Information Governance Specialist
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Stevenage, SG1 4AB
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
We are recruiting for an Information Governance Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary ...
Support Data Protection Officer (DPO) the development and implementation of the Trust's Information Governance Strategy, policies and delivery of the associated work programme to meet statutory, regulatory and legislative requirements, national/local policies and best practice.
Interpret the requirements of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit, develop and lead an improvement plan, liaising with the identified leads to ensure the organisation meets with the requirements and has the supporting evidence internal and external inspection.
Lead and ensure the timely completion of the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit, and take the lead on specific measures, in order to gain internal authorisation prior to submission in line with the national deadlines.
Identify risks across the Trust in relation to information governance, ensure actions taken to mitigate the risks and escalated as appropriate and maintain an Information Governance Risk Register.
Support the DPO and interpret the legislation and national guidance in relation to Information Governance and make recommendations to ensure that the Trusts meets the requirements.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills; written and verbal
- High level of interpersonal skills to include negotiating and influencing to respond to public, patients, staff and external stakeholders
- Problem solving approach
- Good IT and computer skills inc. use of Microsoft office
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and application of information governance legislation & policy such as GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
- NHSE Data Security and Protection Toolkit Data Breach Logging Annual Audit
- Management of Subject Access Request's to include data redactions
- Management of Data Protection Impact Assessments Provision of guidance to both staff and suppliers Review and approval
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Relevant experience in information governance
Desirable
- Evidence of ongoing career/professional development.
- Qualifications in information governance, records management, data protection and information security.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of information governance and data protection legislation, duties and responsibilities.
- Experience of Information Governance management and compliance within a large organisation - preferably the NHS.
Desirable
- Experience of working in Health care setting with multi-professional healthcare teams.
- Project Management experience.
Other Requirements
Desirable
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- NHSE Records Management Code of Practice
- The Eight Caldicott Principles
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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