Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Information Governance Assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Information Governance Department for an IG Assistant. The role will be to assist the head of Information Governance and Information Governance Manager to implement the Foundation Trust's Information Governance Framework. To achieve this the post holder will help with Freedom of Information Requests, Subject Access requests, records management and Information Security as well as information flow mapping to inform our Record Of Processing Activities.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are to log Freedom of Information Requests, to collate information from departments that hold the requested information, to produce draft replies including determining where exemtions in the Act may apply. The request can be wildly different from each other and a certain level ofmental gear changing is required. You should have excellent attention to detail, be a good communicator at all levels and be numerate.

About us

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital based approximately 12 miles from central London. The hospital is situated in a beautiful and historic part of the country and lies very close to Richmond Park, Hampton Court Palace and Kempton Park. The hospital supports around 350,000 people in the surrounding area from the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, Merton and East Elmbridge.We have approximately 300 beds and directly employ around 2,700 staff, with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, but run a number of outpatient clinics in sites across our catchment area including Raynes Park Health Centre, Surbiton Centre for Health, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington Memorial Hospital.We provide a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year p.a. Including Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-5460238-AL-KL-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications for further information regarding the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications for further information regarding the role.

Person Specification

Education / Experience

Essential

  • Foundation Degree, NVQ Level Qualification or relevant experience
  • Computer Literate -Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Analytical Skills
  • Numerate
  • Able to work to multiple personal and team deadlines

Desirable

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of IG - FOI, DPA
  • Use of Ulysses Safeguard RFI or other similar system

Knowledge and Other

Essential

  • Able to work on own and as part of team
  • ability to gain trust and establish good working relatinships with staff

Desirable

  • NHS Working Practices
  • willingness to learn new skills
  • ability to communicate comppex information and work with very sensitive and highly confidential information
Person Specification

Education / Experience

Essential

  • Foundation Degree, NVQ Level Qualification or relevant experience
  • Computer Literate -Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Analytical Skills
  • Numerate
  • Able to work to multiple personal and team deadlines

Desirable

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of IG - FOI, DPA
  • Use of Ulysses Safeguard RFI or other similar system

Knowledge and Other

Essential

  • Able to work on own and as part of team
  • ability to gain trust and establish good working relatinships with staff

Desirable

  • NHS Working Practices
  • willingness to learn new skills
  • ability to communicate comppex information and work with very sensitive and highly confidential information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Information Governance

Ms Janice Sorrell

janice.sorrell@nhs.net

02089735292

Details

Date posted

11 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year p.a. Including Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-5460238-AL-KL-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB


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