Job summary
The Information Governance Department works within the Trust to provide services that comply with data protection law and support staff in all aspects of keeping patient and staff information safe and secure.
The Privacy Officer is a pivotal role in helping the Trust safeguard personal confidential information whilst facilitating its lawful, fair use and effective sharing to support direct provision of care.
The role requires someone with a tenacious, investigatory nature and the ability to interrogate systems and understand the implications of the information being looked at. An ability to collate and analyse a large amount of data and then apply legislative principles to assess whether a breach of confidentiality has occurred is essential to the role together with the ability to operate within the legal framework of data protection legislation.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to follow an audit trail to its conclusion and to coherently and succinctly write up the results of data analysis. Highly developed computer literacy skills and experience of detecting anomalies in high volumes of data is essential.
Main duties of the job
To play a key role in enabling the Trust to fulfil its legal duty to prevent, detect and deter inappropriate access to personal information.
To monitor access to electronic systems.
To identify potential breaches of policies and procedures relating to privacy and confidentiality.
To undertake technical investigations and audits, providing specialist advice and reports to assist managers and HR informal investigations.
To play a significant role in improving systems, policies and procedures with regard to privacy and confidentiality.
To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
To promote at all times a positive image of the Information Governance Department and the wider Trust.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to HND level in a relevant subject or equivalent or with equivalent experiential learning in a relevant area
- GCSE Maths or English
- ECDL or equivalent experiential learning
Desirable
- Qualification in IG, Data Protection or relevant legal discipline
Experience
Essential
- Extracting information from IT systems and analysing and reporting this information.
- Demonstrable experience of excellent information management, e.g. keeping records of activity that may be subject to scrutiny through audit;
- Demonstrable experience of excellent skills in Excel for detecting anomalies in a high volumes of data;
- Using standard PC applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Interpretation of data using descriptive statistics
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of incident investigation
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with difficult situations with staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Root cause analysis techniques
- Broad knowledge of Information Governance & Records Management
- Working knowledge of data protection legislation and its application in the healthcare environment
- Knowledge of electronic patient records
Skills
Essential
- Ability to exercise good judgement;
- Advanced analytical skills
- Demonstrable interviewing skills and techniques
- Able to plan, organise and prioritise work to meet competing deadlines
- Able to investigate privacy breaches
- Good written skills; ability to write reports on the analysis of data derived from audit tools.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to HND level in a relevant subject or equivalent or with equivalent experiential learning in a relevant area
- GCSE Maths or English
- ECDL or equivalent experiential learning
Desirable
- Qualification in IG, Data Protection or relevant legal discipline
Experience
Essential
- Extracting information from IT systems and analysing and reporting this information.
- Demonstrable experience of excellent information management, e.g. keeping records of activity that may be subject to scrutiny through audit;
- Demonstrable experience of excellent skills in Excel for detecting anomalies in a high volumes of data;
- Using standard PC applications (e.g. PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Interpretation of data using descriptive statistics
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of incident investigation
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with difficult situations with staff
Knowledge
Essential
- Root cause analysis techniques
- Broad knowledge of Information Governance & Records Management
- Working knowledge of data protection legislation and its application in the healthcare environment
- Knowledge of electronic patient records
Skills
Essential
- Ability to exercise good judgement;
- Advanced analytical skills
- Demonstrable interviewing skills and techniques
- Able to plan, organise and prioritise work to meet competing deadlines
- Able to investigate privacy breaches
- Good written skills; ability to write reports on the analysis of data derived from audit tools.
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).
