Data Protection Officer

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The Data Protection Officer is responsible for overseeing data protection, confidentiality and information governance across St Barnabas Hospice. The role requires strong knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information requirements and NHS information-governance standards. The successful candidate should be able to advise staff, monitor compliance, maintain policies and records, support data-protection impact assessments, manage information requests and investigate or report breaches. Excellent communication, organisation, judgement and attention to detail are essential, along with the ability to explain complex legal and regulatory requirements clearly. Experience in a data-protection, information-governance or compliance position, ideally within healthcare or another regulated environment, would be expected.

About the employer

St Barnabas Hospice is a specialist charity providing compassionate end-of-life and palliative care across Lincolnshire. Its services support adults with life-limiting illnesses and their families in hospice facilities, community settings and patients’ homes. Alongside clinical care, the organisation offers emotional, social and practical support, helping people live as fully and comfortably as possible. St Barnabas works closely with the NHS, local health and social-care partners, volunteers and charitable supporters. As a not-for-profit organisation, it relies on a combination of commissioned healthcare services, fundraising, donations and community involvement to maintain and develop its services. Employees typically work in a values-led environment where dignity, kindness, teamwork, confidentiality and respect are central to patient and family care.

Working in United Kingdom

The United Kingdom offers opportunities in healthcare, charities, technology, finance, education and professional services, with major employment centres in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cardiff. British culture is diverse and generally values punctuality, privacy, personal responsibility and direct but polite communication. Lifestyle varies from busy city living to quieter rural communities, with good public transport, historic towns and extensive countryside. The cost of living, particularly housing, is highest in London and parts of southern England. Non-UK nationals normally need a visa, often employer sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route, unless they already have settlement, citizenship or another work permission. Applicants should check sponsorship eligibility, professional registration, right-to-work rules and NHS or charity-sector requirements before relocating. The UK has a temperate climate, with cool winters and changeable weather.