LW254244 - Information Governance Administration Co-Ordinator

NHS Scotland; Lea; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian is seeking an Information Governance Administration Co-ordinator to join the Information Governance Team at Foresterhill Lea, Aberdeen. The role is office-based and contributes to delivering essential information governance services across the organisation.

The post requires strong organisational and IT skills, adaptability, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Good communication skills and IT proficiency are essential for effective information handling.
• Adaptable and proactive with the capacity to work within a formal governance framework.

Responsibilities

• Support the Information Governance Team in delivering essential services across NHS Grampian.
• Assist with responding to information access requests, including legal claims and information rights cases.
• Coordinate administrative duties to ensure efficient processing of information requests and data handling.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

IT skills

Education

NVQ level 3

Diploma level in secretarial/administrative procedures

Job description

Information Governance Administration Co-Ordinator

Band 4 - 36 Hours per week - Permanent

Foresterhill Lea, Foresterhill site, Aberdeen (Office Based)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Information Governance Administration Co-ordinator working within the Information Governance Team.

This post will support the Information Governance Team to deliver an essential service to the whole of NHS Grampian.

The post holder will play a key role in supporting the organisation’s obligation to respond to a variety of access to information requests including the provision of data for Legal Claims, requests under information rights legislation and for Police Scotland and the Procurator Fiscal.

NHS Grampian seeks a highly motivated candidate with excellent organisational skills, educated to NVQ level 3 level in with additional knowledge/experience to diploma level or equivalent in secretarial and administrative procedures and systems, or equivalent qualification/experience. If you are adaptable, able to balance competing priorities, have good communication and strong organisational and IT skills and welcome a challenge, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Informal enquiries to Roohi Bains, Information Governance Manager at [e-mail]

This post may close earlier should we receive a high volume of applications.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.