Information Governance Lead

Integrated Care System; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an Information Governance Lead to enhance data governance and ensure compliance with legislation. This pivotal role involves overseeing information governance strategies and collaborating with stakeholders to support patient-centered care. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in information governance within the NHS, focusing on data protection and risk management.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

27 days' holiday increasing after 5 years

Personal and professional development opportunities

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Access to occupational health services

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Recent extensive experience in information governance assurance frameworks.
• Must have completed at least 2 Data Security & Protection Toolkits.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver on information governance strategies and compliance.
• Investigate and manage information governance incidents and breaches.
• Provide expert advice on data protection and confidentiality.

Skills

Knowledge of Information Governance

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree level in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Job description

Are you passionate about protecting patient information and driving data governance excellence? Do you thrive on advising, leading, and improving systems that directly support patient outcomes? If so -- we want you to be part of our team!

At South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), we don't just deliver emergency care -- we're a compassionate, values-driven organisation putting patients first in everything we do. Now, we're looking for an experienced Information Governance Lead to shape and safeguard how we manage data across our service and external partnerships.

Main duties of the job

As our Information Governance Lead, you'll act as a subject matter expert on all matters relating to data protection, confidentiality, security, and governance frameworks. Reporting to the Head of Information Governance / DPO, you'll lead crucial projects like the Information Asset Register Programme and oversee the Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT) and Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) submissions.

You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that the right people have the right information, at the right time -- enabling safe, effective, patient-centred care.

What you'll be doing

Lead and deliver on information governance strategies, ensuring NHS and legal compliance.

Provide expert advice on national and local IG developments.

Investigate and manage information governance incidents, breaches and risks.

Deliver DPIAs and information sharing agreements with precision.

Engage, educate, and train staff at all levels on their IG responsibilities.

Deputise for the Head of Information Governance / DPO where required.

Build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to embed best IG practices.

About us

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.

Job responsibilities

The Information Governance Lead will support the Trust and external organisations as a subject matter expert reporting directly to the Head of Information Governance / DPO.

An Information Governance Lead is responsible for the delivery of specialist Information Governance advice with a focus on national and local developments to enable compliance with the Data Protection Legislation (Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations 2016) and in addition, application of the Caldicott Principles along with all associated aspects of confidentiality and security.

Lead on the ongoing Information Asset Owner (IAO) / Information Asset Register programme using project management methodology and delivering IAO training.

The role is designed to ensure successful completion and delivery of the Cyber Assessment Framework / Data Security & Protection Toolkit and Information Governance Framework in the NHS, both to external customers and internally to SECAmb staff. The post will require travel to other SECAmb and other partner organisation sites if required.

This job helps improve outcomes for patients, service users and populations by: Helping to get the right people with the right information in the right place at the right time to support patients, service users and populations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of recent experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Recent extensive experience in information governance assurance frameworks and delivering to the required standard of quality assurance and audit.

Knowledge

• We require a knowledgeable and self-motivated Information Governance Lead with recent comprehensive knowledge of Information Governance preferably in an NHS environment.

Experience

• Recent experience / qualifications in the Data Protection Act / General Data Protection Regulations and other key information legislation.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
• The Information Governance Lead must demonstrate that they have solely completed a minimum of 2 Data Security & Protection Toolkits
• Recent experience in information governance assurance frameworks and delivering to the required standard of quality assurance and audit

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.