Information Governance Officer inCoventry inCoventry PUBLISHED WED 30 OCT 2024

We are seeking an experienced Governance Officer to lead the management of our information governance agenda across all company services. In this pivotal role, you will support the day-to-day operational delivery of information governance, ensuring that our practices meet the high standards outlined in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and fully comply with UK data protection laws. Your expertise will be essential in safeguarding our data integrity and maintaining our commitment to excellence in information governance.

This is a full-time Fixed-Term position until July 2025, you will bepredominantly remote with the occasional requirement to travel to our Regional offices.

Your main responsibilities will include-

• Manage the Information Governance (IG) agenda across the organisation.
• Provide timely IG advice and guidance that aligns with policies and supports business needs.
• Act as a positive ambassador for IG, promoting awareness and best practices to all stakeholders.
• Lead the collection and submission of evidence for the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
• Manage information incidents, provide mitigation advice, identify process improvements, and deliver training as needed.
• Use our privacy management portal to support projects, ensuring data protection by design, completing impact assessments, maintaining records, and updating privacy notices.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.

About us

As anInformation Governance Officer, you'll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group.

You will feel valued as anInformation Governance Officerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including-

• Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical well being from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to e Learning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose- changing lives through transforming health and care.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality CommissionThe Ideal Candidate

  The successful candidate will have-

  • 3 years Information Governance experience.
  • Experience of Information Governance in a Health and Social Care environment.
  • BCS Data Protection Qualification.
  • Certified GDPR/DPA Training.
  • A comprehensive understanding of regulatory compliance and risks associated to Data Protection and Information Security.
  • Experience managing internal data protection and information security audits.

  You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.

  Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.