The Head of Information Governance will provide the Trust with leadership in Information Governance (IG) and the wider Information Assurance framework, to be the prime source of expert advice in all IG matters. The postholder will lead policy development, create and maintain high level awareness, raising the profile and understanding of the strategic and practical importance of IG, and provide assurance to the Trust Board that it is meeting its statutory and legal obligations.
The post-holder will head the Information Governance Department to provide a single point of knowledge and expertise to advise the Trust on statutory and legal requirements in relation to Information Governance, and will be responsible for ensuring compliance with these.
As the Head of Information Governance, the post holder will also be expected to lead the development of the following areas into a comprehensive and co-ordinated work programme that is in place, and fully embedded at the local level, in divisions across the Trust.
- Confidentiality
- Data Protection
- Information Assurance
- Caldicott
- IT Governance
- Information Sharing
- Access control mechanisms (Registration Authority)
- Freedom of Information
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
- In this role, the post holder will also:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of Information Governance in the implementation of the Trust’s new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, ensuring full compliance with statutory, regulatory and NHS information governance requirements while enabling safe, lawful and effective use of patient data.
- Lead the Trust’s Information Governance team to ensure that the Trust’s Information Governance Agenda is evolving to support the changes in care pathways and delivery of the NHS 10 year plan.
- Ensure that the Trust’s systems and information collection processes are aligned to the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (CAF), ISO 27001/2 and compliant with the Data
Protection Act 2018 as well as other regulatory frameworks in the aspects of confidentiality and data protection.
- Lead on the provision of expert advice to the Trust on Data Protection and Information Assurance.
- Co-ordinate the agenda setting and draft papers for the Trust’s Information Governance and Security Steering Group (IGSSG).
- Attend local, regional and national information governance meetings on behalf of the Trusts and report back any relevant developments and issues to the wider team.
- Lead on ensuring that the Trust complies with all DSPT/CAF standards and ensure resulting action plans are robustly articulated, monitored, appropriately escalating and prioritising areas of risk.
