Clinical Safety Officer

Job Summary

Are you looking for your next challenge in your digital career?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered clinician to join the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire digital team as a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO). As a CSO you will have a vital role in ensuring digital transformation is undertaken as safely and effectively as possible. To succeed in this role you will have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, in order to promote the role of clinical safety across cross‑functional teams.

You will work alongside a multi‑disciplinary digital clinical team and be supported by the CXIO for UHL/UHN.

The postholder is required to be a suitably qualified and experienced healthcare professional who holds and maintains current registration with an appropriate professional body relevant to their training and experience. Experience of working within a clinical safety role in an acute healthcare setting and knowledge of healthcare information technology systems is essential.

The Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) will work as part of a dynamic team within Digital and will be integral to leading on the Clinical Safety case for our Electronic Patient Record system. The post holder will have an extensive understanding of clinical safety and will be responsible for efficient and effective management of the Digital Clinical Safety on behalf of the Group.

The role is responsible for providing leadership, guidance, support, specialist knowledge and clinical safety review and approval for the implementation of new digital solutions and upgrades existing digital solutions across the Group. This includes the assessment of clinical safety issues at all points in the procurement and implementation of ICT software and hardware, including on‑going management once transferred to live service and ensuring all digital solutions conform to relevant national standards for clinical safety.

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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Date posted: 11 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 8a

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum

Contract:

Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number:  COR

Job locations:
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

Billing Road, Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Key deliverables:
To operate as a key member of the One Digital and Data team which oversees the effective delivery of all digital clinical services within the directorate and the delivery of all the directorates objectives and responsibilities. Provide clinical safety approval for new agreed deployments of digital solutions and upgrades to existing systems across the Group. To work with relevant internal and…