Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAS, (pro-rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, W1T 7NF |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7691539/309-UCLH-7228 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you a healthcare professional with an interest in developing as a digital clinical informatics safety specialist? We have an exciting opportunity to join our digital safety team.
The Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Digital Clinical Safety Lead for Digital Healthcare to ensure that our digital clinical systems are safe and being used safely to improve patient care and outcomes. They will provide leadership, visibility and expert support to the digital clinical safety work in the organisation.
The post is part-time (22.5 hours) and fixed term until 31 August 2030. We would consider applications for flexible and hybrid working.
This exciting role combines elements of patient safety, risk management, clinical informatics and digital systems safety. The main duties of the role are to:
- Ensure compliance with the legislation and requirements for digital clinical systems
- Support the delivery of the Trust digital safety priorities and improvement plans
- Contribute to electronic health record and other digital systems related patient safety and risk management activities
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026
Are you a healthcare professional with an interest in developing as a digital clinical informatics safety specialist? We have an exciting opportunity to join our digital safety team.
The Digital Clinical Informatics Safety Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Digital Clinical Safety Lead for Digital Healthcare to ensure that our digital clinical systems are safe and being used safely to improve patient care and outcomes. They will provide leadership, visibility and expert support to the digital clinical safety work in the organisation.
The post is part-time (22.5 hours) and fixed term until 31 August 2030. We would consider applications for flexible and hybrid working.
This exciting role combines elements of patient safety, risk management, clinical informatics and digital systems safety. The main duties of the role are to:
- Ensure compliance with the legislation and requirements for digital clinical systems
- Support the delivery of the Trust digital safety priorities and improvement plans
- Contribute to electronic health record and other digital systems related patient safety and risk management activities
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026
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