Overview
This role sits within the Trusts Family and clinical support division and will oversee the Access to Health team as a Disclosure Manager. You will lead our efforts in managing and overseeing all aspects of the disclosure processes within our Organisation. The Vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. The Trust serves three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital.
Responsibilities
* Lead handling and processing of all employment related SARs, information disclosure requests from police, HM Coroner, and the Courts.
* Provide high quality advice to staff on the handling of SARs and Access to Health Records requests.
* Support, mentor, and manage a team responding to subject access requests for patient information and Access to Health Records requests.
* Demonstrate expert understanding of subject access requests and access to health records requests, operational experience processing these requests in compliance with legislation and the Information Commissioners Office best practice guidance.
* Work independently, train staff, embed standard operating procedures and good administrative practices into an ever changing and busy service.
* Compose professional written correspondence to respond to complex queries and requests.
Qualifications
* Experienced manager with relevant data protection or information governance professional qualification.
* Thorough working knowledge of UK data protection legislation, the Access to Health Records Act, and the Information Commissioners Office best practice guidance.
* Substantial relevant experience of handling complex SARs and legal disclosures, preferably in a paralegal or similar environment.
* Ability to prioritise fluctuating demands to meet fixed deadlines.
Cultural Ambition
We have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Benefits and Flexibility
Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Tackling Climate Change
Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. For more information, search HHFT Climate Action.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Part-time
Job Function
Management
Industries
Strategic Management Services
Contact and Additional Information
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
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