Subject Access Request (SAR) and Freedom of Information (FOI) Lead

The post holder will be the Trust lead for meeting the organisation's statutory obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to responding to Subject Access and Freedom of Information Requests. They will be the Trust lead and Subject Matter Expert for FOI, ensuring all requests are responded to, and advising the Trust on the use of exemptions where appropriateThe postholder will ensure that the Trust has robust, up to date and fit for purpose policies and procedures to respond to SAR and FOI requests. They will oversee the work of the IG team in responding to Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information requests in line with statutory timescales and ensure requests are appropriately logged and tracked. The post holder will have direct contact with members of the public as well as staff and service users, and must be a confident communicator with a keen focus on delivering excellent customer service.The role will support compliance with the following legislationsoUK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)oData Protection Act 2018oFreedom of Information Act 2000oAccess to Health Records Act 1990oEnvironmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)oRe - use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015oNHS Act 2006,

• Take lead responsibility for the Trust's Individual Rights including Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Freedom of lnformation (FOIs) functions: ensure all requests are logged, tracked, responded to within statutory timescales and escalated appropriately.
• Provide specialist guidance and decision-making on complex or contentious requests, including application of exemptions, redactions, internal reviews, and liaison with other services. Manage the escalation process to ICO (or other regulators) when required - implement lessons learned and ensure root-cause analysis of breaches or late responses.
• Maintain and monitor the Trust's information risk register (in respect of IG, Individual Rights and FOI) and escalate significant risks.
• Support the collation and management of FOl publication scheme and ensure the website is up to date.
• Provide oversight or line-management (or deputise for) the IG team; ensure service level agreements, staffing, quality assurance of responses and training are in place.
• Ensure that the Trust has a compliant FOI Publication scheme which is up to date and includes all categories of information as required under the ICO guidance document.
• Support the IG Compliance Manager and Data Protection Officer.
• Develop & monitor KPIs and dashboards on Individual Rights and FOl performance, themes and trends; report to Information Governance Steering Group / Audit & Risk Committee.
  
  North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
  
  1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.