# Data Protection Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/data-protection-assistant/cbf545f0-74a1-483b-924f-f5ceabdff1f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/data-protection-assistant/cbf545f0-74a1-483b-924f-f5ceabdff1f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Darlington - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T08:12:42.896Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Durham/Tees_Esk_Wear_Valleys_NHS_Trust/Data_Protection/Data_Protection-v8166440 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166440?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working for the Information Governance Team the successful candidate will work (part time - 30 hours) with a small team of staff facilitating access to personal information (patient information and staff information) following strict legal deadlines. You will need knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 with regard to Subject Access, either gained through practical application of the law or formal training. Your knowledge of Subject Access and its practical application will be tested at interview. In addition to this, the postholder must have an understanding of the confidentiality issues associated with handling personal, confidential and special information and be able to maintain confidentiality. The ability to work under the pressure of constant deadlines while still maintaining accuracy and attention to detail is essential. You will be educated to NVQ level 3, Experience of processing requests for personal information is desirable. ### Main duties of the job The successful postholder will ensure that access to personal information of living and deceased individuals is processed in a legal, timely and consistent way according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018, Access to Health Records Act 1990 and common law duty of confidentiality. You will respond to queries from patients, staff and external organisations with regard to access to personal information using your knowledge of the Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR and Access to Health Records Act 1990. Escalate complex queries to supervisor or senior manager. In addition to this, the postholder will answer service user queries on access to their health records. Contact is usually by telephone or letter but a very limited amount of face-to-face contact may be required, for example if an individual wants to personally collect copies of their records. Sometimes you will have to talk with individuals who are upset or angry. You will have to be able to cope with these individuals in an assertive but empathetic manner. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification which outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the role. You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to provide information on complex non-routine queries - Excellent communication skills; written and verbal - Ability to follow policies and procedures - Ability to use Microsoft Office software; Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint - Ability to maintain confidentiality **Desirable** - Ability to learn and use a range of bespoke IT systems ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation; - Knowledge and understanding of the common law duty of confidentiality and NHS code of Practice on Confidentiality - Knowledge and understanding of information governance topics including: Records Management, Information Security, Confidentiality and Data Quality **Desirable** - Knowledge of the Access to Health Records Act 1990; - Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act and how it relates to the disclosure of personal information ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of handling sensitive, confidential, personal information - Providing information to members of the public - Providing information to all levels of staff - Working within a large, complex organisation - Experience of clinical systems such as patient administration systems, outpatient clinic systems **Desirable** - Interrogating bespoke IT systems; - Working with confidential patient information; ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to NVQ level 3 - ITQ/ECDL qualification or equivalent **Desirable** - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Data Protection ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 309.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10467981) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.