NHS CLN Training Opportunity
Clinical Safety Officer accreditation training for clinicians leading the design, procurement, implementation and governance of digital health technologies.
Programme at a Glance
- Date – 26th January 2027
- Delivery – Pre-learning plus one-day virtual workshop
- Pathway – Clinical Safety Officer accreditation
- Indicative cost – £480 per delegate
- Application deadline – 1st December 2026
Why this matters
Digital transformation must be clinically safe.
Digital technologies are reshaping care across every NHS setting. They offer significant opportunities for patients and services – but also introduce clinical safety risks that require confident, consistent leadership.
Electronic patient records, clinical decision support, remote monitoring, digital pathways, automation, voice recognition, AI-enabled technologies, data-driven care and digital triage all need effective clinical safety governance throughout their lifecycle.
Clinical Risk Management for Health IT is not optional. Organisations deploying or using digital health technologies are expected to comply with NHS Clinical Risk Management Standards DCB0129 and DCB0160, supported by competent Clinical Safety Officers and robust clinical risk management processes.
Designed for the NHS
Who the programme is for?
This NHS-developed, NHS-led and NHS-delivered programme has been created by experienced NHS clinicians for colleagues involved in digital transformation and clinical safety.
- Clinical Leaders – Medical, clinical, nursing, pharmacy and allied health professional directors and leaders.
- Digital Clinical Leaders – CCIOs, CNIOs, CPIOs, digital clinical leads and clinical informatics teams.
- Primary Care – GP partners, Primary Care Networks and PCN Clinical Directors.
- Provider Organisations – Acute, community, mental health and ambulance services.
- Integrated Care – Integrated Care Boards and wider Integrated Care Systems.
- Transformation Teams – Digital programme managers and clinicians working in informatics, AI or safety governance.
Practical Capability
What delegates will learn?
The programme builds on the NHS England eLearning for Healthcare Clinical Safety Essentials and Intermediate modules, moving from core knowledge into practical application.
Real-world NHS cases and facilitated scenarios will help delegates develop the knowledge and skills required to undertake the Clinical Safety Officer role and strengthen clinical safety assurance in their organisations.
- NHS Clinical Risk Management Standards DCB0129 and DCB0160
- Clinical safety governance throughout the digital system lifecycle
- Hazard identification and risk assessment methodologies
- Safety case development and assurance processes
- Clinical safety during procurement, implementation and change
- Patient safety for AI-enabled technologies and decision support
- Governance of locally developed and commercial digital products
- Practical risk management within digital transformation programmes
For Organisations
Build safer digital transformation
As AI and digital innovation accelerate, organisations need suitably trained Clinical Safety Officers who can provide independent clinical safety leadership.
- Strengthen compliance with national clinical risk management standards
- Develop confident and capable Clinical Safety Officers
- Improve assurance for digital, data, AI and transformation programmes
- Support safer procurement, deployment and optimisation
- Strengthen digital clinical safety governance arrangements
- Build local CSO capability and capacity
- Reduce risks associated with digital transformation
- Connect a wider NHS clinical safety and informatics community
Programme Format
Prepared online. Applied together.
A blended pathway combining approved pre-learning with a one-day, facilitated virtual workshop.
Complete the prerequisites
Finish the approved NHS England eLearning for Healthcare Clinical Safety modules before attending. The programme builds on the NHS England eLearning for Healthcare Clinical Safety Essentials and Intermediate modules, moving from core knowledge into practical application.
Attend the virtual workshop
Take part in a one-day facilitated programme using NHS case studies, practical tools and small-group scenarios.
Progress through accreditation
Apply the learning through the Clinical Safety Officer accreditation pathway and within your organisation.
Applications Now Open