Deputy Head of Information Governance

We have an excellent opportunity for someone exceptional to join our Information Governance Team and to make a real difference. The role is vital in helping protect our patients, staff and the Trust from the ever growing threat of cyber attacks and the punitive data protection legislation. In this role you will work with this small but dynamic team, delivering an effective service to all staff and areas across the Trust helping to increase awareness of the importance of good information governance. You will understand the impact that data breaches can have on individuals and the Trust and have a passionate approach to protecting people's privacy and maintaining their confidence in the Trust. You will have strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently and be able to translate the latest data protection legislation for general consumption. Keeping things simple. You will be a pragmatic individual, with an eye for detail. This is a great opportunity for someone to shine with much independence and responsibility in the role.

The purpose of this key role is to assist the Head of Information Governance to provide the Trust with strategic leadership in Information Governance (IG) and the wider Information Assurance framework, to be a 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.

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

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have over 6,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

In 2020 Trust was rated by the Care Quality Commission as Outstanding in the well-led and use of resources domains and Good in the safe, effective, caring, and responsive domains. The Trust as a whole was Good, but the Chelsea site was Outstanding.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Information Governance
- Organise and facilitate the process for the Trust’s annual submission of the Data Security & Protection Toolkit return, acting as the ‘gatekeeper’ of progress against all standards within the framework and providing reports to the Head of IG as to the Trust’s level of compliance on this.
- Support the Head of Information Governance in the drafting of the Trust’s Information Governance and related policies and other documentation.
- Develop and present reports for the Information Governance Steering Group, Caldicott Leads, Trust Management Executive and the Trust Board covering Information Governance and Assurance issues
- Act as a general source of specialist IG advice and guidance to staff at all levels of the organisation;
- IG Training - To provide bespoke specialist training as required and to monitor and facilitate the Trust’s compliance with mandatory IG training.
- To deputise for all aspects of IG work streams performed by Head of Information Governance
- Work to identify the areas of risk and exposure associated with IG for the Trust and develop actions and improvement plans and oversee their implementation

Freedom of Information (FOI)
- Responsible for overseeing the management of the Trust’s Freedom of Information function
- Ensure that records are maintained of requests for access to information and their outcomes.
- Ensure that the Trust’s Publication Scheme is compliant and maintained in line with good practice.
- Manage the FOI officer

Corporate Records
- Implement a robust process relating to the ratification of non-clinical policies, ensuring that such documentation is drafted in accordance to IG best practice and that there is consistency and standardisation across all non-clinical Trust policies
- To manage a database of corporate records and other IG logs

Caldicott & Information Sharing
- Work closely with the