Senior Information Governance Officer: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 40,559 to 48,841 £ / Year

Digital Health and Care Wales

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Directorate’s Information Governance Team for an experienced Information Governance professional to join us as Primary Care Support & Information Governance Assurance Lead on a secondment basis to provide maternity cover until31 May 2027.

This is a key role supporting the delivery of Information Governance and Primary Care programmes across NHS Wales. Working closely with the Primary Care Support and Information Governance Assurance Manager and Head of Information Governance, you will help ensure the successful implementation,monitoringand assurance of a range of Information Governance work programmes. You will also contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of the Welsh Information Governance Toolkit.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of Information Governance principles, including Data Protection, Confidentiality and Information Assurance, together with experience of leading or supporting Information Governance-related projects and work programmes.

This post is a secondment for 8 months until 31st May 2027 to cover maternity leave. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Essential Requirements

  • Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in an Information Governance role.
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering Information Governance work programmes and initiatives.
  • Sound knowledge of Information Governance legislation,standardsand best practice, including UK GDPR and Data Protection requirements.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholderengagementand organisational skills.

Desirable Requirements

  • Recognised qualification in Data Protection or a related Information Governance discipline.
  • Experience of working within the NHS or a healthcare environment.

Location and Flexible Working

This role can be based at either our Cardiff or Mold office.

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and welcome applications from individuals seeking part-time, job share and/or other flexible working arrangements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Specialist knowledge of Information law e.g., UK General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 2018 and Freedom of Information Act.

Desirable

  • Evidence of further relevant higher degree /post graduate qualification.
  • Registered with a relevant informatics professional body.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant Experience of working in the field of Information Governance.
  • Proven, relevant experience of working with and the challenges involved in working with health information.
  • Experience of producing high quality information for an internal and external audience.
  • Experience of working on projects that support better IG practice and highlight successes
  • Experience of working with staff of varying seniority across organisational and professional boundaries in a complex organisation.
  • Experience of developing and updating information resources. Knowledge and experience of using language and terminology.
  • Experience in conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments for large scale projects
  • Experience in the creation of and delivery of training programmes to a wide variety of stakeholder groups with varying training requirements and tailored to different levels of understanding.
  • Experience in the use of information law, and in particular the UK General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 2018, and the Common law duty of confidentiality.
  • Experience in dealing with requests for information by members of the public as prescribed by law (e.g., the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection legislation, Environmental Information Regulations etc)

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with a wide range of clinical stakeholders.
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across multi functional teams and organisational boundaries.
  • Excellent organisations skills.
  • Able to manage complex workloads, multitask in complex and sensitive environments.
  • A high degree of competence in the use of desktop applications to support role.
  • Ability to act with tact and persuasion in resolving issues internally, beyond organisational boundaries and with patients, clients and other service users.

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: 16 August 2026

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