Job overview

The post holder will be a subject matter expert on all Information Governance (IG) related matters. They are responsible for supporting the Information Governance Manager for Research in all aspects of the Information Governance agenda to ensure UCLH meets its obligations in respect of data protection, confidentiality and information security across the Trust but particularly for all Research related activities at UCLH.

The post holder will act as a point of contact for all IG queries from the Research community, providing advice, guidance and approval or escalating as appropriate to the IG Manager for Research. The post holder will be responsible for advising on, implementing and raising awareness of nationally mandated guidance and standards from the ICO, NHS England, Department of Health & Social Care, Health Research Authority (HRA), National Institute for Health Research and UKRI.

The post holder will be responsible for compliance with UK data protection legislation such as the Records of Processing Activity (ROPA), including monitoring and reporting on compliance. They will provide expert advice and guidance in areas such as DPIAs, data breach management, and data sharing across the complex areas of corporate and clinical services. They will have a sound understanding of current legislative requirements and will monitor continually changing technology advances and national requirements.

This role is a hybrid role working from home and occasionally onsite.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include: 
•    Providing effective and timely advice to trust staff on all aspects of Information Governance
•    Ensuring research departments maintain a high degree of awareness and application of IG standards 
•    Providing advice and monitoring DPIAs and ensuring that DPIAs are carried out on all relevant projects 
•    Presenting highly complex, sensitive and potentially contentious information to staff, management, third parties, patients and the public. This will require developed negotiation and motivation skills
•    Developing recommendations to resolve issues of non-compliance in the Trust offering a range of options which are suitable both for service provision and for legislative compliance
•    Providing expert guidance on legal and statutory obligations relating to research, information and data governance, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, DSPT, NHS England, ICO and HRA guidance
•    Assisting the IG Manager for Research in managing the Trust’s annual IG work programme to achieve compliance with and improvements against the DSPT
•    Managing and balancing a wide range of demanding and conflicting deadlines in a complex workload
•    Writing, implementing, reviewing and updating Trust wide Information Governance policies, guidelines, protocols, procedures and processes 
•    Interpreting national and international IG and data protection legislation, codes of practice, policy, and guidance and proposing policy and service changes 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

·       University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

·       National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 

·       Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

·       University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

·       Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

·       University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

·       The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

·       University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.