Digital Health Records Team Leader | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

We are recruiting! The role: Digital Health Records Team Leader. The Department: Digital Health Records.

Are you:

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• Positive?
  
• Empathetic?
  
• Reliable?
  
• IT literate?
  
• Motivated to support the NHS?
  

Do you have:

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• A good work ethic?
  
• Initiative?
  
• A passion to support your team?
  
• A willingness to learn and develop your skills?
  

As a Digital Health Records Team Leader you will play a vital role in supporting the management and flow of Digital Health Records, provide outstanding service to all speciality department’s and patients. If you enjoy working in a fast paced environment and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference and have the opportunity to develop your skills and you can answer “yes” to the above then we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate would need excellent administration and communication skills, NHS Leadership Skills and experience and the ability to remain calm in an extremely busy office environment. A good working knowledge of Digital Systems is desirable, but a flexible approach set against a fast moving environment is essential.

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• Be well organised and motivated to provide a high quality and efficient administrative service in the busy and demanding environment of Digital Health Records and Clinic Preparation.
  
• Have excellent communication skills with all levels of personnel, internally and externally from the Trust and develop effective working relationships with all for this department.
  
• Demonstrate previous supervisory / management experience.
  
• Eager to learn new skills and adapt to change in a busy, challenging but rewarding environment.
  
• Work autonomously and within a team, prioritising and organising workloads to meet deadlines.
  
• Lead and work collaboratively with the team to ensure a professional health records service is delivered to the clinical teams.
  
• Involvement, adoption and awareness of emerging technologies.
  
• Manage the workload for the team, ensuring the effective delivery of Digitised Health records for Hospital admissions and outpatient appointments.
  
• Encourage and introduce new ways of working, whilst maintaining operational service delivery.
  
• Provide support and leadership to the teams, including sickness management and performance monitoring.
  
• Deliver an effective and efficient service, providing cover when necessary across the service.
  

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• Strong administration and communication skills.
  
• NHS Leadership Skills and experience.
  
• A good working knowledge of Digital Systems (desirable).
  
• Ability to remain calm in a busy office environment.
  
• Experience in supervisory/management roles.
  

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• Staff development opportunities.
  
• Enrolment in the NHS pension scheme.
  
• Auto-enrolment to the Temporary Workforce Service.
  
• Access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.
  
• Onsite Occupational Health department and free psychological support through the confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
  
• Onsite parking available from £50 a year.
  

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

We value the individuality that each candidate brings to the application process. While we understand that AI tools are widely available, we strongly discourage applicants from using AI-generated content when applying for jobs with us. We believe that your application should reflect your true skills, experiences, and motivations, which are best conveyed through your own words and unique perspective. Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application. We encourage applicants to thoughtfully complete their applications; over-reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.

Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please contact us.

This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026