Job summary
- Main area
- Information Governance
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-CO05831
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/04/2026
Employer heading
Information Governance Officer
Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Are you passionate about protecting patient confidentiality and want to make a contribution to ensuring the security of NHS data?
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic candidate to join the Information Governance team in the role of Information Governance Officer.
The Information Governance Officer will work collaboratively within the Information Governance team to support the Trust’s aims and objectives in relation to compliance with key legislation such as the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act, as well as the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and information risk management framework.
The successful candidate will have prior knowledge/experience of governance, risk or information management within the public sector, ideally within a health and care setting. You will have experience of responding to challenging queries using research and negotiation skills, and relaying complex information in an easily understandable manner.
We are especially looking for someone who is inquisitive, detail-oriented and able to demonstrate an ability to work proactively, without supervision and under their own initiative.
In return we offer the opportunity to work flexibly within a small but busy team, who are at the heart of ensuring that healthcare services remain compliant and safe by keeping information confidential and secure.
Base Location: Hybrid working required across all sites.
Interview Date: 23rd March 2026
Main duties of the job
- To provide support to the Information Governance department in relation to information risk management and assurance
- To assist in ensuring compliance with the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit submission, including taking the lead on audit requirements as delegated
- To work with key stakeholders across the Trust to ensure that the required information risk assurance work is undertaken in line with legal and regulatory requirements
- To ensure staff and stakeholders are aware of and carrying out their responsibilities under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act
- To assist patients and members of the public with exercising their rights, including processing requests for access to information
- To substantially contribute to information related information governance incident investigations
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
- Further training to post graduate diploma level, or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Specific Information Governance or Information Risk qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of Information Governance (or similar area)
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience of successfully communicating with staff at all levels
- Experience of working to tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the Information Governance/Data Security and Protection Toolkit
- Previous NHS experience
Technical skills/competencies
Essential criteria
- Excellent and effective communication skills both written and verbal, including disseminating and receiving of complex/sensitive information
- Demonstrable ability to work autonomously and without supervision
- Able to contribute to the training of Trust staff to meet Trust requirements
- Proficient skills in a range of relevant software packages including Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Desirable criteria
- Advanced ability in MS Access, particularly building reports
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding and awareness of the IG agenda and its place within the healthcare environment
- Detailed knowledge and practical implementation of Data Protection legislation
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and awareness of Risk and Records Management within the NHS
- Knowledge of Freedom of Information Act
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Proactive / uses own initiative
- Self-motivated
- Willing to take ownership & accountability
- Team player with a co-operative working style
- Flexible, responsive approach to work
- Ability to apply frequent concentration
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Camilla Axtell
- Job title
- Information Governance Manager & DPO
- Email address
- [email protected]
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