Head of Information Governance

Job summary

ESNEFT are looking for an effective leader to be Head of Service having responsibility for the leadership, provision and development of Information Governance across East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

• Lead as the Trust's representative on behalf of the Director of Governance for the Information Governance agenda by liaising with appropriate colleagues in the Trust and the local health community.
• Ensure that the Data Security & Protection Toolkit is completed in line with national targets and compile realistic Information Governance plans, review and report progress regularly to the Information Governance Group.
• Promote and encourage compliance with Information Governance guidance and legislation throughout the Trust.
• Investigate and advise on complex issues relating to information governance incidents and to ensure any recommendations are implemented

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for leading and maintaining the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act in accordance with national guidance and legislation.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with and submitting evidence against the Data Security & protection Toolkit on behalf of the Trust.
• Responsible for co-ordinating IG advice between ESNEFT and the ICS.
• Responsible for ensuring the Trust has a robust system in place for sharing information with enforcement/regulatory bodies such as the Police, ICO and GMC.
• Responsible for the DSPT/CAF submission, including chairing CAF Group meetings, coordinating and obtaining formal sign-off for the baseline and main submissions, act as the first point of call on all CAF/DSPT related matters with auditors and other external and internal stakeholders on an annual basis.
• To lead a Trust-wide Data flow mapping exercise, and to establish and maintain an information asset register working with identified information asset owners across the Trust.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich Hospital

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich Hospital

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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