Head of Information Governance and Assurance

Job overview

Secondment/Fixed Term with Immediate start date from November.

The Head of Information Governance will provide the Trust with leadership in Information Governance (IG) and the wider Information Assurance framework, to be the prime source of expert advice and policy development, to create and maintain high level awareness, profile and understanding of the strategic and practical importance of IG, and to assure the Trust Board that it is meeting its statutory and legal obligations.

Leading the ongoing development of the information governance function across the Trust. This role will be responsible for creating and maintaining high level awareness, profile and understanding of the strategic and practical importance of information governance across the organisation, and to assure the Trust Board that the Trust is meeting its statutory and legal obligations with respect to information Governance.

The Trust Board and senior management team is committed to ensuring high standards of Information Governance across Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and as a key driver of the Trust’s ability to deliver excellence in all aspects of patient care.

The post-holder will head the Information Governance Department to provide a single point of knowledge and expertise to advise the Trust Board and senior management teams on statutory and legal requirements in relation to Information Governance, and will be responsible for ensuring the compliance of the Trust with these.

Main duties of the job

As the Head of Information Governance, the post holder will also be expected to lead the development of the following areas into a comprehensive and co-ordinated work programme that is in place, and fully embedded at the local level, in divisions across the Trust.

• Confidentiality
• Data Protection
• Information Assurance
• Caldicott
• IT Governance
• Information Sharing
• Access control mechanisms (Registration Authority)
• Freedom of Information

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In this role, the post holder will also:

• Lead the Trust’s Information Governance team to ensure that the Trust’s Information Governance Agenda is evolving to support the changes in care pathways and commissioning structures within the NHS.
• Ensure that the Trust’s systems and information collection processes are aligned to the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (CAF), ISO 27001/2 and compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018 as well as other regulatory frameworks in the aspects of confidentiality and data protection.
• Lead on the provision of expert advice to the Trust on Data Protection and Information Assurance.
• Co-ordinate the agenda setting and draft papers for the Trust’s Information Governance and Security Steering Group (IGSSG).
• Attend local, regional and national information governance meetings on behalf of the Trusts and report back any relevant developments and issues to the wider team.
• Lead on ensuring that the Trust complies with all DSPT/CAF standards and ensure resulting action plans are robustly articulated, monitored, appropriately escalating and prioritising areas of risk.