Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Digital Clinical Safety Transformation Practitioner

The closing date is 07 November 2025

Job summary

Are you organised, enthusiastic, and a good communicator looking for a new challenge in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced healthcare professional who has a passion for digital transformation to join our digital clinical safety team.

The role is a specialist role, and its focus is upon the clinical benefit, safety and effectiveness of the technologies deployed to and used by NHFT clinical services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will use their specialist clinical knowledge and experience to

  • Support the introduction and use of digital technologies to the benefit of patients, carers, and staff supporting the clinical teams in the new ways of working ensuring they can adopt the new solutions.
  • Continually develop and optimise the electronic healthcare record.
  • Work in conjunction with colleagues and clinicians to identify clinical risks in the deployment and use of health technologies and recommend ways to manage and/or mitigate those risks.

The post holder is required to hold a current registration to practice with the NMC (Nursing & Midwifery Council), HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) or other appropriate professional body.

The post is part time (28 hours per week). We would consider applications for flexible working.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Chip Caldwellchip.caldwell@nhft.nhs.uk or

Miles Priestley miles.priestley@nhft.nhs.uk

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year PA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG461-CORP

Job locations

RCI, Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Assesssment against Application Form

Essential

  • Meets essential criteria within behaviours and values
  • Meets essential criteria within knowledge and experience
  • Meets essential criteria within skills and abilities

Assessent against Application Form

Desirable

  • Meets desirable criteria within knowledge & experience
  • Meets desirable criteria within skills & abilities
Person Specification

Assesssment against Application Form

Essential

  • Meets essential criteria within behaviours and values
  • Meets essential criteria within knowledge and experience
  • Meets essential criteria within skills and abilities

Assessent against Application Form

Desirable

  • Meets desirable criteria within knowledge & experience
  • Meets desirable criteria within skills & abilities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

RCI, Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

RCI, Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head - DCS Transformation team

Chip Caldwell

chip.caldwell@nhft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year PA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG461-CORP

Job locations

RCI, Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


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