Data Protection & Information Governance Support Lead

This post brings together the Information Governance Coordinate function (Information Governance Support Lead) and highly specialist knowledge and skills required to establish and maintain General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by supporting the Trusts Data Protection Officer (DPO). The post will act as a central and reporting point to the Data Protection Officer, Information Governance Manager & Deputy SIRO and the Information Quality & Governance sub-committee., The post holder responsibilities to process Freedom of Information requests received by the Trust in accordance with corporate and legislative requirement; including logging, reviewing and collecting information and providing final responses to requestors. You will be required collating evidence for the NHS Toolkit submission, advising on the Trusts compliance with GDPR and local data protection laws, monitoring adherence to GDPR standards and acting as a point of contact with supervisory authorities and data subjects. Including drafting polices and enforce compliance with legislation and deliver NHS / GDPR training to staff to increase awareness of data protection.

From time to time you may be handling Subject Access Requests from staff or Government / Public bodies.

To be successful in this role, the post holder should have an in-depth knowledge of GDPR and local data protection laws and be familiar with the NHS and the nature of its data processing activities.

The Information Governance Support Lead role will assist Data Protection Officer and Information Governance Manager in managing the Information Governance across the Trust and will be deputised as the Information Governance Manager when required.

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more