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We are committed to transforming patient care through innovative digital solutions. As we implement our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, we are looking for a Clinical Safety Officer to join our Digital Health team. This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact on patient safety and the future of healthcare technology across our Group.

Be part of a forward-thinking team shaping the future of digital healthcare. You will work on a high-profile project with direct impact on patient safety and clinical outcomes. This will involve collaborating with experts across patient safety, clinical informatics, and digital health.

Do you have

Strong knowledge of clinical safety standards and risk management in digital health.
Experience with DCB 0129 and DCB 0160 compliance frameworks.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to engage with multidisciplinary teams.
Analytical mindset with the ability to investigate incidents and recommend practical solutions.
Passion for improving patient safety through technology.

We value flexibility and inclusivity. All working patterns will be considered, including part-time, flexible working, and other arrangements that support work–life balance.

As Clinical Safety Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe development, deployment, and use of our new EPR solution and associated Digital Health Applications and IT Systems. You will:

Perform and enhance clinical risk management activities to safeguard patient safety.
Ensure compliance with DCB 0129 (Manufacture of Health IT Systems) and DCB 0160 (Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems).
Collaborate closely with Patient Safety and Clinical Informatics teams to lead clinical safety initiatives.
Report, investigate, and resolve clinical safety incidents, making recommendations for improvement.
Lead and facilitate safety assessments of new systems, processes, and changes with clinical impact.
Support the safe rollout and deployment of our new EPR solution.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Group we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about NHS Humber Health Partnership, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.