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Job summary

Main area
Information Governance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref
846-6294945-UJ
Employer
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Home
Town
Home
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Information Governance Compliance Lead

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Information Governance Compliance Lead to join our team on a fixed term contract for 6 months.

The post-holder will be responsible for providing, receiving and presenting complex information. They will require the ability to communicate this complex information to a range of people including individuals who 
are not subject matter experts. Persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required as well as providing and receiving highly complex information / present complex information to large groups.

The Information Governance Team is responsible for providing expert advice, guidance and services to the Trust covering a number of dimensions: all organisational and personal data; developing new processes and policies; best practice; legal and statutory responsibilities; training and education relating to data and information usage; incident management; compliance reporting; annual assurance submissions and any additional measures or structures required to support this.

Main duties of the job

As a IG Compliance Lead you will develop processes for collection, analysis, validation, presentation and reporting of activity to ensure that resources are effectively managed and the best possible patient care is achieved. As such, professionals in this position have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; have advanced knowledge of analysing complex information with the ability to drive innovation and engagement. 

You will provide assurance of compliance with Information Governance policy and Standard Operating Procedures through liaising with users of data systems to ensure that data standards are maintained, and sensitive information is protected.

in addition, you will engage with quality and service improvement through auditing, assessing, addressing and communicating issues, trends or opportunities to identify improvements; reflecting on own and 
others’ practice; contributing to strategic planning; identifying new ways of working or potential efficiencies; using analysis to improve decision-making and supporting the team to provide services by minimising clinicians’ and senior leaders’ time taken by administration responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 5th of June 2024.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. 

Person specification

Specialist Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Working in Information Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Working in the NHS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Sound Judgement and Logical Approach
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding the NHS

Practical/Intellectual Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to concentrate and focus on diverse tasks

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareDisability confident leaderDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Care quality commission - OutstandingKent Community - Platinum Award LogoStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.KEiBA Valuing Disability Business of the Year 2021

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Colette Allen
Job title
Head of Information Governance
Email address
[email protected]
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