About this role
Job summary The Office of the Leeds Maternity and Neonatal Independent Review was established following the announcement by the Secretary of State in October 2025. The Information Governance Coordinator will work as part of the team to support, and co-ordinate activities related to the review.
The role of the Information Governance Coordinator is to support the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team in providing an efficient, reliable and informative service to patients, on all aspects of Information Governance and Records management and other services provided by the department, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.
The post holder will assist the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team with the Freedom of Information legislation and applicable information law requests. To assist in the processing of information and provide statistical information and support to enable the maternity and neonatal services to respond to requests within the statutory timeframe.
Main duties of the job To provide support to the Maternity and Neonatal Services, Review Team and Information Governance Team, ensuring that Trust and departmental policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
To support implementation of the local Freedom of Information Procedure in the Maternity and Neonatal Services and Independent Review Team.
To process FOI requests, direct them to the appropriate members of staff, liaise with staff within the maternity and neonatal teams to prepare responses within required timescales.
To work in conjunction with maternity and neonatal services to establish a process for the monitoring and oversight of FOI requests and keep this up to date, setting out timescales for each request and the process for escalation within the CSU leadership team and Information Governance Department to ensure responses meet the statutory 20 working days following receipt.
To review FOI responses that have been prepared by CSU and corporate leads, working in conjunction with the Communications Managers and Information Governance leads.
To provide reports on the management and oversight of FOI requests to support the performance management process, as requested.
To process requests for access to personal information Subject Access Requests (SARs) under UK GDPR and provide advice on this.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Rebecca Pullen Position: Information Governance Manager Email: [email protected]
Job Summary The Office of the Leeds Maternity and Neonatal Independent Review was established following the announcement by the Secretary of State in October 2025. The Information Governance Coordinator will work as part of the team to support, and co-ordinate activities related to the review.
The role of the Information Governance Coordinator is to support the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team in providing an efficient, reliable and informative service to patients, on all aspects of Information Governance and Records management and other services provided by the department, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.
The post holder will assist the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team with the Freedom of Information legislation and applicable information law requests. To assist in the processing of information and provide statistical information and support to enable the maternity and neonatal services to respond to requests within the statutory timeframe.
What you will bring to the role To provide support to the Maternity and Neonatal Services, Review Team and Information Governance Team, ensuring that Trust and departmental policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
To support implementation of the local Freedom of Information Procedure in the Maternity and Neonatal Services and Independent Review Team.
To process FOI requests, direct them to the appropriate members of staff, liaise with staff within the maternity and neonatal teams to prepare responses within required timescales.
To work in conjunction with maternity and neonatal services to establish a process for the monitoring and oversight of FOI requests and keep this up to date, setting out timescales for each request and the process for escalation within the CSU leadership team and Information Governance Department to ensure responses meet the statutory 20 working days following receipt.
To review FOI responses that have been prepared by CSU and corporate leads, working in conjunction with the Communications Managers and Information Governance leads.
To provide reports on the management and oversight of FOI requests to support the performance management process, as requested.
To process requests for access to personal information – Subject Access Requests (SARs) under UK GDPR and provide advice on this.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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Experience Essential
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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 Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address St James’s University Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)