This is a temporary position, expected to last for 12 months.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Information Governance Team at Leeds City Council. The team are responsible for ensuring that information governance arrangements in the council are effective, and meet the requirements set out in information policy, standards and best practice. The post holder will play a key role in developing and implementing effective information governance, with a particular focus on providing advice and support on EDRMS, retention schedules for Public Health and all other aspects of records management.
The main purpose of this role is to manage, coordinate activities and provide advice across Public Health on specific aspects of records management, and the operational responsibility for implementation of such functions within this Service working from within the Corporate Information Governance Team and across Information Management and Technology (IM&T) colleagues.
Within this role your main responsibilities will be to plan, organise, develop, deliver and monitor the council’s information governance agenda with particular focus on the following areas:
• Production and implementation of a records retention schedule for Public Health drawing on NHS records retention and Leeds City Council records retention policies
• Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) implementation for Public Health including development of file plans
• Advice and support on records management
• Provide management support, guidance and training on records management policies, procedures, tools and techniques
• Provision of advice, guidance and training to staff on records management issues
• Understand and provide advice around information security and statutory and regulatory requirements of information held by Public Health
• Lead officer for Public Health for the use of corporate physical and digital records management services and technologies
• Protecting the privacy of council employees and customers by ensuring that records containing personal information are appropriately managed
• To improve understanding of information held by Public Health, how that information needs to be managed and manage the associated risks.
• Manage and handle information and data in line with the council’s agreed information governance policies.
• Ensuring effective communications about records management status and issues to senior managers with
responsibility for effecting improvements and change in records management across the service area.
It would be advantageous if you have a knowledge and understanding on:
• The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s data handling requirements;
• Contract management and contract procedural rules of either Leeds City Council and/or the Health Service;
• The Health and Social Care Act 2012;
• The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
• The NHS Records Management Code of Practice. (check what called!!)
We are looking for applicants who are:
Reliable – you will be able to use your understanding and experience in information governance to successfully take overall responsibility for the relevant information governance projects within expected timescales.
Enthusiastic – you will need to demonstrate knowledge, commitment and experience of delivering significant aspects of information governance practice.
Respectful – you will be able to build strong internal and external relationships.
Influential – you will be a good communicator who is able to influence people at all levels, and who has good organisational skills.
For an informal discussion please contact Andrew Nutting (07891 276168) or Nicola Stephens (07712 214415.
We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
Further information and details on how to apply can be found by following this link - https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/data-records-strategy-resource-senior-information-governance-officer/17219.job
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