Our client, an East Anglian NHS organisation, is currently seeking an Information Governance Manager . Reporting to the Assistant Director Integrated Governance on an interim basis of 3-6 months, you will be responsible for ensuring that effective information governance and data protection arrangements are in place across the organisation.

This will include the responsibility to manage the process for submission of information governance toolkit for the organisation, including IG SOC compliance, and ensure submission of tool kits by independent contractors. This, along with

- Responsibility for the completion, submission and collation of evidence for the organisation's corporate Information Governance toolkit and compliance with the Information Governance Statement of Compliance (IG SOC).

- Ensuring the organisation' compliance with other external reviews with regard information governance standards e.g. Healthcare Commission`s Standards for Better Health, Audit Commission`s Use of Resources and the NHS litigation Authority risk management standards.

- Liaising with the IT team to ensure that all third party contractors (including GPs, Pharmacists, Dentists and Optometrists) are meeting information security requirements

- Line management of the Information Governance Facilitator and GP Information Facilitators and provision of support and advice to the GP IT team.

- Ensuring the governance and risk management of information assets, data security, data flows and access controls.

- Developing and reviewing relevant information governance strategies, policies, procedures and protocols and staff guidance, keeping abreast of national and regional guidance and legislation.

Our client requires that the post holder be in possession experience of NHS incident/SUI management, information governance protocols, and above all thorough knowledge of information governance tool kits. This along with

- Significant experience of information risk management. - A good working knowledge of information security principles and practices, Data Protection and other information governance legislation/regulation. - Knowledge of ISO 27001/2, BS7799 and the security industry. - Knowledge of quality assurance principles