About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for an Information Governance Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will support the Head of cyber security and information governance in reviewing and implementing the Trusts IG Strategy and improvement program ensuring the Trust meets with all the statutory and regulatory requirements for information governance. The role will lead on ensuring the requirements of the Data Security and Protection toolkit are met. Provide leadership and expert advice on information governance across the Trust on information governance. Data protection, GDPR and on developing new and innovation approaches, ensuring compliance with all the relevant legal and regulatory framework
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Support Data Protection Officer (DPO) the development and implementation of the Trust's Information Governance Strategy, policies and delivery of the associated work programme to meet statutory, regulatory and legislative requirements, national/local policies and best practice.
Interpret the requirements of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, develop and lead an improvement plan, liaising with the identified leads to ensure the organisation meets with the requirements and has the supporting evidence internal and external inspection.
Lead and ensure the timely completion of the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit, and take the lead on specific measures, in order to gain internal authorisation prior to submission in line with the national deadlines.
Identify risks across the Trust in relation to information governance, ensure actions taken to mitigate the risks and escalated as appropriate and maintain an Information Governance Risk Register.
Support the DPO and interpret the legislation and national guidance in relation to Information Governance and make recommendations to ensure that the Trusts meets the requirements.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills; written and verbal High level of interpersonal skills to include negotiating and influencing to respond to public, patients, staff and external stakeholders Problem solving approach Good IT and computer skills inc. use of Microsoft office
Knowledge Essential
Detailed knowledge and application of information governance legislation & policy such as GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 NHSE Data Security and Protection Toolkit ? Data Breach Logging ? Annual Audit Management of Subject Access Request's to include data redactions Management of Data Protection Impact Assessments ? Provision of guidance to both staff and suppliers ? Review and approval
Qualifications / Training Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Relevant experience in information governance
Desirable
Evidence of ongoing career/professional development. Qualifications in information governance, records management, data protection and information security.
Previous Experience Essential
Detailed knowledge of information governance and data protection legislation, duties and responsibilities. Experience of Information Governance management and compliance within a large organisation - preferably the NHS.
Desirable
Experience of working in Health care setting with multi-professional healthcare teams. Project Management experience.
Other Requirements Desirable
Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff Role model our Trust values every day NHSE Records Management Code of Practice The Eight Caldicott Principles
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.
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)