Job Description: Information Governance Lead

• Ensure that OHC comply with all NHS Information Governance guidance and best practices.
• Co-ordinate OHC improvement with respect to Information Governance
• Produce and implement an IG Improvement Plan
• Submit IG assessmemnts
• Communicate IG requirements to OHC staff & contractors
• Ensure OHC staff & contractors are suitably trained in IG
• Arrange appropriate IG training for OHC staff
• Document guidelines concerning sharing of confidential information
• Document confidentiality audit procedures
• Review information flows to identify overseas transfers
• Document procedures to ensure that new or proposed changes to organisational processes or information assets are identified
• For ongoing development, decide whether a privacy impact assessment is required, consider any impact on information quality, review existing security procedures and identifies any new security procedures that may be required.
• Compile and maintain an information asset register
• Lead the management and reporting of information incidents
• Define and document requirements for system and user access controls.