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Job overview

The post holder will be required to provide specialist Information Governance / Data Protection project support to ensure compliance across the Kent & Medway Integrated Care System (ICS) with the latest Information Governance requirements, concentrating mainly (but not exclusively) on the secondary uses of data.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly evolving and progressive IG function in Kent & Medway. You'll primarily be a part of the team that provides a DPO service to GPs, providing advice on SARs, DPIAs, and general queries as well as leading webinars.

The post holder will support the ICS Information Governance Lead / Deputy Data Protection Officer, Associate Director of Information Governance / Data Protection Officer, and the ICS Information Governance team with senior administrative and knowledge support regarding queries coming into the ICS.

Main duties of the job

• Experience working with teams to ensure that any new projects/programmes are reviewed to ensure compliance with the latest Information Governance requirements including reviewing of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and associated sharing/processing agreements.
• Provide administrative support to the ICS Information Governance team which will included but not limited to coordinating diaries for meetings, ensuring logs are kept up to date.
• Support the wider Information Governance team to ensure that the portfolio of tasks/projects is planned, managed, and delivered effectively.
• Cross training and supporting the wider Information Governance business and project support roles when necessary to always ensure cover within the team.
• Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications, and stakeholder management.
• Ensure accurate and open communication and co-ordination with a range of organisations and individuals, researching and drafting correspondence and papers and ensuring the management of specific tasks, lead reporting and analysis across a range of specialties, functions, organisations, and projects.

Working for our organisation

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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 which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal, and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.