Lead Clinical Safety Officer (CSO)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Clinical Safety Officer (Band 8a) to join the Nursing & AHP Informatics team at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO), you will lead clinical digital safety across Trust programmes and legacy systems, ensuring clinical risk management activities are embedded into delivery and that patient safety is prioritised throughout the lifecycle of health IT systems. This is a unique opportunity to shape how digital innovation is delivered safely at one of the world's leading cancer centres. As the Trust continues to expand and modernise its digital estate, compliance with DCB 0160 is critical to protecting patients and supporting clinical teams. Main duties of the job The purpose of this role is to promote the role of clinical digital safety within the Trust, helping to build a safety focussed culture. This will be achieved by ensuring that Trust is compliant with the National Information standards created and monitored via the Data Coordination Board (DCB) within NHS Information Standards frameworks. This will include both DCB 0129 and 0160 due to the organisation being designated a manufacturer for some systems. Supervise, onboard and coach team members and juniors on clinical digital safety and best practice through regular updates. Develop and deliver structured specialist training to educate local and regional teams as part of the Clinical Digital Safety agenda. Positively challenge project teams when clinical safety may be compromised. Coach IT teams in the steps necessary for DCB 0160 and DCB 0129 compliance to strengthen patient safety culture. Promote the role of clinical digital safety within the Trust, helping to build a safety focused culture. Engage and work with regional and national groups to share practice and ensure the department is part of the appropriate clinical digital safety networks. Person specification Education / Qualifications Nursing/Allied Health professional, pharmacy or medical qualification and current registration. Educated to degree level. Qualified Clinical Safety Officer or willingness to undertake training. Master's degree or evidence of postgraduate study or equivalent experience and continued commitment to professional development relevant to post. Teaching/learning qualification. Experience Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of nursing/AHP and/or other clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment. Experience of clinical leadership during career. Proven management of change with positive outcomes at clinical level. Experience of risk assessment and risk management. Experience of Project Management. Experience of process mapping, analysis interpretation, evaluation and process re-design. Experience of designing and implementing clinical policy & competencies at organisational level. Skills / Abilities / Knowledge Leadership qualities with the ability to lead, manage and motivate staff into achieving a common goal. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate fluently with staff at all levels in the organisation, including clinical staff, managerial staff and senior/board level executives, as well as with external suppliers. An appreciation of the cultural, organisational, professional and technical changes that will impact on future healthcare technology implementation. Exceptional analytical skills. Exceptional organisational and strategic level logistics planning skills. Knowledge of clinical governance, audit processes/techniques and research methods and processes. Demonstrable ability to influence and negotiate with senior clinical staff, medical consultants and/or other senior managers. The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve. Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of Our Staff At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. 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