About this role
Job summary
Experienced coders without ACC Qualification will also be considered in a Band 5 Position without R & R
Main duties of the job
You will be directly involved in the mentorship of junior clinical coding analysts in your division, supporting their mental wellbeing and working to ensure the data produced is accurate and of high quality.
You will also be expected to continue your professional development by rotation through the specialties and attending Coding courses and other relevant training courses.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance and finance by ensuring accurate translation and input of medical terminology.
To act as an expert Clinical Coder, guided by occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues.
To lead the coding team assigned to support a specific area of Clinical work (which may be directly aligned with one of the Trusts Directorates or work on patients discharged from a specific type of ward)). You will be responsible for ensuring that coding deadlines are met and working with senior staff within the department for ensuring that staff are adhering to national and local coding standards, polices and guidelines.
Ensuring that the mandatory and coding training of staff within the team is up to date, and that performance is at the expected level linking into the PDR process.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise and evaluate options
- To judge from textural information the accurate coding hierarchy of coding with local practices
- An inquiring mind with willingness to learn new skills to high standard
- To analyse and extract relevant information and attention to details
- Advanced keyboard skills
- A methodical and systematic approach to work
- Successfully manage conflicting demands and achieve outcomes
- Ability to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment
Essential
- Significant in depth clinical coding experience across a wide range of specialties in an Acute Trust
- Experience of using Patient Administrations Systems and encoding software
- Demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and clinical terminology
- Demonstrable and extensive practical experience with standard clinical coding schemes (ICD-10 and OPCS4)
- Minimum 3 years coding experience
Desirable
- ACC qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
University Hospital Lewisham (Cross-site)
Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
SE13 6LH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)