Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Governance Officer to lead the management of our information governance agenda across all company services. In this pivotal role, you will support the day-to-day operational delivery of information governance, ensuring that our practices meet the high standards outlined in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and fully comply with UK data protection laws. Your expertise will be essential in safeguarding our data integrity and maintaining our commitment to excellence in information governance.

This is a full-time predominantly remote role with the occasional requirement to travel to our Runcorn Head Office.

Main duties of the job

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Manage the Information Governance (IG) agenda across the organisation.
• Provide timely IG advice and guidance that aligns with policies and supports business needs.
• Act as a positive ambassador for IG, promoting awareness and best practices to all stakeholders.
• Lead the collection and submission of evidence for the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
• Manage information incidents, provide mitigation advice, identify process improvements, and deliver training as needed.
• Use our privacy management portal to support projects, ensuring data protection by design, completing impact assessments, maintaining records, and updating privacy notices.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job description

Job responsibilities

As anInformation Governance Officer, youll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group.

You will feel valued as anInformation Governance Officerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £35,000 - £40,000 with group pension
• Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job description
Job responsibilities

As anInformation Governance Officer, youll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group.

You will feel valued as anInformation Governance Officerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £35,000 - £40,000 with group pension
• Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location in Runcorn
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Desirable

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group
Address

HCRG Care Group

Harlow

Essex

CM17 9TG

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