Privacy and Risk officer

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in London is seeking a self-motivated professional for an Information Governance role. You will support GDPR compliance and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments, while also providing administrative support to the Information Security Committee. This position promotes career development opportunities and offers flexible working hours to ensure a balance between work and personal commitments.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated professional.
• Innovative approach to digital health and social care.
• Experience in compliance with national information governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess current developments for privacy impact and compliance.
• Provide administrative support to the Information Security Committee.
• Maintain compliance with the Information Asset Register.

Skills

Understanding of patient confidentiality

Knowledge of GDPR

Data Protection Impact Assessments

Job description

The post-holder will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative professional with good understanding of patient confidentiality, privacy, data security, social media and digital health and social care services.

The key objective of this role will be to provide assistance to the service with regards to the changes impacted by GDPR and to support the new requirements of Data Security and Protection Toolkit.

The post holder will be required to assist the Privacy Manager by providing Data Protection Impact Assessments and assurance for existing and upcoming service, application, system developments across the Trust in key partnerships.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior manager roles within the IG and the wider team. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in conjunction with the BCS membership.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will be expected to assess current and upcoming developments including service design, technical and innovative digital developments and applications for privacy impact and compliance with national information governance standards.
• The post holder will provide administrative support to the Information Security Committee.
• The post holder will undertake tasks required to maintain compliance with the Information Asset Register whilst supporting the overall information governance operation program led by the Deputy IG Lead.
• The post holder will be required to undertake surveys and assessments of staff and public learning needs as well as stakeholder engagement support.
• The post holder will act as a communication champion for the IG Team and support close links with local and regional stakeholder groups.

Flexible working:

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

The Role sits within the Information Governance function, which forms part of the Digital Services team.