Information Governance Officer | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	09 April 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,488 - £46,852 per annum incl HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 May 2026
Location:	London, EC1V 2NX
Company:	Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7926893/273-CR-7435968-A

Summary

Previous applicants need not apply.

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We are seeking a proactive and detail‑focused Information Governance Officerto join our Information Governance (IG) team at Moorfields. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of the Trust’s Information Governance strategy, ensuring we meet our data protection, security, and compliance obligations across the organisation.

You will play a key role in responding to IG enquiries, supporting Freedom of Information (FOI) processes, maintaining IG records and systems, and assisting with Data Security & Protection Toolkit requirements. This role is ideal for someone with excellent organisational skills, strong communication abilities, and an interest in developing their career within information governance and data protection.







This post willbe responsible formanaging theday-to-dayoperational enquiries within the organisation against compliance against Information Governance/Data Protection.

Monitor, co-ordinate and process all requests against the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations and the Trust’s procedure for dealing with requests for information


To deliver Data Security Awareness training sessions to the organisation whererequired


To support the Information Governance team with the production and collection of evidence for the annual Data Security & Protection Toolkit


Undertake auditactivityin relation to information governance


Deputise for the Information Governance Compliance Officer as and whenrequired.


Support the IG team withidentifyingdata flows, informationassetsand associated risks.


Provide the IG secretarialfunction including arranging meetings, minuting and note taking.


Support the IG team with administrativesupport asrequired.


What’s in it for You?

At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:

• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
• Act as the first point of contact for information Governance enquiries, some of which will be of a confidential nature, referring enquirers onward where appropriate.

• Assist with the production and collation of evidence to support compliance with the Data Security & Protection Toolkit.

• Monitoring and co-ordination of requests received to meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, create performance reports of activityand escalate to the Information Governance Manager where issues occur in line with the FOI process.

• Promote and raise staff awareness of information Governance by working with the Information Governance Manager and other team members to plan, organise and deliver training programmes to staff at all levels of the organisation. This may include staff induction, mandatory training – including face to face and e-learning – andad hoctraining.

• Create FOI performance reports against key performance indicators for the SIRO, Head of Information Governance and Information Governance Committee.

• Assist the IG team in ensuring policies, procedures and learning materials are updated and maintained.

• Assist the Trust’s Information AssetOwnerand Information Asset Administratorsintheir role by providing access to training and systems. Supporting maintenance ofdata flowmapping and Information Asset Management.
• Responsible for ordering and receiving stock for the IG department.

• Provide support forthe Trust’s Informationasset management platformandkeep entriesregularly updated.
• Maintain and log Information Governance and Caldicott enquiries and keep the team’s knowledge management database up to date.

• Support the team with Information Governance incident investigations where required.

• Monitor and update the Information Governance intranet pages.

• Day to day responsibilities will also include organising logistical arrangements for events, briefings, meetings, and workshops and ensuring IGteammembers receiveeffectiveandefficient supporttoassistin the delivery of their work.

• To support the co-ordination of informationasset managementincluding Data Protection Impact Assessments for new and existing systems/processes involving processing of personal data and organise meetings asappropriate.

• Plan, organise and coordinate the InformationCommitteeGovernance meetings. Preparing,collatingand distributing meeting papers,maintainingaction trackers,and taking minutes.

• Provideadministrativesupport to the Head of Information Governance

• Attend meetings on behalf of the Information Governance team as required.

• The post holder must be able to work autonomously and without direct supervision and report and be accountable totheir line manager. To work independently, the post holder must be creative, proactive, use initiative, and prioritise their ownworkloadwith conflicting deadlines.

• Ability to travel to and from City Road to Moorfields satellite sites to undertakethe above




This advert closes on Thursday 30 Apr 2026