Information Governance Manager- National Digital Platform

On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation:
Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

Flexible

Location:

PSD Scotland is a remote‑friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office‑based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Work Pattern: Fixed Term, Full Time, 36 hours per week

Fixed-term or Secondment
** until 31st March 2028

** For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non‑NHS applicants, a fixed‑term or secondment would be considered.

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

Who We Are

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

NES Technology Service (NTS) has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow NES to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.

Our Technology

We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland. Using modern cloud‑based technology we deliver sustainable products and services for the future.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Information Governance Manager to join our small, but highly talented and growing team to collaborate and ensure that there is a robust foundation for the accountability, transparency, and secure use of personal identifiable data in the delivery of essential health and care digital systems in health and social care.

Do you want to improve the security, privacy and use of personal data?

Do you enjoy working in a multi‑disciplinary team at the edge of technological innovations?

Do you want to play a key role in ensuring that citizens’ data in Scotland is appropriately processed and used?

Do you thrive in environments where partnership working and innovation are key to success in providing crucial public services?

Do you do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever‑changing environment?

Working within the Information Governance and Assurance Team as part of the DFD Programme you will have the opportunity to provide expert Information Governance support that will directly inform the development and delivery of digital services from a data privacy aspects for health and care professionals and the general public.

Does this sound like you?

Information Governance practitioners offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

• Proven experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of business/management processes and systems from an information governance perspective
• A clear understanding of privacy legislation
• Proven experience in working in the field of Information…