Information (RFI) Officer

at  Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

We are excited to be recruiting to our ‘Request for Information’ (RFI) Officer role that requires a trustworthy, organised and diligent person to carry out tasks of a very confidential nature. The successful candidate will be a committed team player, with an eye for detail and a love of computer systems.
You may already have experience and knowledge of Subject Access Requests (SAR) and/or Freedom for Information (FOI)requests or Medical Records in a health care setting, although this is not essential as training will be provided by a very experience team.
We are looking to find a motivated and professional administrator who will undertake a supervisory position across the RFI workstream for both Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals.
Regular supervision and training will be provided and you will be encouraged to undertake any training relevant to your professional and personal development.
To take a supervisory role in the day-to-day running of the RFI team and supporting the RFI Team Leader to;
Co-ordinate access requests for the Group, liaising with multiple stakeholders
Communicate with consultants, their secretaries and all departments and wards across the Group on complex and sensitive situations or information, to ensure that requests are managed in a timely and effective manner.
Supervise the RFI team and manage the daily activities of the access team ensuring the provision of on the job training to staff in the access office and ensuring access requests are processed in a timely manner in line with the Data Protection Act (DPA), Access To Health Records Act and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Please refer the Job description for details