Role: Digital Clinical Safety Engineer
Location: Lincolnshire (Hybrid – approx. 1 day per week onsite)
Contract Type: 6-month Contract
Rate: £400per day (Inside IR35)
About the Role
We are seeking two experienced Digital Clinical Safety Engineers to support digital transformation within a large NHS Trust in Lincolnshire. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major Electronic Patient Record (EPR) implementation and ensure the safe design, deployment, and use of digital systems across clinical settings.
As part of the Trust’s Digital Services team, you’ll take a lead role in clinical risk management — applying both clinical and engineering thinking to ensure compliance with DCB0129 and DCB0160 standards, and helping shape how technology safely supports patient care.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a Clinical Safety Officer for digital health programmes, including EPR systems.
* Conduct clinical risk assessments, safety reviews, and audits for digital and clinical systems.
* Maintain and review safety documentation, including CRMFs, CRMPs, Hazard Logs, and Clinical Safety Cases.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align safety and digital governance processes.
* Develop, maintain, and continuously improve digital clinical safety processes.
* Support digital transformation programmes in line with NHS England’s “What Good Looks Like” framework.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Registered healthcare professional (Nurse, Midwife, AHP, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, or Clinical Scientist) or background in clinical systems / safety engineering.
* Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) training / NHS Digital Clinical Safety Accreditation.
* Strong understanding of DCB0129 / DCB0160 and NHS digital governance.
* Experience with EPR or health IT systems safety assessments.
* Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
* Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Desirable
* Knowledge of Cerner or Nervecentre EPR systems.
* Experience with project management or systems assurance frameworks (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP).
* Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 tools