Deputy Head of Information Governance

Role: Deputy Head of Information Governance
Contract Length: 3 months
Location: Parsons Green with hybrid working. There may be travel required across different sites across London.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £30.47 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Deputy Head of Information Governance for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

**RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPUTY HEAD OF INFORMATION GOVERNANCE**
- The postholder will be an integral part of the Information Governance (IG) department, supporting the Head of Information Governance and Data Protection Officer by contributing and participation on all matters relating to IG. They will support the Head of Information Governance in ensuring the co-ordination and delivery of IG strategies, policies and compliance.
- The postholder will be a senior member of the IG team and will provide expert advice and guidance on all areas of Information Governance, relevant data protection legislation, Information Risk Management, Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulation (EIR) and Records Management. They will advise and support staff in meeting legal and regulatory requirements around confidentiality, statutory information access and information security.
- The postholder will ensure that the statutory information requests functions (including FOI/EIR and SAR) are managed appropriately by the IG Team
- The role will take line management responsibility for the IG Facilitators and IG Officers in the IG Team.
- To review Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and provide expert advice to services
- Assist compliance requirements in the NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
- Contribute to the production of Information Governance reports and papers

**SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPUTY HEAD OF INFORMATION GOVERNANCE**
- First degree and/or equivalent experience
- In depth experience of delivering a full IG function across an organization including information sharing and transfer, legislation, training, FOI, Subject Access requests, IG incidents, IG risk and records management.
- Experience of developing and reviewing information sharing and transfer agreements
- Experience of working with the Data Security & Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
- Experience in review and assessment of Data Privacy Impact Assessments
- Experience of working as a Senior IG Officer, or Deputy Head of IG
- Has detailed knowledge of relevant corporate, professional and/or legal standards.
- Has excellent and in-depth knowledge of wide areas of IG legislation, concepts and practices. Can plan, schedule and monitor work, within set targets, for small dedicated teams.
- Experience in handling IG security incidents and breaches.
- Experience of staff management or can demonstrate ability to lead team members directly or indirectly.
- Ability to work in a demanding environment.
- Knowledge of information governance legal and national regulatory requirements, including the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulation and Access to Health Records Acts
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service and promotes partnership and collaborative working within teams
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
- Draws rational and defensible conclusions, using appropriate information/ data and provides analysis in support of conclusions
- Encourages rigour and provides critical challenge in determining outcomes
- Undertakes robust risk and impact management
- Awareness of, and collaborative working with, key decision makers across the Trust
- Demonstrates accountability for decisions taken, by considering consequences, impacts and implications
- Overcomes obstacles, and shows resilience in achieving desired
- Makes best use of diverse talent, capabilities and technologies to achieve optimum results
- Takes personal responsibility for team and organisational performance and practices
- Resilient, sensitive and assertive with the wide variety of people and behaviours
- Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

Work Location: In person