undertake CSO duties on behalf of member organisations: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and BSW ICB. The Clinical Safety Officer will be responsible for ensuring that any IT deployments within member organisations are carried out in a way that ensures that any clinical risks to patient safety are identified, managed and documented. This includes new deployments and any changes to the systems being used. 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 organisations. The CSO will effectively plan over long medium and short term and develop strategic plans and will be involved in a number of transformative projects in support of the Clinical Strategy, providing oversight of clinical safety and ensuring that clinical risk is managed effectively. The CSO will ensure that safety is maintained throughout the life cycle of the digital transformation projects. In doing so, the CSO will ensure the Trusts is compliant with the NHS clinical risk management DCB0160 standard - deployment and use of health IT systems. Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills relating to Digital Health. It is a developing specialism within the organisations, and so it is recognized that clinicians may not have specific training in this area. For the right candidate, the Trust will invest in training to support this role. The role will be supported by Chief Clinical Information Officers and Chief Nursing Information Officers who have all undertaken CSO training. Responsible for aligning and implementing the clinical risk management processes and procedures across AHA in accordance with the relevant NHS guidelines. Ability to effectively plan over long medium and short-term and develop strategic plans. It will involve the post holder in a number of transformative projects in support of the Clinical Strategy, providing oversight of clinical safety and ensuring that clinical risk is managed effectively. About us Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk Date posted 03 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata if part time Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 269-SFT8981-A Job locations Salisbury District Hospital Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post Grad diploma or equivalent experience Current registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Medical, Nursing, Allied Health Professional or Social Care) Desirable Attended clinical safety training for Health IT or hold Master Modules in Patient Safety (Training will be arranged if the successful candidate does not already meet this requirement) Experience Essential Extensive experience as a clinician or other medical practitioner Experience of working with clinicians, managers and other stakeholders outside of the immediate working environment. In-depth understanding of the ways in which healthcare professionals use information in support of patient care. Experience of successful partnership working and MDT building Advanced keyboard skills Desirable Experience of delivering improvement and ensuring patient safety through changes in clinical systems Experience of change management and service redesign. Experience of involvement in the specification, development, or implementation of information systems Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post Grad diploma or equivalent experience Current registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. Medical, Nursing, Allied Health Professional or Social Care) Desirable Attended clinical safety training for Health IT or hold Master Modules in Patient Safety (Training will be arranged if the successful candidate does not already meet this requirement) Experience Essential Extensive experience as a clinician or other medical practitioner Experience of working with clinicians, managers and other stakeholders outside of the immediate working environment. In-depth understanding of the ways in which healthcare professionals use information in support of patient care. Experience of successful partnership working and MDT building Advanced keyboard skills Desirable Experience of delivering improvement and ensuring patient safety through changes in clinical systems Experience of change management and service redesign. Experience of involvement in the specification, development, or implementation of information systems Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Address Salisbury District Hospital Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)