Information Governance Support Officer

An opportunity to join a dynamic and growing information governance team in a diverse and busy Trust.

The post holder will support the Information Governance Manager including managing internal and external Freedom of Information and non-health record Subject Access Requests.

Working as part of a small team, your duties will be varied but you will receive training in Information Governance, the Freedom of Information Act, Data Subject Access requests, and the management of information governance incidents and other specific information governance related tasks if you are new to Information Governance.

We are a close knit team of dedicated professionals, looking for the right person to complement and enhance our Information Governance support to the Trust.

To provide effective information governance assurance support to the Information Governance Manager in the day-to-day management of appropriate and lawful disclosure of organisation information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI), UK General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018, (subject access requests (SAR))

The post holder will have day to day responsibility for ensuring the timely processing of FOI/SAR requests. Ensuring requests are acknowledged, logged and forwarded to relevant departments to provide requested information.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ansuya Patel Job title: Information Governance Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 0161 922 6936