
Clinical Safety Officer
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Patients first.
- Learn Fast.
- Own the quality.
- Succeed together.
- Care deeply.
- Establishing and maintaining Numan's Clinical Risk Management System (CRMS) in compliance with DCB 0129 and DCB 0160 standards.
- Owning and updating key safety artefacts, including Hazard Logs, Clinical Safety Case Reports, and Incident Journals.
- Conducting formal risk assessments using methodologies such as SWIFT, HAZID, and FFA.
- Making clinical release decisions based on a comprehensive evidence review and risk evaluation.
- Leading hazard identification workshops and supervising risk control strategies across all digital health products.
- Validating that clinical risk mitigations are effective and appropriate prior to product release.
- Embedding clinical safety frameworks into team workflows from early design through to post-deployment monitoring.
- Updating safety documentation when new risks are identified or when products evolve.
- Reviewing and investigating patient safety incidents related to digital tools and platforms.
- Feeding incident insights back into risk management strategies and product development.
- Ensuring full traceability of all safety decisions, mitigations, and outcomes.
- Escalating high-risk issues to appropriate stakeholders and regulatory bodies as required.
- Training and supporting Clinical Product Leads in their delegated CSO responsibilities.
- Promoting a strong clinical safety culture across product, engineering, and operations teams.
- Collaborating with governance, patient safety leads, and external partners.
- Staying up to date with evolving DCB standards and NHS digital safety requirements.
- An active registration as a healthcare professional.
- Formal training in clinical risk management (e.g. NHS England's Digital Clinical Safety Practitioner course).
- Proven experience in clinical safety roles within health IT or digital health environments.
- A deep understanding of DCB 0129/0160 standards and NHS digital safety frameworks.
- Strong analytical skills and experience conducting formal clinical risk assessments.
- Experience managing clinical safety documentation and implementing safety systems.
- The ability to lead cross-functional teams and embed clinical safety into everyday practice.
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks for digital health products.
- A familiarity with incident investigation and root cause analysis methods.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and projects.
- Experience in digital therapeutics, telemedicine, or direct-to-consumer healthcare.
- Understanding of international digital health regulations (e.g. FDA, CE marking).
- Familiarity with agile product development and DevOps practices.
- Experience working with health data standards such as HL7, FHIR, and SNOMED CT.
- Advanced qualifications in patient safety, health informatics, or quality improvement.
- Familiarity with medical device regulations and their application in software.