Information Governance Assistant - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Information Governance Department for an IG Assistant.

The role will be to assist the head of Information Governance and Information Governance Manager to implement the Foundation Trust's Information Governance Framework.

To achieve this the post holder will help with Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access requests, records management and Information Security as well as information flow mapping to inform our Record Of Processing Activities.


The main duties of the job are to log Freedom of Information Requests, to collate information from departments that hold the requested information, to produce draft replies including determining where exemtions in the Act may apply.

The request can be wildly different from each other and a certain level ofmental gear changing is required. You should have excellent attention to detail, be a good communicator at all levels and be numerate.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital based approximately 12 miles from central London.

The hospital is situated in a beautiful and historic part of the country and lies very close to Richmond Park, Hampton Court Palace and Kempton Park.

The hospital supports around 350,000 people in the surrounding area from the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, Merton and East Elmbridge.

We have approximately 300 beds and directly employ around 2,700 staff, with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust.

We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, but run a number of outpatient clinics in sites across our catchment area including Raynes Park Health Centre, Surbiton Centre for Health, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications for further information regarding the role.

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