Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Health Records Manager

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Job summary

Are you ready to use your Operational management skills to make a positive impact? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for 2 motivated and organised individuals to join the Corporate and Health Records Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in our drive to go digital. This is an exciting time for our department as we transition from paper-based records to a fully electronic system.

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the Health and Corporate Records service across five sites. Reporting to the Health Records Implementation Manager, you will help oversee the day-to-day operations of the services we provide, ensuring smooth and efficient management. Your role will be critical in maintaining high-quality records management that aligns with the Trust guidelines and national standards, ensuring patient records are accurate, accessible, and effectively managed.

Working closely with the Trusts electronic patient record (EPR) team, you will facilitate the transition from paper to electronic records, ensuring patient information is handled efficiently and accurately. Your support will be essential to clinical teams as they adopt the new systems, ultimately enhancing patient care.

These positions offer excellent opportunities for development of your existing information and operational management skills in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the Trust's digital transformation, ensuring compliance with standards and legal requirements. You will assist senior management in delivering high-quality, compliant medical record services, supporting strategic changes and maintaining data security. Effective communication and management skills are essential, as you will lead a diverse team in line with Leeds Way Values.

Your responsibilities will include overseeing the daily operations of the health records library and teams across the Trust, leading recruitment, development, and motivation of staff, ensuring the delivery of efficient services. Establishing and maintaining effective relationships across the Trust and actively driving improvements in record-keeping practices. Supporting high-quality records management, ensuring patient care is delivered through safe, effective, and efficient processes.

You will ensure records are managed in accordance with legislation, maintaining high standards of data security, confidentiality, and accuracy. The role will require a proactive problem solver, capable of working independently while always maintaining confidentiality.

With your operational management experience, you will approach tasks proactively and with attention to detail. You will effectively manage internal and external relationships while leading your team to excel, promoting best practices, and aligning with Leeds Way Values.

About us

DIT at LTHT is a highly motivated and inclusive place to work. We hold our Leeds Way Values in high esteem and respect all colleagues. Within the trust we are always looking to improve and give the best service possible, and we are looking for individuals with the same drive to join us.

DIT look after the Trusts information technology, responsible for delivering and embedding the latest digital innovations, finding the right hardware and software to meet business needs, turning information into insight and everything in between. Its an exciting time to join us, as we offer varied and rewarding opportunities.

We would love to consider your application if you want to be a part of delivering operational services that allow patients to be treated effectively across Leeds.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Expected Shortlisting Date07/02/2025

Planned Interview Date14/02/2025

Details

Date posted

14 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-INF-199

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person specification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Several years practical experience in the field of Medical Records, with specialist knowledge of record keeping and library management.
  • Significant experience in a healthcare environment.

Desirable

  • Previous Line Management

Other criteria

Essential

  • Must be able to travel between sites to provide cross-cover across the city.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level/ Equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in the specialist area.
  • 5 Years experience in a management position.

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Strong communication, presentation, and organisational skills, with the ability to train and mentor others effectively.
  • Proven leadership and decision-making abilities, including problem-solving, negotiation, and performance management.
  • Experience in developing strategies, managing audits, and reviewing service requirements to meet targets and improve outcomes.
  • Skilled in analysing complex issues, data collection, and report production.
  • Ability to lead and motivate large teams, prioritise workloads, and foster collaboration with internal and external partners.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Several years practical experience in the field of Medical Records, with specialist knowledge of record keeping and library management.
  • Significant experience in a healthcare environment.

Desirable

  • Previous Line Management

Other criteria

Essential

  • Must be able to travel between sites to provide cross-cover across the city.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level/ Equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in the specialist area.
  • 5 Years experience in a management position.

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Strong communication, presentation, and organisational skills, with the ability to train and mentor others effectively.
  • Proven leadership and decision-making abilities, including problem-solving, negotiation, and performance management.
  • Experience in developing strategies, managing audits, and reviewing service requirements to meet targets and improve outcomes.
  • Skilled in analysing complex issues, data collection, and report production.
  • Ability to lead and motivate large teams, prioritise workloads, and foster collaboration with internal and external partners.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager- Corporate and Health Records

Humayra Begum

Humayra.begum@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

14 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-INF-199

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX


Supporting documents

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