Information Governance Manager

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As the Information Governance Manager, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding our organisation's informational assets, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other relevant data protection laws You will manage and implement day to day information governance activities for (but not limited to) Subject Access Requests (SARs), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), application of GDPR, management of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and information sharing agreements.

You will also act as Deputy Data Protection Officer, providing expert advice to the Caldicott Guardian and wider staff.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Act as administrator for SARs and information governance incidents and carrying out investigations when required.
• Identify and escalate data breach incidents and assist with managing external reporting where required.
• Monitor information governance training including cyber security and data protection.
• Maintain the organisation's Record Of Processing Activities (ROPA) and Statement of Applicability (SOA)
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice across all aspects of Information Governance to colleagues at all levels of the organisation

• Manage the identification, assessment, reporting and management of risk in relation to all aspects of IG including regular reporting to the DPO.
• Prepare analysis reports of performance statistics to identify trends and areas for action and improvement and provide regular reports to Senior Management colleagues and committees
• Monitor and review completed disclosures under the Data Protection Act to ensure they observe all legislative requirements and the relevant staff adhere to departmental policies and procedures.

About you

You will have:

• Degree qualification or equivalent experience
• GDPR / Data Protection qualification or willingness to work towards.
• Experience of implementing DPIAs, Data Processing and Sharing Agreements within a health or social care organisation.
• Experience of Data Security and Protection Toolkit requirements and Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Knowledge of ISO 27001 is also desirable.
• Experience of decision-making and prioritising in a health and social care setting.

We offer competitive salaries, full training and development for your role, as well as a wide range of benefits.
Some of these include:

• 33 days annual holiday inclusive of bank holidays (rising 1 day per year after 3 years to a maximum of 38 days)
• Comprehensive sick pay scheme
• Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Exclusive employee discounts, savings and competitions
• Bike to work scheme
• Free Parking
• Employee Assistance programme