Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Information Governance Officer

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The Information Governance Officer will support the Head & Deputy Head of Information Governance in promoting adherence to information governance (IG) best practice within the organisation.

In doing so, they shall operationally lead a range of IG-related duties, including:

  • Freedom of Information (FOI) Compliance
  • Data Protection Compliance
  • Corporate Records Best Practice.

The postholder will help the team ensure that staff at all levels of the organisation are provided with appropriate IG training. This includes presenting at induction and refresher and adhoc training as required.

The postholder will help the team ensure that staff at all levels of the organisation are provided with appropriate IG training. This includes presenting at induction and refresher and adhoc training as required.

Working as a key member of the Information Governance Team they will be jointly responsible

  • For provision of an information governance advice service to the Trust
  • Following up and managing IG / Confidentiality breaches, analysing & reporting these IG incidents to the Information Governance Steering Group. In the case of serious incidents immediate reporting of such to the Head of IG and Caldicott Guardian
  • Managing the Trust’s data flows and information asset register

The post-holder will provide project support for IG initiatives including maintenance of project documentation and monitoring and recording risks and issues.

The post-holder will provide administrative support including organising the IGSG and other meetings, providing agendas, writing of minutes and maintaining action logs.

The post-holder is instrumental in helping the team bring

  • Confidentiality
  • Data Protection
  • Information Assurance
  • Caldicott
  • IT Governance
  • Information Sharing
  • Freedom of Information
  • Corporate Records Best Practice

into a comprehensive work programme.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Graham Trainor Job title: Head of Information Governance, DPO Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02033153428
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Business Development and Sales
  • Industries

    Hospitals and Health Care

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