Clinical Safety Officer (Core Team) - EPR Programme

Job overview

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Acute Care Collaborative have come together as part of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as an Acute Provider Collaborative (APC) to invest in Electronic Patient Record (EPR) functionality. This is to meet the needs of our whole ICB population, recognising that the organisation of clinical care needs to change and develop radically in order to meet the challenges we face.

A Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) is required to lead all Clinical Safety aspects of the programme to ensure it is delivered in a safe and responsible way for patients.

• Work closely with the core team and local Trust CCIOs, CNIOs and CSOs to lead on clinical risk management across the programme. Ensure the programme conforms to DCB0129 and DCB0160 in the procurement, development and deployment of the single EPR. Develop and provide guidance and support to the programme with regards to clinical risk management practices and process.
• This role is open to Consultants too - and a second advert will be advertised. There is however one role.
• The role will include a mix of home and cross site working.

Main duties of the job

• Review and approve clinical risk management documentation for the programme.
• Recognise, and provide guidance on, potential defects in the inherent design of the chosen EPR, including how unintentional errors may occur, and therefore how the system impacts existing business processes.
• Use judgement to interpret policies and standards to make appropriate decisions to support the delivery and support of the EPR.
• Lead on development of Clinical Safety processes and documentation to ensure the EPR programme record and govern these appropriately.
• Ensure clinical safety is appropriately managed throughout the lifecycle of the EPR.
• Develop and maintain and strategic overview of current knowledge and practice in the field of clinical risk management.
• Attend meetings as required to provide clinical safety advice and guidance to EPR programme decision-making groups.
• Develop, manage and maintain clinical risk management documentation for compliance with DCB0129 and DCB0160 regulations.

Please note: This is a single vacancy. To ensure broad accessibility, the role will be advertised through both general recruitment and medical consultant platforms. However, there is only one position available, and it is open to applicants from both routes, including Consultants.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details including main responsibilities.