We are looking for an individual with experience in information governance. The post is 22.5 hours working 8am - 4pm Tuesday to Thursday. You will be based on site for the first three months after which time agile working can be considered.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Head of DSP & Health Records/ DPO you will:

Facilitate the implementation of local monitoring systems to ensure compliance with national standards including Data Protection Act (2018), Freedom of Information Act (2000) & other regulations, codes of practice and frameworks, as required.

Be responsible for ensuring the Trust complies with the requirements of external standards relevant to Data, Security and Protection including the cyber assessment framework and care quality commission . Identify and lead on areas for improvement.

Work with the relevant management teams to develop and implement cross-divisional monitoring systems/tools to deliver compliance with DSP standards.

Provide regular reports against required assessment standards to the appropriate operational groups or other equivalent forums as required.

Ensure that mechanisms are in place to enable staff to perform to their highest potential ensuring all information governance arrangements within the department are robust to deliver and meet DSP compliance.

Lead on the collation of evidence for compliance of the required DSP standards. Complete organisational mapping of evidence across all compliance standards.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and the person specification for a full description of the roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level education, or equivalent experience in Data, Security & Protection
• Foundation Certificate in Information Governance/DSP or equivalent specialist DSP knowledge and experience

Desirable

• GDPR Practitioner Certificate or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
• FOI Practitioner Certificate or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience

Knowledge, Skills Training and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience and knowledge in all aspects of Data, Security & Protection and in the interpretation and application of legislation in a large public facing organisation
• Experience of risk management and DSP compliance systems
• Excellent knowledge of information asset management requirements
• Excellent knowledge of records management requirements
• Ability to deliver and present complex, sensitive and contentious information in numerous forums
• Excellent IT skills, and be able to use a range of data systems
• Analytical ability and an ability to assimilate and integrate different schools of thought and complex issues
• Ability to assess, analyse, synthesise and act upon complex performance data
• Proven skills for the investigation, improvement and proactive monitoring of DSP processes, systems and procedures
• Experience in leading and implementing projects

Desirable

• Excellent knowledge of cost improvement programmes and initiatives
• Successful track record in project management
• Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to develop effective relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

Essential

• An excellent knowledge of service delivery / organisational skills
• The ability to work effectively on a wide range of issues in a rapidly changing environment and the skill to lead in the project management of major changes
• Proven ability to operate and think laterally at a senior level
• Well-developed communication and influencing skills, with the ability to motivate teams and gain consensus at all levels within the organisation

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A political awareness
• Resilient and resourceful
• Ability to influence and operate effectively in a challenging environment
• Ability to cope with rapids and sustained change and competing demands, managing priorities within tight deadlines
• Ability to communicate in a hostile and antagonistic environment and to effectively manage conflict.
• Confidence to inspire confidence in others
• Innovative and imaginative
• Ability to cope with distressing and emotional circumstances in a sympathetic and understanding
• Strong sense of integrity

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke University Hospital

Thornburrow Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 7PA

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