Clinical Coding Team Leader

The post holder will assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the management of the Clinical Coding Department, ensuring that accuracy, timeliness and completeness of the Trusts Clinical Coded data is maintained within set guidelines to the highest standard. They will assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the day-to-day operation and distribution of work within the clinical coding service, assisting in the development of the service in accordance with local requirements whilst adhering strictly to national directives.

The post holder should assist the Clinical Coding Services Lead/Assistant Services Lead in the promotion of clinical terming and clinical coding throughout the local health community and work with clinicians to promote coding awareness.

The post holder must produce high quality clinical information in a timely and accurate manner for both internal and external use. To be responsible for ensuring patient records, across both hospital sites, are accurately coded to National Standards within the required timescale.

The Clinical Coder role is vital to the funding of the Trust. Coded clinical data is essential for the effective management of the Trust. It is used to support Service Level Agreements; clinical governance reporting and benchmarking and it has a direct impact on the Trust's income (via "NHS Payment Scheme").

Main duties of the job

The responsibility of the Clinical Coding Team Leader will be to ensure that all day-to-day staffing issues are adhered to, following policy and procedures e.g. sickness, holidays, timesheets, timekeeping, Staff Appraisals, 1:1's. This person will also work closely with other managers/trainers/auditors within the coding department and cover other Senior members of the Clinical Coding Team in their absence. You must have an awareness of HRG's, HSMR and strive to improve quality and accuracy of coding.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

• Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) Qualification (and attendance at Coding Refresher if ACC qualification more than 3 years ago)
• Educated to Degree or equivalent experience in the specialist field of Clinical Coding
• GCSE grades 9-4 (A* to C) or equivalent in English, Maths and Science
• AMSPA or equivalent in Medical Terminology
• IT literate including use of internet for research
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to complete the Clinical Coding Mandatory Standards Refresher Training Course and other Clinical Coding as required
• Willingness to attend training as required

Desirable

• Working towards Clinical Coding Audit/Trainer qualification
• Microsoft Office qualification or equivalent
• Attendance on specialty workshops

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

• Experience of working in a Patient Services environment within the NHS

Extensive experience of working in clinical coding within an acute NHS trust setting

Experience of supervising/Training/Mentoring other staff

Experience of PDRs

In-depth knowledge of ICD10 and OPCS and awareness of other clinical terming and coding systems e.g. SNOMED CT

An in-depth knowledge & understanding of how clinical coding supports healthcare & how this can be used to support management decisions & the planning of services

Extensive knowledge of Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology

The ability to work under pressure and intense concentration for long periods requiring accuracy and excellent attention to detail

Able to demonstrate judgment skills to translate complex clinical diagnoses and procedures into accurate codes

The ability to prioritise activities according to deadlines handling many different tasks at once

Good understanding of Freedom of Information Act

Good understanding of DSPT

Experience of working with different software systems in the NHS environment

The ability to use own initiative and manage workload

The ability to be thorough, accurate and reliable

The ability to be proactive and responsible

Advanced keyboard skills, use of VDU and inputting into a computer continuously

Awareness of security standards with information systems

Good presentation skills

Desirable

• Experience of Recruitment and Selection
• Knowledge of HRGs and their role within coding
• The ability to work across boundaries within THIS
• Awareness of NHS IM&T Strategy

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential

• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent planning & organisational skills
• The ability to communicate at all levels with tact and diplomacy
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to communicate highly complex coding rules to coders and non-coders including clinical, admin and senior managers
• Persuasive skills and able to communicate effectively with clinical teams and managers
• Motivational skills
• The ability to work as part of a team and on own

About the employer

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.