Senior Medical Records Administrator

Senior Medical Records Administrator & Information Governance Lead

Brighton Hospital | Administration | Permanent | Full Time

Up to £30,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

37.5 hours a week

Nuffield Health is Britain's largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation. Join us as a Senior Medical Records Administrator & Information Governance Lead in our Brighton Hospital and play your part in building a healthier nation.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-starter with strong leadership qualities to lead a growing team that plays an integral role within the patient journey.  

The medical records department plays a crucial role within the Hospital, creating and maintaining all patient records and ensuring they are available to all departments throughout the patient's journey at the Hospital.

As our Senior Medical Records Administrator & Information Governance Lead you will aid in the day to day management of the department ensuring that the high standards are maintained. Continued growth and development of the team will be paramount to the applicant's success.

The role will require you to manage the day to day running of the department, which will include but is not limited to:

• Managing team rota, ensuring cover is arranged for all gaps in the rotas and personally covering any unfilled shifts.

• Lead, motivate and supervise the team  

• Implement training to ensure staff have required skills to perform competently and are able to maintain the high standards expected of them

• Carry out Process improvement exercise to highlight key areas of improvement

• Undertake regular team meetings, and 1-2-1 performance reviews

• Effectively manage the quality and flow of data coming into the department, in line with GDPR regulations.

• You will be required to liaise with all stakeholders of the Hospital, such as members of the Clinical teams, Leadership teams and also Consultants and their Medical Secretaries.

• Act as the hospitals Information Governance Lead, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, internal policies, and secure handling of patient information.

• Manage and respond to Subject Access Requests within statutory timeframes, ensuring the highest levels of accuracy and confidentiality end to end.

Essential:

• Experience in leading a team of 5+ members

• Medical Records experience

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Possess strong leadership qualities

• Competent IT skills

• Must be a self-starter, with the ability to make an impact with immediate effect

• Commercially aware

• Previous Process mapping/improvement experience

• Change Implementation experience

• Able to develop key relationships within the organisation

• Knowledge of GDPR and IG principles, experience of applying them in a healthcare setting.

Desirable

• Previous Healthcare experience

• Experience of working in a similar, Patient/Customer note handling role

Helping you feel good. 

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you. 

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital

At Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, we work with leading medical Consultants to provide first-class treatments and high standards of care for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of medical and surgical conditions using the latest facilities and technology. We take pride in delivering high standards of patient care to both private patients and the NHS. Our facilities include 44 purpose built en-suite rooms, 3 operating theatres plus 1 endoscopy theatre. Other facilities include physiotherapy and a diagnostic department. We are located in Woodingdean, on the east side of Brighton with easy access by rail and road, including free parking.

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