Job vacancy: Senior Clinical Coder, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Crewe

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Coding
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 412-CORP-50260

Employer: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Mid Cheshire Hospital - Leighton Site
Town: Crewe
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/12/2024 08:00

Senior Clinical Coder

NHS AfC: Band 5

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description for full details

1. Attend and contribute to speciality coding meetings to help resolve issues encountered and improve the quality of coded data

2. Act as a lead to designated coders to discuss coding issues and to provide advice on clinical documentation.

3. Undertake routine and complex clinical coding using judgement to translate complex cases, whilst achieving high levels of accuracy.

Problem solve and action the review of coding process problems to continually improve coding quality and timeliness.
Ensure all queries raised by other Trust staff are resolved promptly and effectively, or where appropriate are referred to the Clinical Coding Team Leaders.
Accompany where necessary the Coding Auditor to discuss coding issues relevant to areas of expertise.

7. Post holder must have the ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently. This role requires independent working to manage own workload by working on own initiative, as well as taking directives from the managers and team leaders as required.

8. The post holder will be responsible for the mentorship of trainee clinical coders and support less experience coders through their training and development plan set out by the Team Leaders along with overseeing day to day activities, leading them on the tasks.

9. May be required to deputies for the Team Leaders in training sessions of inexperienced coders.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

National Accredited Clinical Coder Qualification (ACC)
Certification of attendance of Coding refresher Course within the last 3 years
Certification of attendance of Medical Terminology & Anatomy Course
5 GCSE's A - C including English, Maths , Science or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Degree in Health Informatics or related subject

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Expert Knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology
Expert knowledge in national clinical coding standards and conventions and their relationships to the Healthcare Resource Group (HRG)
Expert knowledge of medical terminology covering all acute specialities

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of Payment by results Knowledge of SNOMED CT

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent Analytical skills and ability to use own judgement to interpret and summaries relevant clinical terminology used for diagnostic and procedural information.
Ability to work with prolong concentration. Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
Experience of working on own initiative and effectively within a team.
Effective inter-personal skills and persuasive skills to liaise with Clinical and Administration staff on issues of clinical coding and complex medical information.
Proven keyboard skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel
Ability to work under pressure with a high degree of accuracy, within strict deadlines.

Desirable criteria

Ability to receive feedback and act on feedback in order to improve performance and knowledge.
Ability to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the services
Ability to work with a calm approach to agreed timescales and standards.

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive knowledge/ background of coding in an acute hospital
In Depth knowledge and experience of using an encoder, specifically PCS and Simple code
Experience of training and mentorship of other staff in complexities of coding.
Coding experience in a minimum of 6 specialities.

Desirable criteria

Staff and organisational development skills
Appreciation of and compliance with the Data protection act and Caldicott.

Key Messages

· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.

· All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.

· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

· Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.

· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

· Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions

· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.