Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical coding
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 358-6455248-COR
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Of Leicester
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Senior Clinical Coder
Band 5
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
Are you currently a clinical coder interested in joining a busy and high performing
team at the University Hospitals of Leicester?
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified clinical coder looking to advance their
career within the profession. We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible
individual who is able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
At UHL we are excited to recruit a high calibre individual to join our clinical coding
team. We have a diversity of specialties across three hospital sites therefore we can
offer a varied role. Remote working is available to the successful candidate and
currently we offer additional weekend working at an enhanced rate of pay.
Main duties of the job
Clinical coding is a high profile area of work and our team collects data about every
inpatient who visits the Trust, investigating all aspects of their journey. Our role is
essential for the effective management of the Trust and directly influenced patient
care.
We have an Experienced Approved Clinical Coding Trainer and two Approved Clinical
Coding Auditors in the team, meaning that full audit, validation and training support
is available.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
high-quality care for all,
being a great place to work,
partnerships for impact, and
research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
we are compassionate,
we are proud,
we are inclusive, and
we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Managing, organising and prioritising their own workload to ensure work is accurate and complete to meet targets & Trust deadlines.
· Identifying and analysing patterns of errors and notifying these to manager, with proposed potential solutions.
· Proactively develop key business relationships within the CMG’s establishing yourself as the Coding lead/expert to ensure clinical engagement with the divisional stakeholders. Be a specialist advisor and link to the CMG’s ensuring that the coder/clinician linkage is effective and attending all necessary business/governance meetings.
· Specifically meet with senior clinicians to discuss and resolve complex coding discrepancies ensuring the coded data accurately reflects the patient’s episode of care, thus ensuring the accurate income for UHL.
· Manage and resolve complex enquiries liaising with Senior Clinicians using high level motivational, negotiating communication skills and proving an expert knowledge of the subject.
· Provide advice and support to all members of the team, participating in team events and representing the team when required.
For an informal discussion please contact
Elizabeth Holland clinical coding site lead
07866185942/0116 2588979
Ajo Jose Clinical coding site lead
0116 2588979
Person specification
Training
Essential criteria
- Hold NCCQ
Desirable criteria
- Managment qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 Years clinical coding experience within NHS enviroment coding multiple specialites
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with using Encoder
Annalytical and Jundgement skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use own Judgment to interpret and summerise relevant terminology
Training
Essential criteria
- Completed refresher course in last 3 years
communication /relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonaal skills and ability to communicate with staff at all levels
Commitment to trust values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the trust values and behaviours
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Holland
- Job title
- Clinical coding Site lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866185942
- Additional information
Ajo Jose clinical coding site lead
0116 2588979
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