Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join NCL ICB as a Clinical Safety Officer working with in Digital Directorate. We are implementing several national and local digital initiatives to assist clinical workflows and pathways for patients in North Central London. The Operational Clinical Safety officer is required to support the Strategic Clinical Safety Officer to implement clinical risk activities as part of the DCB 0160 process for all new existing implementations.
Main duties of the job
The Operational Clinical Safety Officer will be a clinician responsible to the NCL Digital Programme to identify, plan and lead clinical safety activities by working collaboratively with colleagues and system partners to:
- Promote the Clinical Safety Management System in relation to current and emerging requirements of the NCL Digital Programme.
- Lead the implementation of Clinical Safety Case for new and existing digital implementations.
- Providing reasonable oversight of key tasks
- Providing regular progress reports to ensure proposed IT deployments are managed in accordance with the Clinical Safety Management System.
- Manage the clinical safety functions of the digital programme in line with the nationally mandated information standard. (DCB 0160)
- Sign off digital developments prior to implementation.
- To provide clinical assurance on safety of digital health applications and IT systems for North Central London.
- Raising any unacceptable risks with Management
About us
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in our five boroughs: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, and Islington.
Our local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs that are evolving all the time. We're committed to improving the health and experience of our patients and residents, working with partners across the North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS) - including Councils, providers, GPs and voluntary and community organisations - to plan and deliver high quality, joined-up and accessible health and care services that put people first.
As an ICB, we're focused on:
- improving outcomes in population health and healthcare
- tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- enhancing productivity and value for money
- helping the NHS support broader social and economic development.
We're ambitious, driven, and passionate about working collaboratively and creatively to deliver the best health and care possible for our patients and residents through every stage of their lives. Our Population Health and Integration Strategy outlines our vision and priorities and will shape our focus as a system for the coming years.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the person specification and job description please see the document attached to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the person specification and job description please see the document attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- oMembership of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledgeable in risk management and its application in the clinical domain
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of issues relating to clinical system development and their deployment across the NHS
- oDemonstrated experience of co- coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- oExperience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to apply risk assessment techniques and to develop options for risk mitigation and make evidence weighted recommendations to senior colleagues
- oAbility to negotiate with peers, colleagues and suppliers to achieve solutions that are effective and can be supported by all parties
Desirable
- oAbility to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- oDemonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- oMembership of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- oKnowledgeable in risk management and its application in the clinical domain
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of issues relating to clinical system development and their deployment across the NHS
- oDemonstrated experience of co- coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- oExperience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
Knowledge/Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to apply risk assessment techniques and to develop options for risk mitigation and make evidence weighted recommendations to senior colleagues
- oAbility to negotiate with peers, colleagues and suppliers to achieve solutions that are effective and can be supported by all parties
Desirable
- oAbility to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- oDemonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
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.
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.
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).
