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Location

Tooting, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

The Freedom of Information and Compliance Manager is a key member of the new Group Corporate Governance team. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs , and accountable to the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the Group champions and delivers best practice in the management of Freedom of Information (FOI). The post holder will be responsible for providing expert advice on the handling and management of FOIs to all staff and will provide relevant and accessible training to staff in the handling of FOI requests. The post holder will undertake day-to-day management of FOI requests received across the Group, triaging and allocating requests, providing guidance, advising on high profile and sensitive requests, and assessing and providing recommendations on the application of relevant exemptions. The post holder will also monitor FOI performance, identify areas of underperformance and develop improvement plans, and will draft performance and compliance reports to Board Committees, Group Executive, Site management and divisional management groups. They will be responsible for developing, updating and maintaining the Group’s FOI policy framework and for maintaining other relevant policies and procedures. The post holder will manage the Group’s disclosure logs and will ensure that the Trusts’ websites and intranets contain accessible and informative information for the public and staff.
• Provision of expert advice to staff across the Group on all matters relating to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, including regarding the application of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
• Day-to-day management of all FOI requests across the Group.
• Receive and log all requests for internal reviews into the Group’s handling of FOI requests, and escalate these to the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs who will undertake the internal review or, where necessary, appoint another suitable person to do so.
• Liaise with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on all complaints regarding the Group’s handling of FOI requests received by the ICO, and alert the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs to all incoming requests from the ICO.
• Monitor the Group’s compliance – and the compliance of the two Trusts within the Group – in responding to FOI requests within the established statutory timeframe, and draft FOI performance and compliance reports for presentation to the Audit Committee, Group Executive, Site management teams, and divisional management teams.

The St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (GESH) is a recently-formed hospital group, comprising St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (ESTH), which includes Sutton Health and Care Partnership and Surrey Downs Health and Care Partnership. Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.7 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond. The GESH Group provides a full range of local hospital services across its sites at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and provides a range of specialist services from St George’s.

Please see attached job description for full details of the role and responsibilities.
• Provision of expert advice to staff across the Group on all matters relating to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, including regarding the application of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
• Day-to-day management of all FOI requests across the Group.
• Receive and log all requests for internal reviews into the Group’s handling of FOI requests, and escalate these to the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs who will undertake the internal review or, where necessary, appoint another suitable person to do so.
• Liaise with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on all complaints regarding the Group’s handling of FOI requests received by the ICO, and alert the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs to all incoming requests from the ICO.
• Monitor the Group’s compliance – and the compliance of the two Trusts within the Group – in responding to FOI requests within the established statutory timeframe, and draft FOI performance and compliance reports for presentation to the Audit Committee, Group Executive, Site management teams, and divisional management teams.

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Feb 2024

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