Information Governance Support Officer (DPO and Welsh IG Toolkit)

This post is fixed term for 6 months due to - meet the needs of the service
We have an exciting opportunity within the Clinical Directorate, Information Governance team to provide administration support within our Data Protection Officer (DPO) Support Service for General Medical Practices (GMP) & Community Pharmacies (CP) on a secondment or fixed term basis until 31st March 2025.
Applicants require sound administrations skills and the willingness to develop some specialist knowledge in the area of Information Governance including Data Protection, for which appropriate training and support will be provided.
You will be working as part of a dynamic and friendly team to raise the profile of data protection and information governance by supporting GMP's & CP's across Wales.
This role can be based at any of the following DHCW sites, Mold, Cardiff or Swansea with a small amount of travel across Wales required on occasion

As the first contact point for service enquiries, the ideal candidates must be dynamic and have a flexible approach to working, along with excellent communication and organisational skills, in order to provide a first-class service.
Fabulous administration skills are a must to support the day to day running of the team, including arranging meetings, note taking, drafting associated papers/plans, co-ordinating workshops/ training sessions and providing associated support.
Experience in the NHS, Information Governance and/or working in a Primary Care setting are desirable but not essential.
Due to geography and spread of our service you will be required to have a flexible approach to work and be able to travel on occasion to various sites across Wales as required; this may require overnight stays.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.

The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed, Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.