Senior IG Manager

This is a really exciting opportunity to join the Privacy, Transparency & Trust (PTT) Sub-directorate which 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 Senior Information Governance Manager is to provide senior professional expertise and experience to the work and mission of the PTT Sub-directorate and to provide leadership and assistance to more junior members of the team.

As a Senior IG Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service providing senior professional expertise to increase awareness of IG and embed good practice.

• Drafting key IG documents tailored to specific audiences.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues who are not specialists in IG and raising awareness of IG issues across the organisation.
• Conducting IG related research, including some legal research.
• Supporting and advising on the use of personal data; risks, mitigations and requirements of DPIAs.
• Responding to statutory requests for access to personal data and exercise of other rights under the UK GDPR and DPA 2018.
• Advising on the application of the FOI Act 2000 or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
• Collaborating across team, function, and organisational boundaries, to achieve the best outcomes for the organisation. Contributing to a team culture of continuous improvement and excellent service delivery.
• Advising on sharing personal data with other organisations and the required documentation to facilitate such sharing, including advising on data processing agreements and data sharing agreements, identifying most appropriate controller / processor for processing activities in complex data flows.
• Identifying IG compliance and operational risks and issues, advising on mitigations and escalating where appropriate.
• Producing reports and KPIs to evaluate the organisation’s compliance with IG 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Wendy Harrison Job title: Deputy Director of IG Delivery (Data & Analytics) Email address: wendy.harrison10@nhs.net

Rachel Fernandez

IG Lead

rachel.fernandez1@nhs.net