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Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity: Duration 18 months
As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership. We do this by providing a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care.
The core purpose of the Digital & Security organisation is the provision of world class Digital and Security expertise, solutions and services to our customers, which include NSS, NHS Boards, Scottish Government and the wider Public Sector in Scotland.
With increased demand for clinical assurance on a range of new IT solutions that are key to support the response to COVID-19 an exciting opportunity has been created to strengthen our Clinical Informatics Team on a secondment basis for 18 months.
As a Clinical Information and Clinical Safety Officer you will play a critical role in enhancing the clinical safety of a range of IT solutions being developed/supported by the Digital & Security Business Unit.
You will be a key player in the development of a number of clinical safety cases to enhance the clinical assurance on systems critical to the COVID-19 response in Scotland. You will liaise and working closely with the clinical informatics team and other teams across the DaS SBU, NSS and other organisations.
Applications are invited from individuals who have an active clinical registration and knowledge of clinical safety approaches in the context of IT solutions.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Brendan O’Brien on 07890 397339 for an informal discussion about the post.
The successful candidate(s) must comply with the Mandatory Induction Standards and with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is Thursday 7th January 2021.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies