Job summary
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Information Security Facilitator to join the Data, Security & Protection (DSP) department. This is a new post supporting the Information Security (RA & Privacy) Manager with the implementation of DSP standards and DSP legislation across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will support the Information Security Manager in the management of the Department's sharepoint site, provide training and support on DSP and information security principles, co-ordinate and support the Information Security Manager with specialist projects and support with privacy requests and smartcard queries. You will support the DSP Team with system due diligence (new and current systems) ensuring all information security principles have been addressed.
You will be educated to degree level or can demonstrate equivalent experience and training. You will need a good working knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and clinical systems with a good working knowledge of software applications, including sharepoint.
As part of the DSP department, you will be a good team player but can work under your own initiative. You will need a flexible attitude in the prioritisation of your workload, due to the dynamic nature of the service and manage your work to meet tight deadlines
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification, which outlines the roles and responsibilities of the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification, which outlines the roles and responsibilities of the post
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of educational attainment, or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience and training
Desirable
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
- Portfolio of certified/accredited professional development activity undertaken in relevant areas
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Good working knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and clinical systems
- Good working knowledge of other software applications
- Ability to identify/manage information risks, and negotiate solutions
- Experience in the management, sharing and monitoring of large amounts of data and information.
- Experience of delivering projects and reports within set timescales
- Report writing to all levels of the organisation
- Good understanding of wider governance agenda
- Use of effective project & change management methods
- Good oral, written and presentation skills
- Good observational skills
- Analytical problem solving skills.
- Ability to recognise and resolve problems, referring where appropriate
- Undertaken some form of evaluation; such as audit
- Good under standing of information and privacy risks
- Experience of using and managing systems such as DATIX, SharePoint and Excel to ensure information is in a usable format.
- Experience of analysing data and presenting in a user friendly format
- Sharepoint Administrative experience within a large organisation
- Ability to work as part of the wider team
Desirable
- Experience in asset management to include information sharing agreements, data privacy impact assessments and contract reviews
- Involvement with inspections, accreditations and external reviews
- Involvement with investigations and action planning
- Experience of NHS smartcard administration systems and procedures
- Knowledge of the DSP agenda including the DSP toolkit and the requirements
- Good understanding of the wider data, security & protection agenda
- Experience of working in an NHS organisation
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to diplomatically deal with users and other Trust staff.
- Ability to manage own work and prioritise in order to meet deadlines
- Requires flexible attitude to prioritisation of workload due to the dynamic nature of the service
- Multi-tasking ability required to deal with multiple incidents awaiting resolution
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of educational attainment, or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience and training
Desirable
- Evidence of higher level study at Masters Level; Alternatively working knowledge and experience at an equivalent level
- Portfolio of certified/accredited professional development activity undertaken in relevant areas
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office: Word, Excel, access and Power-point
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Good working knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and clinical systems
- Good working knowledge of other software applications
- Ability to identify/manage information risks, and negotiate solutions
- Experience in the management, sharing and monitoring of large amounts of data and information.
- Experience of delivering projects and reports within set timescales
- Report writing to all levels of the organisation
- Good understanding of wider governance agenda
- Use of effective project & change management methods
- Good oral, written and presentation skills
- Good observational skills
- Analytical problem solving skills.
- Ability to recognise and resolve problems, referring where appropriate
- Undertaken some form of evaluation; such as audit
- Good under standing of information and privacy risks
- Experience of using and managing systems such as DATIX, SharePoint and Excel to ensure information is in a usable format.
- Experience of analysing data and presenting in a user friendly format
- Sharepoint Administrative experience within a large organisation
- Ability to work as part of the wider team
Desirable
- Experience in asset management to include information sharing agreements, data privacy impact assessments and contract reviews
- Involvement with inspections, accreditations and external reviews
- Involvement with investigations and action planning
- Experience of NHS smartcard administration systems and procedures
- Knowledge of the DSP agenda including the DSP toolkit and the requirements
- Good understanding of the wider data, security & protection agenda
- Experience of working in an NHS organisation
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to diplomatically deal with users and other Trust staff.
- Ability to manage own work and prioritise in order to meet deadlines
- Requires flexible attitude to prioritisation of workload due to the dynamic nature of the service
- Multi-tasking ability required to deal with multiple incidents awaiting resolution
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 6QG
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
