Clinical Safety Officer | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum incl. HCAS pro rata to hours offered |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, EC1V 2PD |
| Cwmni: | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7618073/273-DC-7618073 |
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Digital Clinical Safety Officers will support the Clinical Director of Digital Safety (CDDS) in the “Safety” stream of the Department of Digital Medicine in short- and long-term planning for the safe implementation and deployment of digital systems and devices. This role will cut across all Trust digital projects and implementations and is an exciting opportunity for those with a good grounding in clinical informatics, or for those with the necessary experience who want to develop this area of their practice. Candidates should be working towards, or in possession of the specialist Clinical Risk Management training certificate provided by NHS Digital.
Applicants must be clinically trained, registered with the relevant professional body, and be a specialist in their current field with responsibility for clinical training and supervision as well as with experience in clinical audit and research.
Digital projects are increasingly common, and colleagues can invest significant time and energy in moving them forward. Digital Clinical Safety officers may be forced to decide, following consultation, to recommend to management that projects not proceed because of failure to meet the necessary standards to ensure patient safety.
Clinical safety duties are linked directly to professional registration and the same high clinical standards must be adhered to in this role.
Support the CDDS in creation of clinical safety management records associated with the maintenance of the standards DCB0129 and DCB0160.
Contribute to baseline metrics of systems to both qualitatively and quantitatively measure compliance to DCB 0129 and DCB 0160.
Maintain clinical expertise operating within practitioner boundaries of competence. Professional competency frameworks to be adhered to according to clinical background, ensuring professional registration is maintained.
Ensure clinical, and non-clinical staff engagement and consultation in relation to safe deployment of clinical IT systems.
Contribute to long term planning of digital projects and to wider Department of Digital Medicine planning.
Contribute to the formulation of project budgets and to the overall budget of the department of digital medicine.
Contribute to wider organisational objectives, pathway developments and long-term planning in relation to digital systems.
Become a lead specialist in Digital Clinical safety through both practical experience, and attendance of conferences and Digital Clinical Safety training events.
Organise and deliver training where necessary for clinical and non-clinical staff on new processes identified by digital clinical safety evaluation
Intervene directly where safety issues are identified and raise these through appropriate channels, including with the CDDS.
Please see the attached job specification for further details.
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
1. To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
To comply at all times with the Trusts Information Governance Policy. The policy sets out the accountability and reporting arrangements for Information Governance in the trust and how assurance is provided that the Trust continues to meet at least the minimum standards of information governance compliance required by the NHS Information Governance Toolkit.
3. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (formerly CRB) checks are now a mandatory part of the NHS Six Recruitment Check Standards for all staff whom, in the course of their normal duties, may have regular access to patients and children and/or vulnerable adults. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. Criminal records will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when the conviction is relevant and an unspent conviction will not necessarily bar applicants from being considered for employment. Moorfields Eye Hospital is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which outlines that convictions never become ’spent’ for work which involves access to patients. Failure to disclose any ’unspent‘ convictions may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or if appointed could lead to dismissal. The Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) has published a Code of Practice for organisations undertaking DBS checks and the trust has developed its own DBS policy in line with the guidance
4. The trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the trust and its service are as secure as possible.
5. It is the responsibility of all trust employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the trust. As a Moorfields employee you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals must ensure compliance with their safeguarding training.
6. The trust is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. A copy of our policy is available from the human resources department.
7. The trust operates a no-smoking policy.
8. You should familiarise yourself with the requirements of the trust’s policies in respect of the Freedom of Information Act and comply with those requirements accordingly.
9. The role description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the post holder.
10. All appointments within the National Health Service are subject to pre-employment health screening.
11. It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that they comply with the trust infection control practises, as outlined in the Health Act 2008 and staff must be familiar with the policies in the trust’s infection control manual, this includes the ’bare below the elbow policy‘. Employees must ensure compliance with their annual infection control training.
12. You are responsible for ensuring that all equipment used by patients is clean/decontaminated as instructed by manufacturers and in line with the infection control/guidelines protocol and policy.
Any other duties as designated by your manager and which are commensurate with the grade
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025