Head, Medical Records

Dragnet Solutions Limited - Our client is a growing multi-specialist healthcare group, operating hospital facilities that deliver quality clinical and diagnostic services to patients. Backed by a strong governance structure and a strategy of expansion and service excellence, the organisation combines modern clinical operations with centralised corporate functions spanning finance, supply chain, human capital, ICT, legal, and strategy.

As part of its next phase of growth, the organization is seeking talented professionals to join it in the capacity below:

Job Title: Head, Medical Records

Location: Benin, Edo

Employment Type: Full-time

Department: Medical Records

About the role

• Manages and maintains health records accurately and confidentially, supporting clinical care, billing, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, complete, and confidential patient health records.
• Manage records workflows including registration, retrieval, filing, coding and retention.
• Ensure confidentiality and data protection in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act and internal policies.
• Support clinical care, billing, managed-care and reporting through timely records provision.
• Contribute to data quality, audit and service improvement.

Requirements

Education

• A recognised qualification in health information management/health records (e.g. BSc Health Information Management, HND/Diploma in Health Records).
• Completion of NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of post-registration experience in health information/records management, including supervisory experience
• Substantial post-registration experience in health records management practice, including experience at a senior or supervisory level
• Demonstrable experience leading or coordinating a health records management team or unit
• Experience in service organisation, quality assurance and the supervision and appraisal of staff
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary hospital team
• Experience preparing for or responding to regulatory, quality, audit or accreditation reviews.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of health information management and records practice appropriate to the role.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
• Competence in records systems, retrieval and (where applicable) clinical coding.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective communication with clinical and administrative colleagues.

Application Closing Date

6th October, 2026.