Subject Access Admin Clerk

Come and join the Subject Access Request (SAR) team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for processing SARs received from patients, police and other third parties for copies of health records, radiology reports and other relevant medical records. The post is for 36 hours a week, working over 5 days, Monday - Friday., Process correspondence with regard to requests for health records, this includes the appropriate consent & associated documents. Collate information and input all the data for each request onto the Datix system. Explain the process of a SAR when receiving telephone enquiries and assist applicants with requirement options. Utilise the hospital systems to establish when the patient has attended the hospital and in what format the records are held. Ensure the request is processed within the timescales set by GDPR and Trust policy. Locate, retrieve and return records to the Health Records library and various record stores across the Trust, ensuring the correct tracking of records at all times. Copy records using physical notes retrieved. Print records from various electronic systems as required. Co-ordinate Stockport Community and Tameside Glossop records, retrieving copies and permissions. Request records from off-site locations, e.g. District nurses and clinics. Copy the health record, ensuring only information relating to patient named on the record is contained within the file. Report all misfiled information on Datix. Ensure that each request is collated in its entirety. Ensure release forms are signed before sending records securely (via secure electronic portal/recorded delivery). Take responsibility for organising and prioritising your own work load.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £41,200 per annumand/or the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration., If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice