Information Governance Officer

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Job summary

Reporting to the Information Governance Compliance Manager, the successful individual will have experience gained in an Information Governance role, ideally within the NHS. You will work within the Information Governance Team managing requests for information and will need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the main provisions of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for responding to requests for information from solicitors and police in accordance with relevant legislation.

You will need to demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and will need to possess good interpersonal skills as you will be required to communicate with all levels of staff and the general public. You will have a good standard of general education and have good attention to detail.

As the work is governed by strict deadlines, you will be able to organise your own workload to ensure these are met. Experience of using Microsoft packages is essential, in particular Word and Excel.

Person Specification

Knowlegde and experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Data Protection Act and UKGDPR
  • Experience of handling confidential and personal information
  • Experience of working under presuure
  • Educated to at least A’ level

Desirable

  • 1 yrs experience in Information Governance role
  • 5 NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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