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Are you ready for a new challenge in the evolving world of Information Governance?

A highly appealing opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join the Information Governance Team in the role of Information Governance Officer.

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual who will be part of the Information Governance Team and 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, Freedom of Information Act and the Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
• As on site staff training will be a part of your remit, experience in developing and delivering training packages would be an advantage.
• The ability to support and contribute to information related incidents and investigations.

We are especially looking for someone who is able to demonstrate an ability to work proactively, without supervision and under their own initiative. You will be expected to provide onsite support and training to the various sites we serve.

· 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 MWL 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 Senior IG Officers and Information Governance Leads

· Document and report on compliance with GP IG project improvement plans and risk assess non-compliance

· 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





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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme



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 non-compliance

· 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


• Maintain Professional Registration
• Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body




This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024

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