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Job overview

The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is an ambitious and innovative organisation, with a strong digital, data and technology team looking for a Data Protection Compliance Manager to support us in delivering excellent care, improving outcomes, and enhancing the experience of our patients and staff all driven by the safe and lawful use of data and personal information. 

This individual will work as part of our Information Governance team, contributing to exciting initiatives, ensuring privacy by design, and guiding development of the organisation's systems to be compliant with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act.  

Note: this is a predominantly 'home working' position, although occasional travel to a WAST site may be required. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will ensure that the Trust has a managed and coordinated approach to Data Protection and will be responsible for a wide range of projects and policy areas relating to the management and development of our Data Protection compliance framework.

You will utilise your highly specialist knowledge and skills to overseeing and audit the Trust's compliance with the NHS Wales Information Governance Toolkit, advise senior leaders and stakeholders on issues of compliance, and act as a point of contact for Data Protection queries and investigations internally and externally.     

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

#RemarkablePeople

Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.

The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities  and disability groups.

Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.

The Trust actively seeks to recruit and appoint people currently under represented in the workforce. This includes women, people with disabilities, LGBT, and those from minority ethnic groups. All staff are encouraged and supported to learn Welsh. Please be sure to provide full contact details for all referees, including email addresses where possible. Failure to do so may result in significant delays in your application.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.  If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.