Job summary
This post is open to employees of South Yorkshire ICS and SYICB System partner organisations only. Please see attached list of organisations.
We are looking for a
dynamic and effective leader to lead the Information Governance Team at the
ICB. Working to the Assistant Director,
Business Management Governance you will link with eh SIRO and key colleagues
in the DDaT to deliver a responsive service to the ICB and maximise
learning. Core responsibilities and
processes within the team include Subject Access Requests (SARs); Records
Management and the coordination of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit
(DSPT) and associated action plans. The Team will work closely with the
Caldicott Guardian; Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO); and the Digital, Data
and Technology Team (DDaT); and will coordinate the business of the ICB
Information Management Group.
Interview date: 3rd December 2024
Main duties of the job
- Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the Equality and Diversity policies of NHS South Yorkshire ICB, comply with all the requirements of these policies and also actively promote Equality and Diversity issues relevant to the post.
- Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld in all working practices.
- Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported to their line manager/Infection Prevention and Control.
- Be aware of and adhere to the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure their own safety and the safety of colleagues and patients.
- Maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Comply with mandatory training requirements and ensure that adult safeguarding is embedded as an essential part of their daily practice. Safeguarding is everyones business and staff within the organisation have a particular responsibility to ensure all safeguarding concerns are responded to effectively and efficiently in accordance with the local Safeguarding Adults Board Policy and Procedure.
If you have used any Artificial Intelligence (AI) programmes, such as ChatGPT, to support your application, please declare this at the start of your supporting statement.
About us
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees health
and social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on the
strengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our local
communities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes in
population health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience
and access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHS
support broader social and economic development.
Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broader
health, public health, and social care needs of the population across South
Yorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with the
Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the South
Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and care
services that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GP
practices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals working
across seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000
voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We work
alongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSE
partners and other partners to address health inequalities and wider
determinants of health in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure that their actions support the aim of the organisation in ensuring that all children up to the age of 18 years are protected from significant harm, abuse and neglect, within the framework of multi-agency Child Protection services established in the Guidelines and Procedures issued by the Area Child Protection Committee.
- Ensure that their actions support the aim of the organisation in ensuring that all vulnerable adults are protected from significant harm, abuse and neglect, within the framework No Secrets which provides guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect adults "at risk".
- All staff must follow their professional Code of Conduct where relevant, e.g. NMC, GMC, CMIPD, CMIOSH.
- All managers are expected to follow the NHS Managers Code of Conduct
Communication and relationships
- Develop and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide and receive highly complex information about initiatives, contracts and services through a variety of mediums, including reports, briefing papers, workshops and meetings.
- Build relationships and influence across the Business Management and Support function and other key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Able to motivate and influence staff and stakeholders to engage, and as needed, complete actions related to the successful delivery of the project, initiative, contract or service.
Analytical and judgement
- Undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly complex data which may come from a range of sources.
- Use data to support monitoring, development and improvement of business cases, projects, and reports.
- Interpret highly complex data and present options appraisals to support intelligent decision making.
- Take decisions on complex issues where there may be a number of courses of action available.
- Ensure that the team operates efficiently and effectively, advising on and progressing significant work streams and leading on specific projects.
- Operate intelligently in a highly political and sensitive environment.
- Develop innovative and workable solutions to a variety of complex problems.
Planning and organisation
- Lead key corporate initiatives, working with teams across the directorate, and with corporate functions to facilitate the changes required.
- Provide high quality strategic and operational policy advice.
- Keep up to date with policy developments across health and care, being mindful of the impact of policy development on others, including patients and the public.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and prioritise them across the team.
- Contribute to strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects and potential impacts on the wider organisation and building in contingency and adjustment where necessary.
- Contribute to short, medium and long term business plans, with a focus on achieving quality outcomes.
- Lead by example in order to embed behaviours that consistently represent NHS England and NHS Improvement values, and to ensure that all staff members live up to these.
- Monitor delivery against plans and key milestones.
- This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in light of developing organisational and service needs and wherever possible change will follow consultation with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure that their actions support the aim of the organisation in ensuring that all children up to the age of 18 years are protected from significant harm, abuse and neglect, within the framework of multi-agency Child Protection services established in the Guidelines and Procedures issued by the Area Child Protection Committee.
- Ensure that their actions support the aim of the organisation in ensuring that all vulnerable adults are protected from significant harm, abuse and neglect, within the framework No Secrets which provides guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect adults "at risk".
- All staff must follow their professional Code of Conduct where relevant, e.g. NMC, GMC, CMIPD, CMIOSH.
- All managers are expected to follow the NHS Managers Code of Conduct
Communication and relationships
- Develop and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide and receive highly complex information about initiatives, contracts and services through a variety of mediums, including reports, briefing papers, workshops and meetings.
- Build relationships and influence across the Business Management and Support function and other key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Able to motivate and influence staff and stakeholders to engage, and as needed, complete actions related to the successful delivery of the project, initiative, contract or service.
Analytical and judgement
- Undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly complex data which may come from a range of sources.
- Use data to support monitoring, development and improvement of business cases, projects, and reports.
- Interpret highly complex data and present options appraisals to support intelligent decision making.
- Take decisions on complex issues where there may be a number of courses of action available.
- Ensure that the team operates efficiently and effectively, advising on and progressing significant work streams and leading on specific projects.
- Operate intelligently in a highly political and sensitive environment.
- Develop innovative and workable solutions to a variety of complex problems.
Planning and organisation
- Lead key corporate initiatives, working with teams across the directorate, and with corporate functions to facilitate the changes required.
- Provide high quality strategic and operational policy advice.
- Keep up to date with policy developments across health and care, being mindful of the impact of policy development on others, including patients and the public.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and prioritise them across the team.
- Contribute to strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects and potential impacts on the wider organisation and building in contingency and adjustment where necessary.
- Contribute to short, medium and long term business plans, with a focus on achieving quality outcomes.
- Lead by example in order to embed behaviours that consistently represent NHS England and NHS Improvement values, and to ensure that all staff members live up to these.
- Monitor delivery against plans and key milestones.
- This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in light of developing organisational and service needs and wherever possible change will follow consultation with the post holder.
Person Specification
Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to equality of opportunity, focused on removing barriers to full participation.
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
- Compassionate leader.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Well-developed analytical skills, able to interrogate multiple quantitative and qualitative data sources.
- Able to exercise own judgements and make objective decisions using specialist knowledge and understanding.
- Ability to maintain concentration when required to switch focus to meet conflicting priorities.
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- Able to plan, monitor and adjust short, medium and long term business and project plans, taking into account the overall strategic direction of the organisation.
- Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options.
- Able to translate strategic plans into operational frameworks.
- Good Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communicator, able to present complex or contentious data to a range of audiences.
- Able to lead workshops and presentations successfully.
- Able to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders through difficult times, such as when challenging performance, or informing
- of failures to meet targets.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Desirable
- Professional or business qualification.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of processes, policies and stakeholders within a complex environment.
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate of the implications of this on engagement.
- An understanding of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- An understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.
Desirable
- Provision of policy advice on a range of complex topics to senior stakeholders.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of budget management.
- Experience of working in a similar organisation / environment, and successfully influencing and managing stakeholders.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Experience of providing support and input into complex programmes.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Experience of working in an operational healthcare or public sector environment.
Person Specification
Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to equality of opportunity, focused on removing barriers to full participation.
- Fosters good working relationships and values difference.
- Compassionate leader.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Well-developed analytical skills, able to interrogate multiple quantitative and qualitative data sources.
- Able to exercise own judgements and make objective decisions using specialist knowledge and understanding.
- Ability to maintain concentration when required to switch focus to meet conflicting priorities.
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- Able to plan, monitor and adjust short, medium and long term business and project plans, taking into account the overall strategic direction of the organisation.
- Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options.
- Able to translate strategic plans into operational frameworks.
- Good Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Excellent communicator, able to present complex or contentious data to a range of audiences.
- Able to lead workshops and presentations successfully.
- Able to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders through difficult times, such as when challenging performance, or informing
- of failures to meet targets.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Desirable
- Professional or business qualification.
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Understanding of processes, policies and stakeholders within a complex environment.
- Understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate of the implications of this on engagement.
- An understanding of the relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- An understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.
Desirable
- Provision of policy advice on a range of complex topics to senior stakeholders.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience of budget management.
- Experience of working in a similar organisation / environment, and successfully influencing and managing stakeholders.
- Experience of identifying and interpreting national policy.
- Experience of providing support and input into complex programmes.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Experience of working in an operational healthcare or public sector environment.