Freedom of information/Information Governance Administrator

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Undertake delegated duties under the supervision of the Data Protection Officer. Consulting as necessary and working collaboratively to deliver a comprehensive service information governance service to the Trusts, its patients, staff and members of the public.

Provide services within well-established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, whilst acting within the required sphere of competences for the role at all times.

Work in partnership with others;

Demonstrate sound knowledge of the service to enable the post holder to contribute and inform decision making within the service.

Supervise and delegate work to Admin/secretarial staff, participate in their induction, training, appraisal etc.

May be required to work in challenging environments which could include lone working and conflict resolution.

Undertake and maintain the required statutory, mandatory and core training as required by the specific area of service..

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

Job responsibilities

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.