Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Access to Health Records Team Leader
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Access to Health Records Team Leader
Are you an organised, motivated leader with a passion for delivering excellent service? We are looking for an experienced and proactive Access to Health Records Team Leader to join our dynamic Information Governance team.
You'll lead a dedicated team responsible for managing Subject Access Requests (SAR) and ensuring patients, solicitors, and partner organisations receive timely and accurate access to medical records. This is a fast-paced role where attention to detail, legislative understanding, and people skills come together to make a real difference to patient care.
You'll support process improvements, mentor new team members, and play a key part in maintaining high standards of data protection and service delivery.
We offer flexible working with a blend of office and home-based arrangements.
37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday (no on-call requirements).
If you thrive on problem-solving, teamwork, and delivering measurable impact - we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Please note: Applicants who have previously been advised that they do not meet the requirements for this position should not reapply unless they have since taken clear steps to strengthen their application. Reapplications must include evidence demonstrating how the essential criteria are now met.
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THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPONSORSHIP.
The Main Duties Will Include
- Supervising the day-to-day running of the Access to Health Records Team.
- Responsible for ensuring all requests for Access to Health Records are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner within the set timescales.
- Providing support and training to other team members.
- To carry out accompanied viewings of medical records by members of the public.
- Responsible for ensuring mechanisms are in place to retrieve records, copy records, and to liaise with multi-disciplinary staff where the need arises regarding disclosure.
- Responsible for processing all associated documentation regarding appropriateness of requests, photocopying, consents, and identification checks, ensuring that processes are consistent, transparent, and legally compliant.
- Ensure all telephone enquiries are dealt with in an efficient and confidential manner.
- Responsible for maintaining backup systems to support the processes in the absence of electronic data capture.
- To keep up to date with new developments and service changes in relation to Clinical records, Data Protection, Caldicott, Health Records Management as part of an individual development plan.
- Compliance with all relevant Information Governance Legislation.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
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WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL, we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Stephen Hand
Job title: Deputy Information Governance Manager
Email address: Stephen.Hand@wwl.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 03007073892
Please primarily contact via email.
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