Information Governance Officer - St Helens, United Kingdom - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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St Helens, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are currently looking to recruit an Information Governance Officers to work within the Information Governance Team.

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual who will play a key role in ensuring that the organisations we support meet all legal requirements in connection with confidentiality and security of personal information and the management of organisational information.

You will have:

A degree level qualification and /or equivalent working experience gained in an Information Governance role /Governance role or equivalent working experience in an area related to Governance within the NHS or similar organisation
You will need to be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the main requirements of the Data Protection Act and the Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
As staff training will be a part of your remit, experience in developing and delivering training packages would be an advantage

Interviews will be held on Thursday 2nd March 202- The post holder will support the Information Governance Team in the promotion of good practice in relation to all areas of Information Governance (IG) The post holder will support the investigation of IG incidents, delivery of the Data Security Protection (DSP) Toolkit and

associated evidence/work streams ensuring evidence is contemporaneous and accessible for submission.

The post holder will contribute to and support the provision of training and monitoring across the Information Governance agenda.
The Post holder will support the processing of all Information Governance documents such as DPIA's, DSAs, DPA and support the processing of Freedom of Information Act Requests.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man.

We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

Acute Trust of the Year
HSJ Awards November 201
Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC
Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

Standard of care
Best place to work
Care of patients being the Trust's priority
Staff engagement
Staff morale
Compassionate and inclusive
Providing a safe environment for staff

KEY DUTIES

Take an active part in the implementation of the Information Governance Agenda, Strategy and Policy under the guidance of the Head of Risk Assurance and Data Protection Officer within the wider Health Community e.g STHK and customers i.e. GP Practices
To support the Trust with incident investigation and IG advice and support when required
Support and facilitate IG Workshops in the wider Health Community
Provide efficient and effective communications to all relevant parties
Update and add content to the Information Governance agenda and make recommendations for improvements
Take an active role in the collation of the evidence required for the annual DSP Toolkit submission and participate in improvement plans for both the Trust and our customers
Provide regular reports on progress made in all areas to the Information Governance Lead
Document and report on compliance with GP IG project improvement plans and risk assess noncompliance
Develop and improve current documentation to record activity and compliance
Evaluate and monitor staff understanding and knowledge of Information Governance in the wider Health Community
Review relevant Procedures and ensure that they are current and kept up to date in accordance with key legislation and guidance
Maintain the Freedom of Information register, ensuring that requests are responded to within the legal timeframe and complex responses are escalated to the IG Manager as appropriate
Conducting IG audits, setting actions for self and others and providing written reports on the outcome of such audits
To deliver both IG Mandatory and bespoke training packages across the Health Community

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES