Data Governance Manager (Information Governance)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Carer passport

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks an experienced Information Governance specialist to provide expert advice on data protection, confidentiality, and information security within a large healthcare-adjacent environment. You will advise senior stakeholders and lead governance for secondary data use.

Responsibilities include developing policies, supporting data sharing frameworks, and delivering training to staff, while ensuring compliance with NHS England and ICO requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent required.
• Professional qualification such as ISEB Data Protection or equivalent, or undertaking professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert information governance advice across the ICB.
• Advise the Senior Information Risk Owner, Caldicott Guardian and Information Asset Owners on complex information governance matters.
• Lead and support the information governance requirements for the secondary use of data.
• Support the development of, advise on and monitor compliance with data protection impact assessments, data sharing agreements and data sharing framework contracts.
• Advise on and support information governance requirements for data sub-licensing with health and care partners.
• Monitor information governance compliance for data sharing and sub-licensing.
• Advise on information governance for nationally provided products such as the Federated Data Platform.
• Provide specialist information governance advice on evaluation and service improvement activities.
• Develop policies and guidance.
• Deliver training and awareness activities.
• Contribute to the ICB's Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
• Represent the ICB at professional information governance forums and present briefings to senior leaders

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Data protection

Confidentiality

Prioritisation

Information governance

Education

Degree-level education

ISEB Data Protection

Job description

This new post sits in the Information Governance team at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and covers the ICB's secondary use of data, such as population health management. The work is specialist advice on data protection, confidentiality, information security and records management, including advising the Senior Information Risk Owner and Caldicott Guardian. It also covers health and care partners, sub-licensing and nationally provided products such as the Federated Data Platform. Candidates need a degree or equivalent, and a data protection qualification or one in progress.

What the job involves

• Provide expert information governance advice across the ICB
• Advise the Senior Information Risk Owner, Caldicott Guardian and Information Asset Owners on complex information governance matters
• Lead and support the information governance requirements for the secondary use of data
• Support the development of, advise on and monitor compliance with data protection impact assessments, data sharing agreements and data sharing framework contracts
• Advise on and support information governance requirements for data sub-licensing with health and care partners
• Monitor information governance compliance for data sharing and sub-licensing
• Advise on information governance for nationally provided products such as the Federated Data Platform
• Provide specialist information governance advice on evaluation and service improvement activities
• Develop policies and guidance
• Deliver training and awareness activities
• Contribute to the ICB's Data Security and Protection Toolkit
• Represent the ICB at professional information governance forums and present briefings to senior leaders

Qualifications

• Degree-level education, or relevant training and experience at degree equivalent level in a related function
• Professional qualification such as ISEB Data Protection or equivalent, or undertaking professional development

Experience

• Working in confidentiality, data protection and privacy within a large and complex organisation
• Working effectively with highly confidential and sensitive information
• Working to and achieving tight deadlines
• Developing policies and guidance

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Sound judgement, and the ability to critically review, challenge and apply data protection legislation
• Ability to prioritise own workload to meet strict deadlines
• Analytical thinking, anticipating obstacles and drawing logical solutions
• Specialist knowledge of information governance legislation and guidance, including NHS England and ICO requirements, and of data protection, subject access requests, FOI, Caldicott, consent and information security
• Knowledge of data management and governance processes

Other

• Able to work flexibly to meet service needs with a customer-focused response
• Credible, trustworthy and able to inspire confidence in others
• Able to work independently and as a corporate team player

Nice to have

• NHS experience

What's offered

• Support for wellbeing
• Carer-friendly working environment with a working Carer passport