Information Governance Coordinator
Company: NHS Jobs
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Leeds, LS9 7TF
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 11 Oct 2026
Closing date: 25 Oct 2026
Summary
For questions about this job, contact: Name: Rebecca Pullen Position: Information Governance Manager Email: rebecca.pullan@nhs.net
Job Summary
The Office of the Leeds Maternity and Neonatal Independent Review was established following the announcement by the Secretary of State in October 2025. The Information Governance Coordinator will work as part of the team to support, and co-ordinate activities related to the review.
The role of the Information Governance Coordinator is to support the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team in providing an efficient, reliable and informative service to patients, on all aspects of Information Governance and Records management and other services provided by the department, in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018. The post holder will assist the Maternity and Neonatal service and Review Team with the Freedom of Information legislation and applicable information law requests. To assist in the processing of information and provide statistical information and support to enable the maternity and neonatal services to respond to requests within the statutory timeframe.
What you will bring to the role
- To provide support to the Maternity and Neonatal Services, Review Team and Information Governance Team, ensuring that Trust and departmental policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
- To support implementation of the local Freedom of Information Procedure in the Maternity and Neonatal Services and Independent Review Team.
- To process FOI requests, direct them to the appropriate members of staff, liaise with staff within the maternity and neonatal teams to prepare responses within required timescales.
- To work in conjunction with maternity and neonatal services to establish a process for the monitoring and oversight of FOI requests and keep this up to date, setting out timescales for each request and the process for escalation within the CSU leadership team and Information Governance Department to ensure responses meet the statutory 20 working days following receipt.
- To review FOI responses that have been prepared by CSU and corporate leads, working in conjunction with the Communications Managers and Information Governance leads.
- To provide reports on the management and oversight of FOI requests to support the performance management process, as requested.
- To process requests for access to personal information – Subject Access Requests (SARs) under UK GDPR and provide advice on this.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
- The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
- We are… Responsible, Open and Honest, One Team, Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities: People, Improvement and Innovation, Partnerships, Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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