Digital Health Records Team Leader | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Posting date:	11 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 March 2026
Location:	Eastbourne, BN21 2UD
Company:	ESHT
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7750175/374-LC2726

Summary

We are recruiting!

The role: Digital Health Records Team Leader

The Department: Digital Health Records

Are you:

· Positive?

· Empathetic?

· Reliable?

· IT literate?

· Motivated to support the NHS?



Do you have:

· 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.



We are looking for a well organised and motivated person, with a can-do attitude to provide a high quality and efficient administrative service in the busy and demanding environment of Digital Health Records and Clinic Preparation.



You will need to have excellent communication skills with all levels of personnel, internally and externally from the Trust and develop effective working relationships with all for this interesting and busy department. The successful applicant must demonstrate previous supervisory / management experience.

We are looking for someone who is eager to learn new skills and be able to adapt to change in a busy, challenging but rewarding environment. You should be able to work both autonomously and within a team as well as prioritising and organising workloads in order to meet deadlines.

You need to be able to lead and work collaboratively with their team to ensure that a professional health records service is delivered to the clinical teams.

Involvement, adoption and awareness of emerging technologies.

Managing 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.

Providing support and leadership to the teams, including sickness management and performance monitoring.

Delivering an effective and efficient service, providing cover when necessary across the service

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

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



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If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026

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