Information Governance Advisor

Humber Youth Action Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Interweave is seeking an Information Governance Advisor to provide expert guidance on data protection and confidentiality within the NHS framework. You will support DPIAs, information-sharing arrangements, and assurance requirements while collaborating with NHS organisations, local authorities, and clinical teams.

This role focuses on governance, compliance and public trust, enabling safe information sharing and improving patient care across Hull and the surrounding region.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent in experience.
• Broad understanding of policy, legislation and their application to information governance.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and approach issues diplomatically.

Responsibilities

• Provide information governance expertise and recommendations for local implementation.
• Develop, implement and review information governance policies in line with NHS guidelines.
• Act as Privacy Officer and monitor access to information systems.
• Lead audits and suggest remedial actions to improve compliance.
• Coordinate information governance programmes and report findings to governance committees.
• Support staff and patients with specialist information governance advice and training.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Supervising

Analytical skills

Discretion and confidentiality

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Information Governance Toolkit

Microsoft Office

Job description

As Interweave Information Governance Advisor, you'll play a key role in enabling safe, lawful and effective information sharing across partner organisations.

You'll provide expert advice on information governance, data protection and confidentiality, support the development and review of DPIAs and information-sharing arrangements, and help organisations navigate Information Governance assurance requirements when connecting to the shared care record.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with NHS organisations, local authorities, suppliers and clinical and technical teams, helping to overcome barriers to information sharing while ensuring robust governance, compliance and public trust.

You'll make a real difference by supporting innovation and improving access to the right information, at the right time, for better patient care.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

• To provide information governance expertise, identify best practice and make and deliver recommendations for local implementation of Information Governance
• Develop, implement and review information governance policies and procedures in alignment with NHS guidelines and relevant legislation
• To act as Privacy Officer for Interweave ensuring that alerts are investigated, implementing a system for monitoring access to Interweave computer systems
• To undertake and or co-ordinate audit projects, in relation to the Information Governance agenda, proposing changes to practice where necessary
• To review and investigate information governance incidents as directed, making recommendations for remedial actions
• Co-ordinate the Trusts Information Governance programme based on the Information Governance Toolkit
• Identify, monitor and support staff in mitigating risks threatening information governance compliance, producing reports to the Information Governance Committee as appropriate/required
• Ensure compliance with the Information Governance Toolkit for relevant requirements as instructed to do so
• Collaborate with internal and external partners and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment with Information Governance standards

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

• Advise Interweave on all matters relating to Information Guidance and the delivery of the Interweave portfolio of products to partners and end user organisations
• Work with the Trust Information Governance team to provide professional services in the management, protection, and compliance of sensitive information and data, ensuring the organisation meets its regulatory requirements
• To maintain a high standard of communication and confidentiality when handling complex, sensitive or contentious patient or staff information/issues. Using appropriate tact, diplomacy, empathy, persuasive and negotiating skills ensure issues are resolved to a satisfactory outcome in a prompt and efficient manner
• To provide specialist advice and guidance on Information Governance issues within the Trust and Interweave, ensuring compliance with current legislation. This involves ad hoc advice and involvement in specific projects
• Provide and disseminate advice and information to all staff e.g. Blue Light alerts, written briefings, poster campaigns etc.
• Create and maintain IG related artefacts, documentation and templates
• Represent the Trust at relevant local and regional meetings/conferences as directed
• Be aware of topical and sensitive issues, always maintaining a high standard of communication, discretion and confidentiality when dealing with the Public, Media, MPs etc.
• Be able to take formal minutes at Board Committee level meetingsAnalytical and Judgmental Skills
• Be able to extract, analyse, interpret, evaluate and assess complex, contentious information in relation to information governance issues and report findings
• Identify risk and assist patients and staff in quantifying the risk and suggesting how to resolve/reduce the risks. e.g. enabling them to comply with legislation
• Provide and support staff and patients with specialist information governance advice during training, awareness raising, audits and projects as required
• Demonstrate a range of work procedures and practices, the majority of which are non-routine, such as work allocation, problem solving for teams/units, answering queries, developing alternative or additional procedures
• Liaise with designated managers across the Trust to ensure action plans are achieved and compliance is maintained. Analyse and produce reports against compliance of these, identifying risks, providing solutions
• Identify and develop information asset owners and ensure compliance with legislation
• Design and develop awareness raising campaigns and training materials
• Regularly undertake audits, surveys, projects (some of which will be complex and ongoing) across teams/services in the Trust, reviewing, adjusting to meet agreed Trust plans/strategies and compliance with legislation and the information governance toolkit
• Advanced keyboard skills for accurate production of reports, correspondence and maintenance of records and information systems
• Provide advice/guidance, answer queries from patients and carers in relation to information governance issues that will require tact, diplomacy, sensitivity and confidentiality ensuring all enquiries are dealt with in a prompt and efficient manner
• Involvement with patient and carers in relation to audits, surveys, projects in relation to information governance
• Develop, implement and review policies, guidelines, standards, procedures within own area of responsibility, to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as defined by NHS Information Governance Toolkit. Ensure adherence of these by staff and patients, proposing any changes required to gain compliance
• Adhere to all appropriate Trust policies and procedures within own role e.g. Health and Safety and financial procedures
• Undertake day to day supervision/guidance/advice of staff within the team, ensure development needs are met through undertaking PDRs and ensuring completion of mandatory and statutory and role specific training
• Deliver, monitor and review Information Governance Training and awareness sessions
• Ensure Information Asset Owners training is completed
• Maintain the Caldicott Function Log is completed ensuring full accountability for decision and advice given
• Produce an annual report detailing compliance against the Information Governance Toolkit and other information governance areas
• Manage the Information Governance Toolkit, monitoring performance against toolkit requirements and completing the annual submission of the Information Toolkit returns
• Manage the Information Asset Register ensuring that assets are reviewed on a regular basis, identifying and managing any risks
• Provide advice on information governance issues on existing or new information systems within the Trust
• Ensure that paper and software records are disposed of in an appropriate and timely manner in line with NHs retention schedules
• Ensure information relating to own records are kept up to date within the teams electronic shared drives
• Regularly undertake audits, surveys, projects in relation to Information Governance issues
• Undertake privacy impact assessments to assess information governance issues for specific projects
• Manage own workload and priorities with significant discretion to use initiative and problem solving, guided by broad occupational policies and procedures
• Results are defined but the post holder has the autonomy to decide how best to achieve them

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent in experience
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to the relevant service area
• Ability to work with sensitive information and approach issues diplomatically

Experience

• Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, requiring expertise within a specialism, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience of building effective working relationships

Skills and Competencies

• Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring

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.

Trust Headquarters Willerby Hill, Willerby

Trust Headquarters Willerby Hill, Willerby