OUR VALUES IN ACTION
• Care and Compassion • Quality and Teamwork • Dignity and Respect • Openness, honesty and responsibility
The post holder will be closely involved with General Practice, acting as the topic specialist and main point of contact on behalf of the Board’s Data Protection Officer.
You will:
1. Provide specialist support, advice and expertise on all Information Governance issues to up to 23 General Practices within the NHS Borders area.
2. Act in an advisory capacity to General Practices, guiding them in complying with current legislative requirements and national guidelines. This will include guidance on completion of the Information Asset Register, maintenance of Privacy Notices, provision of staff training material and delivery of practical training as necessary, etc.
3. Prepare guidance and a template for the GP Contractors to maintain a record of their processing activities;
4. Conduct internal audits of processes and procedures relating to processing personal information; analysing and checking compliance of processing activities for the wider NHS Borders organisation;
5. The post holder is expected to plan, manage and coordinate the audit and monitoring function across all Practices, helping to demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation.
6. As part of the Information Governance team, the post holder will also provide specialist support to the wider NHS Borders organisation.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, combined with excellent organisational, influencing and time-management skills. You will need good decision-making skills and must have a very good understanding of data protection legislation, including the Caldicott Principles.
You will also be very conversant in general PC software including Microsoft Office products, in particular Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint.
You will be educated to degree level or have extensive experience working in a data protection environment.
The post holder will work under the direction of the Information Governance Lead but will be responsible for managing their own workload.
The post holder will require to visit locations around the Borders, so a valid driving licence is essential.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .
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