Information Governance Lead
Job summary
Job Title: Information Governance Lead
Division: Corporate
Band: 7
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are recruiting for aInformation Governance Leadwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The position entails the line management of the Information Governance Officer, Information Governance Administrators, and Information Governance Assistants. The successful applicant will oversee the team's daily operations, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and legal deadlines.
The role assists the Information Governance Manager in promoting data protection and security awareness within the Trust, from providing ad hoc advice and guidance to developing training plans and contributing to Data Protection Impact Assessments.
Essential skills and duties include the capacity to independently plan and manage one's workload and adhere to strict deadlines. Dealing with intricate information governance demands necessitates:
- The ability to discern central or underlying issues in complex scenarios and address problems proactively.
- Proficiency in word processing, email, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation software.
- Strong organizational and communication abilities.
- Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- The skill to meet tight deadlines with precise information delivery.
- Numerical aptitude and the precision to handle data.
- Familiarity with project management approaches, such as the PRINCE2 methodology.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared visionis achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Line management ofthe Information Governance Officer, Information Governance Administrators and Information Governance Assistants
Responsible for the completion and maintenance of a database to record and track Subject Access Requests, Access to Records requests and requests for information made by the Police or a Court Order.
Responsible for the completion and maintenance of a database to record and track FOIA application.
Daily oversight of team activities, information request processes, and compliance with targets and legal deadlines
Ensure evidence progress to meet Standards Met for the Data Security & Protection Toolkit.
Provide expert guidance and advice on IG matters to Trust staff, including ways of redesigning processes to enhance service delivery and patient care, to ensure the business requirements of the Trust are met.
Lead or assist with investigations into complaints and incidents relating to breaches of the Data Protection Act and other privacy legislation.
PromoteData Protection awareness throughout the organisation by developing and providing training, written procedures and guidance.Please see the attachment for full job description covering detailed responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
- A Levels or equivalent
- Information Governance specialist qualification or equivalent experience
- Degree or equivalent in relevant subject
Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR, and their application in practice
- Evidence of continuous professional training and development
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of working in an information governance or adjacent role
- Good understanding of the Data Security & Protection Toolkit
- Experience of working within the NHS or healthcare
- Experience processing Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information Requests
Skills/Abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Engaging and enabling a team to successfully work together towards a collective aim
- The ability to plan and organise own workload without supervision
- Numerical skills and the ability to work with data accurately
- Competent in the use of word-processing, email, spreadsheets, database and presentation applications
- A knowledge of project management techniques e.g. PRINCE 2 methodology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Gillingham, United Kingdom ME7 5NY
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Gillingham, United Kingdom ME7 5NY
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £43742.00 - £50056.00 a year
- Posted