Overview

Purpose of the job To ensure that the organization's information is held, used, and shared securely by implementing robust policy, organizational, and technical security regimes.

Key job outcomes / responsibilities

• Responsible for policies and measures covering all information held and used by the organization in all formats.
• Support the overall Information Governance Service.
• Develop policies, standards, and procedures to support sound security in service delivery/operations and ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and codes of good practice.
• Ensure the organization's technical architecture is appropriately secure.
• Maintain effective internal and external checks and challenges to security arrangements such as audits and penetration tests.
• Ensure the organization's staff understand and act on their security responsibilities.
• This job description sets out the key outcomes required. It does not specify in detail the activities required to achieve these outcomes.

General Accountabilities

• A. So far as is reasonably practicable, the post holder must ensure that safe working practices are adopted by employees and in premises/work areas for which the post holder is responsible to maintain a safe working environment for employees and service users. These are defined in the Corporate Health, Safety and Welfare Policy, departmental policies, and codes of practice.
• B. Work in compliance with the Codes of Conduct, Regulations, and policies of the organization.
• C. To model and promote good equalities practice and value diversity across the service.
• D. Ensure that output and quality of work are of a high standard and comply with current legislation/standards.