Job summary
- Main area
- Digital and Information Governance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 455-CANDI-910
- Employer
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Pancras Hospital and St Ann's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,388 - £62,785 per annum including Outre London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Information Governance Compliance Manager
Band 8a
At Camden and Islington NHS foundation trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.
We have 3 key priorities which are:
- Early and Effective Intervention
- Helping People to Live Well
- Research and Innovation
The cultural pillars that help us achieve our key priorities are:
- We value each other
- We are empowered
- We keep things simple
- We are connected
By coming to work at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust you will be joining a Trust with a national reputation for research, where services recognise that research underpins its commitment to providing high quality and innovative clinical care.
As an applicant for this role, you are urged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification and provide examples of how C&I values are an integral part of the way you have and will continue to deliver service.
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for managing compliance with the Information Governance and Data Protection agenda across the North London Mental Health Partnership and will take the lead in the development and management of compliance with the Information Governance Framework. The post holder will be responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring and auditing Information Governance compliance incorporating Data Protection, Confidentiality and, where appropriate, Information and Cyber Security. The post-holder is responsible for the effective management and coordination of medical records and information requests and will provide leadership in the appropriate management of Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information request to meet legislative timeframes.
Vacancy sites: St Ann's Hospital / St Pancras Hospital
Main duties of the job
Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the main duties of this role.
Working for our organisation
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts’ values and cultural pillars:
- We are kind
- We are respectful
- We work together
- We keep things simple
- We empower
- We are proudly diverse
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s level degree or equivalent proven experience in Information Governance
- Industry recognised and accredited training/qualification in Information Security Management and/or Data Protection
Desirable criteria
- First degree or equivalent qualification in an IT/IG related subject
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge and practical application of current Data Protection legislation and NHS Caldicott Principles
- Practical experience in the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Access to Health Records Act and associated codes of practice.
- Experience of records management and archiving, preferably within the NHS
- Expert knowledge, understanding and application of the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- Proven experience of line managing staff
Desirable criteria
- Management experience in the NHS or equivalent environment
- Practical experience of implementing the Information Governance agenda within an NHS setting.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Information requirements, including Monitor Compliance Framework.
- Expertise in completion of Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- Knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Experience of drafting information sharing agreements
- Experience of drafting and completing data protection impact assessments (DPIAs)
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with and influence senior colleagues including negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Ability to respond effectively to changing priorities, to manage timeframes with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to think creatively and identify solutions to overcome problems.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mahwish Noor
- Job title
- Partnership Head of Information Governance and DPO
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971703547
- Additional information
Mahwish Noor, [email protected]
Pera Svilar [email protected]
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