Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon to Friday)
- Job ref
- 264-6258982-COR
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum + 11.25% R&R premium
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Accredited Clinical Coder
Band 5
Job overview
Would you like to join our Clinical Coding team as an Accredited Clinical Coder? Read on to learn more about this rewarding role and submit your application.
Please note that this is a 12 months fixed term post to cover maternity leave in the service.
The Clinical Coding service is a part of the Digital Division of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group (UHN) and is responsible for extracting and codifying complex clinical information that describes a patient's diagnostic and procedural healthcare status within an episode of care in a timely manner.
The ability of the UHN Group to accurate record and codify its clinical activity is fundamental to understanding the quality of its clinical services. Our coded data is used by all parts of the Group's business to deliver trusted and high-quality services to patients.
Accredited Clinical Coders are a core component of the Clinical Coding service and have a crucial supporting role in the overall management of the Group as their output directly influences income through the NHS Payment Scheme.
Main duties of the job
As an Accredited Clinical Coder you will be responsible for codifying in a timely manner complex clinical activity according to all relevant National Clinical Coding Standards and Local Clinical Coding Policies.
You will be expected to evidence an expert grasp of National Clinical Coding Standards (evidenced by audit results, maintaining your professional Accredited Clinical Coder status and attending regular Clinical Coding Standards Refresher courses and other associated training).
You will assist the Clinical Coding Team Leads to support and mentor Associate Clinical Coders and to achieve the submission of codified data in a timely manner.
Working for our organisation
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
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The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Extract, analyse and codify complex clinical information describing a patients diagnostic and procedural healthcare status within an episode of care using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications.
Ensure codified data is of high quality and accurate i.e., in line with all relevant National Clinical Coding Standards and Local Clinical Coding Policies.
Ensure codified data is entered into the Patient Administration System (PAS) in a timely manner i.e., within defined local and national timescales.
Responsible for supporting the Clinical Coding Team Leader in the day to day planning, organisation and delivery of clinical coding, overseeing workload, as well as working with medical staff on issues of clinical coding in order to ensure accurate, complete and timely information.
Where required work with other disciplines of staff who are necessary to the successful completion of accurate clinical coding i.e., clinicians and Senior Managers, providing and receiving complex information using persuasive skills as required.
Communicate complex coding rules to a range of staff involved in the coding process; medical, clinical and administrative staff, Senior Managers and external agencies, e.g. Coroners Office as appropriate.
Work with Health Intelligence colleagues to ensure high standards of data quality of various data items e.g., consultant, speciality, date of admission is achieved as evidenced by quality metrics such as the Data Quality Maturity Index (DQMI). Understand and adhere to the departments Clinical Coding Policy/Procedure document.
With the support of the Clinical Coding Team Lead mentor Associate Clinical Coders. Take day to day responsibility on training and mentoring of new team members, or less experienced team members, guiding, motivating as appropriate and overseeing workload.
Work with the Clinical Coding Team Leads to support the organisation of the submission of codified data against defined local and national timescales.
Work with the Clinical Coding Automation Lead to support validating and training clinical coding automation solutions.
Validate missing patient information; contact clinicians and clerical staff as appropriate to locate clinical records and missing patient information.
To be regularly involved in complex departmental internal audits, actively leading workload consistency and accuracy checks, as required by senior team members.
Support the Group in transformation and cost-improvement programmes that involve coded data as a mechanism for financial gains by critically examining working practices within the department to identify cost improvements and effective measures and support senior colleagues in the team in developing and implementing action plans.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at least Grade C/Grade 4 or equivalent qualification
- National Clinical Coding Qualification and holds Accredited Clinical Coder status
- Successful completion of a Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 3 years
Desirable criteria
- A Level in a STEM subject at least Grade C or equivalent qualification
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of National Clinical Coding Standards as evidenced by audit results and Accredited Clinical Coder status
- Strong knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Good level of knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office 365 suite
- Administration and clerical experience in an office environment
- Experience in mentoring junior member of the coding team
- Experience with accurate data entry
- 2 years' experience of working in an Acute NHS Trust or equivalent knowledge
- Experience with hospital and/or clinical information systems
- Knowledge and experience with SNOMED-CT
Desirable criteria
- Basic understanding of Agile Principles
- Basic understanding of data and process automation concepts
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work positively under time pressures
- Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal. Ability to relate appropriately to various professional groups within the Trust to include clinicians, medical, management and administrative staff. Ability to relate appropriately with external agencies, e.g. Coroners office
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload to ensure timescales are met
- Ability to apply self-learning directive to maintain and develop own skills and knowledge.
- Ability to apply self-learning directive to maintain and develop own skills and knowledge
- Fast and accurate keyboard skills with good IT skills
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality, the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles
- Ability to maintain frequent prolonged concentration with a VDU
- Capable of safely lifting and handling medical records
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christian Bennett-Evans
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Coding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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