Information Governance Officer — Data Protection & Compliance

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Bamber Bridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a permanent full-time Information Governance Officer to support the IG team, reporting to the Head of Data Protection and contributing to the comprehensive information governance agenda across the Trust. The role focuses on providing data protection advice, disseminating governance best practices, and delivering training.

It also includes consultancy across projects and handling Freedom of Information requests; travel around the Trust

Responsibilities

• Provide data protection advice and guidance within the Trust, disseminating and reinforcing good governance and security practice to all staff.
• Deliver consultancy on Information Governance matters, advising on all IG-related issues across projects and the organisation.
• Deliver training on information governance, data protection, and related topics; manage and respond to Freedom of Information requests.

Job description

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a permanent full-time Information Governance Officer to support the IG team, reporting to the Head of Data Protection and contributing to the comprehensive information governance agenda across the Trust. The role focuses on providing data protection advice, disseminating governance best practices, and delivering training.

It also includes consultancy across projects and handling Freedom of Information requests; travel around the Trust