Information Governance Assurance Manager

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as an Information Governance specialist, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with data protection laws and enhancing patient care through effective information management. This position offers the opportunity to lead initiatives that improve the Trust's performance against national standards while working in a collaborative environment. You will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare services to the community, all while enjoying a range of benefits designed to support your professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream - access to pay as you earn

Free Park & Ride service

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

On-site cafes offering staff discounts

Qualifications

• Expertise in Information Governance standards and compliance.
• Experience in managing data protection and privacy issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance monitoring against national IG standards.
• Manage the IG team and oversee data sharing agreements.

Skills

Information Governance

Data Protection Compliance

Risk Management

Incident Investigation

Education

Degree in Information Governance or related field

Relevant certifications (e.g., CIPP/E)

Tools

Data Security and Protection Toolkit

Information Management Systems

Job description

Digital Health provides an expert information technology and telecommunications service covering all aspects of information processing to support operational and performance management and service improvement. The Department provides the Trust with a coherent digital strategy and secure, robust, reliable responsive, cost effective and customer driven digital services and systems. It also identifies opportunities for streamlining business processes and to enable data sharing and collaboration, both internally and externally, by the use or replacement of technology. In addition, it provides tools to enable business units to achieve their goals, facilitating a first-class quality of care to patients.

Now is a really exciting time to join the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, as we and the other two acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney we are working on our biggest digital programme to date: introducing an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. This programme is a key enabler of our transformation strategies for Acute Clinical Services across all sites. This is not simply a digital programme; this is one of the biggest pieces of clinical and operational transformation in the Norfolk and Waveney, set across 3 acute trusts. You will play a part in bringing the EPR to life and beyond, as we learn together about how to use it to its full advantage over the years to come in a safe and secure manner.

Act as a specialist on Information Governance (IG) for the Trust to provide an expert specialist advice service, in accordance with frameworks, national & local IG standards, requirements and best practice.

Lead the development and implementation of mechanisms to monitor compliance against national IG standards and the requirements of UK Data Protection laws and other external performance assessments.

Lead regular assessment against the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), and other relevant standards. Report on Trust performance against these standards. Create plans to address risks and implement to improve the Trust’s DSPT score and reduce the risks that the Trust faces through IG issues.

Investigate serious Incidents/breaches of IG and, when required produce formal reports of findings on reported adverse IG incidents, ensuring that lessons are learnt throughout the organisation, and that the recommendations are audited to ensure continued compliance.

Day to day line management responsibilities for the IG team.

Responsible for ensuring appropriate information sharing agreements and research projects, comply with data protection laws and are established with partner organisations and third parties.

Manage employee subject access requests (SAR’s) under data protection laws which involve Trust emails. This includes identifying what information can be disclosed and providing advice to HR in relation to an applicant’s personal information held in employment files.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mark Northcott Job title: Head of Information Governance & Cyber Security Email address: [e-mail]