IG Officer

The Privacy, Transparency & Trust (PTT) Sub-directorate is a sub-directorate of the Delivery Directorate. The mission of the PTT Sub-directorate is to enable NHS England to drive innovation and improve lives through greater use of data and technology and to be a well-run organisation.

The PTT Sub-directorate will enable and promote public trust in NHS England’s custodianship of staff, workforce and patient data. This aligns with the new legal duty of NHS England to have regard to the need to respect and promote privacy of patients and the core principles that underpin NHS England as a safe haven of patient data.

The role of an Information Governance Officer is to provide essential support to the work and mission of the PTT Sub-directorate.

This role provides IG support to the Data Protection & Trust Team.

The Postholder’s Main Duties Will Include

Supporting the drafting of key information governance documents, including information governance policies and procedures, data protection impact assessments, privacy notices, etc.

Assisting with the provision of timely, clear and practical IG advice on a range of matters, services, and projects, including advice on privacy by design.

Communicating and raising awareness of key IG issues with colleagues who are not specialists in IG and raising awareness of IG issues across the organisation.

Conducting IG related research in order to perform role.

Working collaboratively across team, function, and organisational boundaries, to achieve the best outcomes for the organisation. Engaging and contributing to a team culture of continuous improvement and excellent service delivery.

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with a range of internal colleagues, with sometimes different perspectives, to address IG related matters.

Collating and analysing information and assisting with producing reports and key performance information to evaluate the organisation’s compliance with IG related requirements.

The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
  
  

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Martin Job title: Senior IG Manager Email address: andrew.martin45@nhs.net