Job vacancy: Principal Data Protection & Information Governance Specialist, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area

Yes

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (Hybrid working - Postholder will be expected to travel to clients/office as and when required to meet the service needs of the organisation)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Job ref

287-MIAA-7-25

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: One of MIAA Office Locations
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59

Principal Data Protection & Information Governance Specialist

Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Maintain a high level of subject matter expertise in information governance issues, through research, liaison with information governance colleagues in other NHS organisations and attendance at national information governance meetings.

Have a strong technical understanding on all relevant data protection and information governance guidance, regulation and legislation.

Establish presence on, and reputation as a subject matter expert with, relevant external bodies influencing policy.

Have excellent influence, written and oral communication, and negotiation skills; being comfortable presenting information on detailed and complex technical subjects to both individuals and groups not familiar with the subject matter.

Provide expert date protection and information governance legislation and regulation knowledge and practical expertise to define, scope and deliver MIAA audit and advisory services.

Through allocated assignments and services, support clients to meet their legal and regulatory obligations in relation to Information Governance including confidentiality, information security, Data Protection, Freedom of Information and GDPR through expert advice and guidance and demonstrable knowledge and experience.

Support clients in building robust, complex, information governance frameworks.

Work across organisational boundaries, liaising with senior managerial and clinical staff at local, place and system level.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant masters/equivalent.
BCS/ISEB Practitioner certificate in Data Protection

Desirable criteria

Certified Data Protection Officer
Relevant qualification/accreditation in the provision of training

Experience

Essential criteria

‘Hands on’ experience of implementing and assuring data protection and information governance processes and methodologies
Data Protection Officer delivery experience
Must have senior experience of working in audit and consultancy or within a senior role in digital delivery.
Must have significant demonstrable PQE plus self certified CPD
Must have experience of working in the NHS or other public sector organization resulting in a developed understanding of digital systems, risks, and processes. Alternative experience in an equivalent organization may be acceptable.

Desirable criteria

Experience of operating at Board level, presenting to Audit Committee, and influencing Executive and NonExecutive Directors
Must have significant experience of recruiting, developing, managing, and supervising staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Must have a full and mature understanding of NHS and public sector structures, policy, functions, and digital systems together with the aptitude to build on that knowledge.
Must have a full understanding of the digital agenda, corporate governance, risk management and assurance principles and practice, data protection and information governance
Specific technical knowledge including: - The NHS Data Protection and Security - NHS, government, and local government data protection strategies, - Data Protection and GDPR legislation - Freedom of Information legislation

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.