Cprd Research Data Governance Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 262652**Salary**:

- £41,185**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Architecture and Data
- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Canary Wharf, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a **CPRD Research Data Governance Officer** to join our **Clinical Practice Research Datalink** team in the Safety and Surveillance group.

This is a **full
- time** opportunity, on a **permanent** basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 4 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 8 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Remote working is potentially available for some specific roles. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.

**Who are we?**

The MHRA is transforming, creating a progressive, responsive and sovereign regulator of medical products that is a fundamental requirement to achieve the innovation set out in the UK Life Sciences Vision. The new Safety and Surveillance Group brings together into a single integrated structure devices and medicines safety expertise with enforcement capabilities. These functions will be supported by our data and evidence generating capabilities complementing our signal generating capabilities produced via the new Safety Connect System.
Part of the Safety and Surveillance group, The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), jointly sponsored by the Agency and the National Institute for Health Care Research (NIHR), is the UK’s preeminent research service providing access to anonymised NHS data for research. In addition to supporting high quality observational research, CPRD has developed world leading services based on using real world data to support clinical trials and interventional studies.

**Job description**:
The **CPRD Research Data Governance Officer** role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the UK Government’s premier data-driven research service and will be responsible for managing CPRD’s compliance with regulatory, ethics and policy requirements. Responsibilities include providing timely information governance (IG) support for the linking of primary care data with additional data sets, including risk and data protection impact assessments; monitoring ongoing compliance with IG and related information management policies; records management; providing advice, guidance and training for staff and customers.

In addition to working closely with other members of CPRD staff, the role will involve regular liaison with stakeholders like NHS Transformation Directorate, the Health Research Authority (HRA), Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG), as well as CPRD clients and partners.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ensure legal, ethical and regulatory approvals and compliance for use of patient data.
- Maintain a robust information governance framework.
- Support delivery of information governance standards and undertaken assurance and audit activity.
- Co-ordinate information governance support for the linkage of health data sets for research.

**Person specification**:
You will have a well-developed understanding of the benefits and sensitivities of using patient records in research and take a positive approach to tackling problems and find ways to identify suitable solutions. You will also facilitate constructive discussions and enjoy getting all parties to reach an agreement.

**Benefits**:

- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
- Variety of staf