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- Professional Growth: Enhance your career by working in a dynamic regulatory environment, gaining exposure to complex information governance challenges.
- Leadership Opportunities: Develop your leadership skills by deputising for senior roles and supervising team members.
- Impactful Work: Contribute to the Council’s mission by ensuring compliance with data protection and information governance standards.
- Collaborative Environment: Work closely with senior staff and external counterparts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and best practices.
- Information Requests: Lead and coordinate responses to Freedom of Information Act and data protection requests, ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines.
- Procurement Advice: Provide expert advice on data protection and information security requirements in procurement activities, including due diligence on suppliers.
- Deputising Roles: Act as the Data Protection Officer and Governance and Assurance Manager when required, maintaining statutory responsibilities and supervising team members.
- Complex Analysis: Undertake comprehensive information governance analysis, develop policies, and provide advice on data protection, records management, and information security.
- Training and Development: Develop and facilitate training sessions, create intranet content, and promote good practice across the organisation.
- Incident Response: Manage breaches and incidents, conduct investigations, and recommend improvements to prevent recurrence.
- Policy Development: Collaborate with IT colleagues to develop policies for technology and information security improvements.
- Significant experience in applying data protection legislation within an information governance role.
- Proven track record in handling Freedom of Information and data protection requests, preferably in a health or regulatory environment.
- Strong research skills, with the ability to summarise findings and provide clear recommendations.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and persuade at all levels.
- Exceptional organisational skills, with the capability to deliver under pressure and meet statutory deadlines.
- High attention to detail and accuracy, with a collaborative approach.
- Ability to work independently, manage workload effectively, and see the bigger picture in organisational strategy.
- Recognised data protection qualification.
- Experience, education, or training in pharmacy or healthcare.
- Familiarity with diversity and equality policies relevant to the role.
