IG Manager

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional body membership

Job summary

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB is seeking an Information Governance Manager to shape the IG framework, advise leaders and partners, and support the DPO. The role sits in the IG function, works across the ICB and GP practices, and guides compliance with national IG frameworks.

You will lead data protection initiatives, oversee the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, manage key IG programmes, and build relationships with stakeholders to foster a culture of information stewardship.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent in IG or related field.
• Postgraduate diploma or equivalent IG expertise.
• Evidence of post-qualifying CPD and continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Shape and coordinate the ICB's information governance framework and strategy.
• Provide specialist IG consultancy and support to the ICB and GP practices.
• Support the DPO and act as their deputy on IG matters for the Board, executives, senior leaders and system partners.
• Advise on IG risks, data flows, information sharing and data assurance, using legislative and regulatory analysis to recommend good practice.
• Support compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, records management requirements, NHS codes of practice and national IG frameworks.
• Oversee annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit completion and improvement planning for the ICB and aligned GP practices.
• Lead IG programmes and projects, brokering the timely delivery of activities and initiatives.
• Identify opportunities and develop strategic and tactical approaches to meet the ICB's and GP practices' IG needs.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote continual improvement and a positive culture of data protection and information stewardship.
• Identify, assess and monitor IG risks, escalating them through corporate risk processes.
• Provide assurance to the SIRO, Caldicott Guardian and Audit Committee.

Skills

IG knowledge

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Equality and diversity

Education

Relevant degree

Postgraduate diploma

CPD evidence

Job description

The Information Governance Manager sits in the IG function at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB, supporting the Head of IG and DPO. It shapes the ICB's IG framework, advises leaders and partners, assures compliance, and leads programmes for the ICB and GP practices. The consultancy remit includes the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, within the Cluster ICB's consistent hybrid model and designated offices. Applicants need a relevant degree or equivalent and extensive specialist IG knowledge gained through postgraduate study or equivalent experience or training.

What the job involves

• Shape and coordinate the ICB's information governance framework and strategy, aligned with its strategic commissioner role and statutory duties
• Provide specialist IG consultancy and support to the ICB and GP practices, in line with the ICB's support offer
• Support the DPO and act as their deputy on IG matters for the Board, executives, senior leaders and system partners
• Advise on IG risks, data flows, information sharing and data assurance, using legislative and regulatory analysis to recommend good practice
• Support compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, records management requirements, NHS codes of practice and national IG frameworks
• Oversee annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit completion and improvement planning for the ICB and aligned GP practices
• Lead IG programmes and projects, brokering the timely delivery of activities and initiatives
• Identify opportunities and develop strategic and tactical approaches to meet the ICB's and GP practices' IG needs
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Promote continual improvement and a positive culture of data protection and information stewardship
• Identify, assess and monitor IG risks, escalating them through corporate risk processes
• Provide assurance to the SIRO, Caldicott Guardian and Audit Committee

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience at a similar level in a specialist area
• Extensive IG knowledge gained through a postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience or training
• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development

Experience

• Practical data protection implementation, including DPIAs, data-sharing agreements, IG policies and procedures, and training development

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of current healthcare policy, its aims and implications for engagement, and the relationship between the Department of Health and NHS England and provider or commissioning organisations
• Communication skills to deliver key messages to internal and external stakeholders, including senior people and those outside the NHS
• Presentation skills for complex concepts and informed persuasion to influence others
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues, develop solutions and resolve project or service delivery problems; interpret complex information quickly and decide when views differ or there is no obvious solution
• Direct line and job management skills, including delivering results through others and using different levers without direct line authority; ability to manage varied stakeholder relationships
• Knowledge of equality of opportunity and diversity, including how personal actions contribute to the equality agenda and responsibilities towards managed staff

Nice to have

• Membership of a recognised professional body, such as ADPO or the IG Society