Job overview

The Digital Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) position is a specialist patient safety role who will support the ongoing delivery of the Digital Clinical System across two the Trust sites, East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) and Mid Cheshire Hospital Foundation Trust (MCHFT).
The role will be responsible for optimizing and maintaining the clinical risk management process in accordance with appropriate national standards, including ensuring the digital infrastructure and staff skills meet the requirements of DCB 0160 - the Deployment and Use of Health IT Systems across the organisation.
The post holder will evaluate and test the DCS modules as they develop and assess the impact on clinical areas in support of clinical safety. The assessment will include testing functionality, manipulation of data and produce clinical safety case reports, risk and hazards logs that detail recommendations for improvement as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The CSO will also be responsible for leading Clinical Governance within the DCS Business as Usual (BAU) Team with strong links to the wider Digital Health agenda including close liaison with the CCIOs, CNIOs, CIOs, Associate CIOs (Digital Clinical Leads), Clinical Governance Teams and Patient Safety Teams.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area’s largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.

As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we’re reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.