Information governance and data protection
Handling personal and health information lawfully, securely, and ethically, including data protection law, confidentiality, consent, data protection impact assessments, and information sharing.
Levels
- 1. Awareness
You can:
- follow the organisation's rules for handling personal and health information
- recognise and report a data breach or near miss
- 2. Working
You can:
- apply data protection principles to your work
- contribute to data protection impact assessments
- handle information requests and records correctly
- 3. Practitioner
You can:
- lead data protection impact assessments and information sharing agreements
- advise teams on lawful basis, consent, confidentiality, and retention
- investigate incidents and recommend improvements
- 4. Expert
You can:
- set information governance policy and strategy
- advise the board on information risk and compliance
- represent the organisation with regulators and partners
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Role levels that expect this skill
| Role level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative assistant | Administrator | 2 | Awareness |
| Administrator | Administrator | 3 | Working |
| Senior administrator | Administrator | 4 | Working |
| Trainee analytics engineer | Analytics engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Analytics engineer | Analytics engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior analytics engineer | Analytics engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead analytics engineer | Analytics engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of analytics engineering | Analytics engineer | 8c | Practitioner |
| Associate application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 5 | Working |
| Senior application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 6 | Working |
| Lead application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Principal application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Trainee business analyst | Business analyst | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior business analyst | Business analyst | 5 | Working |
| Business analyst | Business analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior business analyst | Business analyst | 7 | Working |
| Lead business analyst | Business analyst | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of business analysis | Business analyst | 8c | Practitioner |
| Trainee business architect | Business architect | 6 | Awareness |
| Associate business architect | Business architect | 7 | Awareness |
| Business architect | Business architect | 8a | Working |
| Lead business architect | Business architect | 8b | Working |
| Category manager (digital and technology) | Category manager | 8a | Working |
| Configuration analyst | Change and release manager | 4 | Awareness |
| Change and release analyst | Change and release manager | 5 | Working |
| Change and release manager | Change and release manager | 6 | Working |
| Chief clinical information officer | Chief clinical information officer | 9 | Practitioner |
| Trainee clinical coder | Clinical coder | 3 | Awareness |
| Clinical coder | Clinical coder | 4 | Working |
| Senior clinical coder | Clinical coder | 5 | Working |
| Clinical coding auditor and trainer | Clinical coder | 6 | Working |
| Clinical coding manager | Clinical coder | 7 | Practitioner |
| Clinical informatics specialist | Clinical informatician | 6 | Working |
| Senior clinical informatician | Clinical informatician | 7 | Working |
| Clinical safety officer | Clinical safety officer | 7 | Working |
| Communications officer | Communications officer | 4 | Awareness |
| Senior communications officer | Communications officer | 5 | Working |
| Contract manager | Contract manager | 7 | Working |
| Cyber security manager | Cyber security manager | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior cyber security manager | Cyber security manager | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of cyber security | Cyber security manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Chief information security officer | Cyber security manager | 8d | Practitioner |
| Associate data analyst | Data analyst | 5 | Working |
| Data analyst | Data analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior data analyst | Data analyst | 7 | Practitioner |
| Principal data analyst | Data analyst | 8b | Practitioner |
| Data architect | Data architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior data architect | Data architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Chief data architect | Data architect | 8c | Expert |
| Data engineer | Data engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior data engineer | Data engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead data engineer | Data engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of data engineering | Data engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Data governance manager | Data governance manager | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead data governance manager | Data governance manager | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of data governance | Data governance manager | 8c | Expert |
| Deputy data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8a | Expert |
| Data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8b | Expert |
| Senior data protection officer | Data protection officer | 8c | Expert |
| Trainee data scientist | Data scientist | 4 | Awareness |
| Associate data scientist | Data scientist | 5 | Working |
| Data scientist | Data scientist | 6 | Working |
| Principal data scientist | Data scientist | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead data scientist | Data scientist | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of data science | Data scientist | 8b | Practitioner |
| Associate delivery manager | Delivery manager | 5 | Awareness |
| Delivery manager | Delivery manager | 7 | Working |
| Senior delivery manager | Delivery manager | 8a | Working |
| Head of delivery management | Delivery manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Apprentice DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 5 | Working |
| DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Principal DevOps engineer | DevOps engineer | 8c | Practitioner |
| Digital portfolio analyst | Digital portfolio manager | 5 | Awareness |
| Digital portfolio manager | Digital portfolio manager | 6 | Working |
| Senior digital portfolio manager | Digital portfolio manager | 8a | Working |
| Head of digital portfolio | Digital portfolio manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Associate end user computing engineer | End user computing engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| End user computing engineer | End user computing engineer | 5 | Working |
| Senior end user computing engineer | End user computing engineer | 6 | Working |
| Lead end user computing engineer | End user computing engineer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Principal end user computing engineer | End user computing engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8a | Working |
| Senior enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Lead enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8c | Practitioner |
| Principal enterprise architect | Enterprise architect | 8d | Expert |
| Executive assistant | Executive assistant | 4 | Working |
| Senior executive assistant | Executive assistant | 5 | Working |
| Finance assistant | Finance officer | 2 | Awareness |
| Finance officer | Finance officer | 3 | Awareness |
| Senior finance officer | Finance officer | 4 | Working |
| Finance team leader | Finance officer | 5 | Working |
| Apprentice frontend developer | Frontend developer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior frontend developer | Frontend developer | 5 | Working |
| Frontend developer | Frontend developer | 6 | Working |
| Senior frontend developer | Frontend developer | 7 | Working |
| Lead frontend developer | Frontend developer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of frontend development | Frontend developer | 8c | Practitioner |
| Governance officer | Governance and risk manager | 5 | Working |
| Records assistant | Health records officer | 2 | Awareness |
| Records officer | Health records officer | 3 | Working |
| Health records manager | Health records officer | 5 | Working |
| HR assistant | Human resources officer | 3 | Working |
| HR officer | Human resources officer | 4 | Working |
| Incident manager | Incident manager | 5 | Working |
| Major incident manager | Incident manager | 7 | Working |
| Information governance officer | Information governance officer | 4 | Working |
| Senior information governance officer | Information governance officer | 5 | Working |
| Information governance lead | Information governance officer | 6 | Practitioner |
| Information governance manager | Information governance officer | 7 | Practitioner |
| Head of information governance | Information governance officer | 8a | Expert |
| Associate infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Principal infrastructure engineer | Infrastructure engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Junior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 5 | Working |
| Integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 6 | Working |
| Senior integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 7 | Practitioner |
| Lead integration engineer | Integration engineer (health interoperability) | 8a | Practitioner |
| IT service analyst | IT service manager | 4 | Awareness |
| IT service manager | IT service manager | 6 | Working |
| Senior IT service manager | IT service manager | 7 | Working |
| Head of IT service management | IT service manager | 8b | Practitioner |
| Learning and development coordinator | Learning and development specialist | 4 | Working |
| Legal administrator | Legal assistant | 3 | Working |
| Legal assistant | Legal assistant | 4 | Working |
| Paralegal | Legal assistant | 5 | Working |
| Senior machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Associate network architect | Network architect | 6 | Awareness |
| Network architect | Network architect | 7 | Working |
| Lead network architect | Network architect | 8a | Working |
| Payroll officer | Payroll officer | 3 | Working |
| Senior payroll officer | Payroll officer | 4 | Working |
| Payroll team leader | Payroll officer | 5 | Working |
| Payroll manager | Payroll officer | 6 | Practitioner |
| Associate performance analyst | Performance analyst | 4 | Awareness |
| Performance analyst | Performance analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior performance analyst | Performance analyst | 7 | Working |
| Lead performance analyst | Performance analyst | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of performance analysis | Performance analyst | 8b | Practitioner |
| Problem analyst | Problem manager | 5 | Working |
| Problem manager | Problem manager | 6 | Working |
| Procurement assistant | Procurement officer | 3 | Awareness |
| Buyer | Procurement officer | 4 | Working |
| Procurement officer | Procurement officer | 5 | Working |
| Associate product manager | Product manager | 6 | Awareness |
| Product manager | Product manager | 7 | Working |
| Senior product manager | Product manager | 8a | Working |
| Lead product manager | Product manager | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of product | Product manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Programme delivery manager | Programme delivery manager | 8b | Working |
| Senior programme delivery manager | Programme delivery manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Assistant project manager | Project manager | 5 | Awareness |
| Project manager | Project manager | 6 | Working |
| Senior project manager | Project manager | 7 | Working |
| Project support officer | Project support officer | 3 | Awareness |
| Associate quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 4 | Awareness |
| Quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 5 | Working |
| Senior quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 6 | Working |
| Lead quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 8a | Working |
| Recruitment assistant | Recruitment officer | 3 | Working |
| Recruitment officer | Recruitment officer | 4 | Working |
| Recruitment manager | Recruitment officer | 6 | Working |
| Security architect | Security architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Lead security architect | Security architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Principal security architect | Security architect | 8c | Expert |
| Security engineer | Security engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior security engineer | Security engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead security engineer | Security engineer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Junior security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 5 | Working |
| Security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 6 | Working |
| Senior security operations analyst | Security operations analyst | 7 | Working |
| Associate service designer | Service designer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior service designer | Service designer | 5 | Working |
| Service designer | Service designer | 6 | Working |
| Senior service designer | Service designer | 7 | Working |
| Lead service designer | Service designer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of service design | Service designer | 8c | Practitioner |
| Service desk analyst | Service desk analyst | 3 | Awareness |
| Technical service desk analyst | Service desk analyst | 4 | Working |
| Senior service desk analyst | Service desk analyst | 5 | Working |
| Service desk manager | Service desk analyst | 6 | Working |
| Head of service desk | Service desk analyst | 7 | Practitioner |
| Service owner | Service owner | 8b | Practitioner |
| Senior service owner | Service owner | 8c | Practitioner |
| Apprentice software developer | Software developer | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior software developer | Software developer | 5 | Working |
| Software developer | Software developer | 6 | Working |
| Senior software developer | Software developer | 7 | Working |
| Lead software developer | Software developer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Principal software developer | Software developer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Associate solution architect | Solution architect | 7 | Working |
| Solution architect | Solution architect | 8a | Practitioner |
| Senior solution architect | Solution architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Lead solution architect | Solution architect | 8c | Practitioner |
| Principal solution architect | Solution architect | 8d | Expert |
| Associate technical architect | Technical architect | 6 | Awareness |
| Technical architect | Technical architect | 7 | Working |
| Senior technical architect | Technical architect | 8a | Working |
| Lead technical architect | Technical architect | 8b | Practitioner |
| Principal technical architect | Technical architect | 8c | Practitioner |
| Associate test engineer | Test engineer | 4 | Awareness |
| Test engineer | Test engineer | 6 | Working |
| Senior test engineer | Test engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead test engineer | Test engineer | 8a | Working |
| Test manager | Test manager | 7 | Working |
| Head of test | Test manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Associate user researcher | User researcher | 4 | Awareness |
| Junior user researcher | User researcher | 5 | Working |
| User researcher | User researcher | 6 | Working |
| Senior user researcher | User researcher | 7 | Working |
| Lead user researcher | User researcher | 8b | Practitioner |
| Head of user research | User researcher | 8c | Practitioner |