Clinical Safety Officer and AI Lead | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £82,906 - £94,632 per annum inc HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Southall, UB2 4SD |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7832227/222-CORP-985 |
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Join us to shape the future of safe, intelligent, digitally enabled care
West London NHS Trust is entering an ambitious new chapter. Our new5‑year Digital Strategysets a bold vision for a future where digital technology, data and Artificial Intelligence work seamlessly to enhance patient care, strengthen clinical decision‑making and improve staff experience across all services.
To deliver this vision safely, responsibly and at pace, we are recruiting aClinical Safety and AI Lead, a senior clinician with the authority, insight and ambition to ensure that innovation is matched with rigorous clinical safety, strong governance and ethical oversight.
This is a rare opportunity to take on a Trust‑wide leadership role that will directly influence the next generation of care delivery.
As theClinical Safety and AI Lead, you will be at the heart of how the Trust designs, adopts and governs digital systems and AI‑enabled solutions. You will act as the organisation’s senior expert inClinical Risk Managementand the safe deployment of AI technologies, ensuring that digital transformation happens in a way that is clinically robust, transparent and aligned to national standards.
Working as a key member of theDigital Senior Leadership Team, you will shape strategic decisions, influence senior stakeholders, and help drive a culture where safety, ethics and innovation sit side by side. This role provides a platform to contribute to national and ICS‑level thinking on AI in healthcare.
• Trust‑wide delivery of the Digital Clinical Safety framework, including safety cases, hazard logs, incident learning and DCB0160 compliance.
• Strategic leadership for thesafe, ethical and transparent deployment of Artificial Intelligence, ensuring compliance with NHS England, MHRA, NICE and emerging regulatory standards.
• Evaluation and assurance of AI solutions, including scrutiny of clinical benefit, bias, explainability, risk and data quality.
• Development of a robustAI governance framework, embedding quality, safety, equity and accountability into every stage of the AI lifecycle.
• Monitoring and auditing of AI tools in live use, ensuring continuous safety, performance and learning.
• Building organisational capability inAI literacy, supporting clinicians and operational teams to use AI safely and confidently.
This is a role with genuine system impact. You will:
• Play a senior leadership role in delivering Trust’s5‑year Digital Strategythat will shape the future of care across West London.
• Influence AI adoption in one of the UK’s most diverse Mental Health, Community and Specialist NHS organisations.
• Join an established, high‑performing digital leadership team who are committed to safe, responsible and forward‑looking transformation.
• Have the autonomy to develop new governance approaches, set direction and introduce best practice that will influence the wider ICS and national landscape.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Mar 2026