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Clinical Safety Officer (inc Training Post) • Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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1. Can you walk us through your clinical background and highlight any relevant experience you have in clinical safety and risk management? Can you walk us through your clinical background and highlight any relevant experience you have in clinical safety and risk management?

2. How does your current UK registration as a clinician support your application for the Clinical Safety Officer role? How does your current UK registration as a clinician support your application for the Clinical Safety Officer role?

3. What do you understand by the responsibilities of a Clinical Safety Officer, particularly in relation to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and DCB0160 standards? What do you understand by the responsibilities of a Clinical Safety Officer, particularly in relation to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and DCB0160 standards?

4. Can you explain the importance of Clinical Risk Management (CRM) in the context of Clinical Digital Systems? Can you explain the importance of Clinical Risk Management (CRM) in the context of Clinical Digital Systems?

5. Have you had any experience in reviewing or implementing clinical digital systems? If so, can you provide an example? Have you had any experience in reviewing or implementing clinical digital systems? If so, can you provide an example?

6. In your opinion, what are the key challenges associated with ensuring clinical safety within digital health technologies? In your opinion, what are the key challenges associated with ensuring clinical safety within digital health technologies?

7. How would you approach training staff to ensure they have the necessary skills for effective CRM work? How would you approach training staff to ensure they have the necessary skills for effective CRM work?

8. Can you give an example of a time when you successfully trained or mentored a colleague in a clinical or safety-related area? Can you give an example of a time when you successfully trained or mentored a colleague in a clinical or safety-related area?

9. Describe a situation where you identified a potential risk in a clinical setting. What steps did you take to mitigate that risk? Describe a situation where you identified a potential risk in a clinical setting. What steps did you take to mitigate that risk?

10. How would you handle a situation where a digital system posed a safety concern, but there was pushback from staff about changing established processes? How would you handle a situation where a digital system posed a safety concern, but there was pushback from staff about changing established processes?

11. How do you plan to engage with the wider healthcare landscape, including other NHS organisations and stakeholders, to enhance clinical safety? How do you plan to engage with the wider healthcare landscape, including other NHS organisations and stakeholders, to enhance clinical safety?

12. Can you discuss a time when you had to communicate complex safety issues to a non-clinical audience? What strategies did you employ to ensure clarity? Can you discuss a time when you had to communicate complex safety issues to a non-clinical audience? What strategies did you employ to ensure clarity?

13. What motivates you to work in clinical safety, and how do you keep yourself updated on best practices and regulatory changes in this field? What motivates you to work in clinical safety, and how do you keep yourself updated on best practices and regulatory changes in this field?

14. Can you discuss a recent development or trend in clinical safety or digital health that you find particularly interesting? How could it impact your role? Can you discuss a recent development or trend in clinical safety or digital health that you find particularly interesting? How could it impact your role?

15. The role involves working within a newly merged organisation. How do you adapt to change, especially in a dynamic healthcare environment? The role involves working within a newly merged organisation. How do you adapt to change, especially in a dynamic healthcare environment?

16. Describe your approach to collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared goals in patient safety. Describe your approach to collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared goals in patient safety.

17. How would you define effective leadership in the context of clinical safety? How would you define effective leadership in the context of clinical safety?

18. What strategies would you employ to ensure that the CRM processes are embedded across the organisation? What strategies would you employ to ensure that the CRM processes are embedded across the organisation?

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1. Can you walk us through your clinical background and highlight any relevant experience you have in clinical safety and risk management?

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Role: Clinical Safety Officer (inc Training Post) in Kingston Upon Thames

Interviewed on Monday 14 April 2025 at 03:05.

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