# FOI Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/foi-officer/962cdc3e-a9e8-4d54-a543-34d7729211bf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/foi-officer/962cdc3e-a9e8-4d54-a543-34d7729211bf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hampshire Hospitals - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:31:10.210Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Freedom_Information_Officer/Freedom_Information_Officer-v8235682 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8235682?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join our Digital team and play a key role in helping Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust remain open, transparent and accountable. As our FOI Officer, you will support the Trust’s response to Freedom of Information requests, helping ensure the public, media, staff and partner organisations receive clear, accurate and timely information. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is organised, detail-focused and confident working with information, deadlines and colleagues across a busy NHS environment. You will need strong written communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to handle sensitive or complex information professionally. In return, you will be part of a supportive Information Governance function where your work will make a real difference to public trust, good governance and the quality of information we provide. If you are motivated by accuracy, fairness, public service and continuous improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will support the delivery of an effective Freedom of Information service for the Trust, ensuring requests are progressed efficiently, accurately and in line with statutory requirements. You will coordinate responses, liaise with teams across the organisation, gather and review information, draft correspondence and help maintain clear records and audit trails. You will be expected to manage a varied workload, monitor deadlines, follow up actions and escalate issues where appropriate. The role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues and external requesters. We are looking for someone who can work independently and as part of a team, use Microsoft Office and case management systems confidently, and apply discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information. An understanding of information governance, records management or statutory information requests would be helpful, but more important is a commitment to learning, accuracy, openness and delivering a high-quality service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. ## Person Specification ### Skills & ability **Essential** - Excellent written communication skills with the ability to draft clear, accurate and professional correspondence. - Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships. - Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise a demanding workload to meet statutory deadlines. **Desirable** - Experience of using website, intranet or publication systems to support disclosure and proactive publication. ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in an administrative, governance, information governance or customer-focused office environment. - Able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of confidentiality, records handling and information governance principles. - Experience of managing competing priorities and working to deadlines with a high level of accuracy. - Experience of working with sensitive or confidential information appropriately. **Desirable** - Experience of processing FOI, EIR, complaints, subject access or other statutory information requests. - Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations or NHS information governance requirements. - Experience of working in the NHS ### Training and qualifications **Essential** - Educated to diploma level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience in an administrative, governance or information role. **Desirable** - Relevant qualification or training in information governance, records management, data protection, business administration or a related subject. ## Documents - [foi officer - jd (pdf, 910.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10547669) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## 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.