The Clinical Coding Department is looking for two new Clinical Coders to join the team. We are looking for qualified clinical coders or open-minded enthusiastic people who are willing to undertake our 3-year Clinical Coding Training plan.
The post holder will become a key member of the department, responsible for the daily management of their job plan, ensuring the delivery to the highest of standards whilst meeting the national targets and standards.
Our Clinical Coding Department delivers coding complete for over 250,000 episodes per year. We have 34.36 WTE Clinical Coders with 53% AAC qualified and the remaining working towards their qualification. Our Trust treats a wide range of complex/regional patients, so our work is interesting and varied. We are looking for someone with an understanding of the key principles of clinical coding with the ability to continuously improve performance.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Coders analyse clinical documentation and accurately record information about each patient's diagnosis and procedures for each hospital admitted attendance. This data is used to analyse hospital activity and outcomes at a national and local level. To do this, Clinical Coders must have a substantial knowledge of human anatomy, diseases, and the surgical techniques used by clinicians in many different specialties. They must have an excellent understanding of the over 400 coding standards and data collection rules.
Prior experience of coding is desirable but not essential; full in-house training will be provided with our training progression plan. Those with no prior experience of coding can expect to learn the role over the course of three years, prior to sitting the National Clinical Coding Qualification to achieve full accreditation.
About us
The Clinical Coding Department is a large and diverse team with a strong work ethic and high standards. The team works mainly from home barring a few exceptions by choice. This is because our Trust EPR and scanning service enables our team to code digitally.
We ask that the teams attend the LTHT site once a month or business need such as audit feedback or training. This will ensure that staff can build and maintain relationships with other team members. Trainees would be able to work this approach after attaining key milestones in their development.
As a department, we rotate the clinical coders assigned job plans every six months to ensure our clinical coders maintain their skill mix.
The department has a training and audit function with 3 auditors, a trainer, and an assistant trainer. This is to ensure the continued improvements in the depth and quality of our clinical coding as well as support the trainees undertaking our annex 21.
Job responsibilities
Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department, workflows, and full person specification.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
* Knowledge of Data Protection Act and management of Freedom of Information requests
* Be aware of, and demonstrate commitment to the Trust's and Department policies and procedures
Experience
* Detailed working knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS4 coding rules with extensive experience of their use in order to provide an advisory service to own staff and other interested bodies
* Experience of Patient Administration Systems
* Excellent keyboard skills and use Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and Outlook emails
Qualifications
* ACC Qualified or willing to work towards accreditation, under Annex 21
* Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) Grade C or above in English Language and Human Biology
* Post ACC experience in a clinical coding role.
Skills & Behaviours
* Good standard of written and spoken English and ability to adapt style/method to suit the situation
* Works to a high degree of accuracy within tight deadlines.
* Capable of developing effective working relationships with all professional contacts in all disciplines
* Ability to prioritise own and others workload
* Adaptable, cope with conflicting pressures
* Enhanced knowledge of medical and clinical terminology
* Excellent knowledge of hospital information systems
* Embodies the Leeds Way Values
* Excellent attention to details
* Ability to detect data anomalies
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to offer advice on complex clinical coding issues
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.
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