Illustrative Reference profiles for a generic digital health care organisation, not official job descriptions. About this reference.

Information and data law

Applying data protection, confidentiality, freedom of information, and cyber security law to health and care data and digital services.

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Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain the basic principles of data protection and confidentiality
  • recognise information requests and data breaches and route them correctly
2. Working

You can:

  • review data sharing and data processing agreements against templates
  • support responses to information requests and data subject rights requests
  • explain the lawful bases for using health data in common situations
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • advise on data protection, the duty of confidentiality, and information access law for digital services
  • draft and negotiate data sharing agreements and data processing terms, including international transfers
  • advise on data protection impact assessments for new technology, such as AI and analytics platforms
  • advise on data breaches, regulator enquiries, and complaints
4. Expert

You can:

  • set the organisation's legal position on the use of health and care data
  • lead on high-risk or novel uses of data, such as research, data platforms, and AI
  • represent the organisation with regulators on information law

Closest ESCO skills

Contains ESCO v1.2.1 data (https://esco.ec.europa.eu/). © European Union. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Deputy head of legal servicesHead of legal services8cExpert
Head of legal servicesHead of legal services8dExpert
General counselHead of legal services9Expert
Legal adviserLegal adviser7Practitioner
Senior legal adviserLegal adviser8aPractitioner
Principal legal adviserLegal adviser8bExpert
Legal administratorLegal assistant3Awareness
Legal assistantLegal assistant4Awareness
ParalegalLegal assistant5Working