Information Governance Manager in Milton Keynes

Location: Homebased with travel to the Milton Keynes office

Job Summary:

To be responsible for ensuring that the Graphnet Health Ltd group of companies (\"Graphnet\") and their product portfolio is compliant with Information Governance (IG) standards. To act as the Data Protection Officer for Graphnet and lead on the coordination of IG from a corporate, customer and product perspective and as the IG specialist in the organisation, you will also provide advice and guidance to Graphnet’s senior managers and staff on IG issues as well as liaising with all levels of the organisation, its partners and customers as required. To be responsible for ensuring compliance of Graphnet with the UK GDPR and other data protection laws and IG compliance and certification. To provide IG advice and support for Security, Product Development, Product Support, training and awareness, compliance responses for bids, sales and general customer enquiries for the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the company complies with applicable IG standards and guidance and completing the assessments and processes required within the prescribed deadlines.
• Collaborating closely with linked colleagues in the Corporate Team, including the Executive Team and the SIRO.
• Managing compliance with and ensuring accurate and timely completion of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
• Acting as a point of contact for customer IG professionals to discuss IG issues and responding to queries relating to IG processes and controls of products.
• Co-ordinating and delivering knowledge transfer as required, ensuring colleagues have an overview of their requirement to be compliant with Information Governance.
• Monitoring, assisting with managing, reporting and reviewing any Information Governance and linked incidents.
• Assisting and contributing to the clinical safety cases for product releases providing IG assurances and confirming that changes do not contravene IG compliance.
• Developing staff awareness through training course materials in connection with Information Governance.
• Working directly with senior departmental leads to review their risks and issues, to deliver progress and outcomes for their risks.
• Ensuring new starters undertake timely awareness training in respect of IG and Security and that all staff receive annual refresher awareness training on IG.
• Developing and maintaining records of processing activities and data flow mapping of corporate, customer and product data.
• Co-ordinating and delivering knowledge transfer as required ensuring colleagues have an overview of their requirements to be compliant with IG.
• Provide feedback on IG compliance to senior management.
• Keeping up to date with legislation in relation to The Data Protection Act, GDPR, Caldicott principles, Common Law of Confidentiality, Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, Computer Misuse Act, as well as the NHS and Department of Health-related IG policies.

Undertaking other duties, which are similar to those above, allocated to the role by the directors of the company needed for its secure and efficient operation.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in a senior Information Governance role
• An understanding of the NHS definitions
• An up-to-date understanding of the issues, concepts, legal and technical requirements of data protection legislations, NHS and Department of Health-related IG requirements.
• Experience with information systems, processes and uses of information with the NHS.

Personal Attributes

• Passionate about your craft and love of sharing knowledge
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills
• Aptitude to quickly grasp new concepts and information
• Demonstrable knowledge of Information Governance as applied in the NHS for the management of Patient Data and Confidentiality
• Management of response to external audits for Information Commissioners

Key Skills

• Ability to provide advice and guidance to all levels of stakeholders around Information Governance.
• Ability to produce reports that evaluate and present complex data in an understandable way.
• High competence in the use of Microsoft Office and desktop applications; ability to demonstrate good skills with respect to database and spreadsheet management.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to use laptops, projectors and other presentation equipment effectively.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and meet deadlines.
• Ability to respond to unpredictable work patterns and interruptions.
• Ability to work as part of a team or in a stand-alone capacity.
• Available for ad hoc travel.

Role Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development and Hospitals and Health Care