IG Privacy and Risk Lead

Job Overview

The IG Privacy and Risk Lead will be part of SLAM’s Information Governance Department and provide dedicated support for research and innovation within the Trust.

The post-holder will manage all aspects of Information Governance (IG) for pertaining to health research and data governance purposes. The post-holder will be responsible for advising on, implementing and raising awareness of nationally mandated guidance and standards from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), NHS England, Department of Health & Social Care, Health Research Authority (HRA), National Institute for Health Research and UKRI. The post-holder will work on and support SLAM’s IG processes, including policy development and managing Freedom of Information processes relating to research.

Career Progression Pathways And Development Opportunities

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior manager roles within the IG and the wider team. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in conjunction with the BCS membership.

Main Duties

1. To implement and manage a compliance framework of actions to meet required IG standards for all research and innovation.
2. To provide expert guidance on SLAM’s legal and statutory obligations relating to research, information and data governance, including Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), NHS England, NHS X, ICO and HRA guidance.
3. Work closely with the Biomedical Resource Centre, Innovation team, SLAM’s R&D Directorate and external stakeholders to maintain a high degree of awareness and application of IG standards to research and development, providing detailed guidance and expertise on enquiries concerning data protection and confidentiality in relation to research programmes.

Flexible Working

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

The Role sits within the Information Governance function, which forms part of the Digital Services team. Information governance (IG) provides a framework to bring together all the legal rules, guidance and best practice that apply to the handling and security of information.

IG is about setting a high standard for the handling of information through a robust IT security assurance and complying with the law and national standards.

We ensure a high standard of information handling across the Trust, covering information security, data protection, freedom of information and privacy.

About our locations:

Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nigel Parr Job title: Head of Information Governance Email address:

Please note that this advert will close once we receive the first 50 applications.

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