Disclosure Manager

at  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This role sits within the Trust’s Family and clinical support division and will overlook the Access to Health team as a Disclosure Manager.
Are you a detail-orientated professional with a passion for transparency and compliance? We are seeking a skilled Disclosure Manager to lead our efforts in managing and overseeing all aspects of the disclosure processes within our Organisation.
We are looking for an experienced manger preferably with a relevant data protection or information governance professional qualification with a thorough working knowledge of UK data protection legislation and the Access to Health Records Act.
You will take the lead in the handling and processing of all employment related SARs, information disclosure requests from police, HM Coroner, and the Courts. You will provide high quality advice to staff on the handling of SARs and Access to Health Records requests.
You will support, mentor, and manage a team responding to subject access requests for patient information, and Access to Health Records requests. You must have substantial relevant experience of UK data protection legislation specifically in handling complex SARs and legal disclosures; preferably in a paralegal or similar environment and be able to prioritise fluctuating demands to meet fixed deadlines.
You will need to demonstrate expert understanding of subject access requests and access to health records requests along with operational experience of processing these requests in compliance with legislation and the Information Commissioner’s Office best practice guidance on this matter. You must be able to work independently, be able to train staff and able to embed standard operating procedures and good administrative practices into an ever changing and busy service.
You will have experience of composing professional written correspondence to respond to complex queries and requests.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk .
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached

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