Employer: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Clinical Coding Department
Town: Croydon
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 pa pro-rata incl HCAS (outer) plus 20% R&R
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/03/2025 23:59
Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisor
Band 6
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisor
Band 6, Full Time, Permanent
As a part of the restructure of the Department, Clinical Coding & Data Quality (DQ) Services is looking for an experienced Clinical Coding & Data Quality Supervisor with a 20% Recruitment and Retention Premium (RRP) to join our friendly department at Croydon University Hospital, Croydon.
The successful candidate should be a good team player with excellent communication skills and good leadership & management skills. You will have experience of coding across all specialties with a National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and proven experience of liaising with Consultants/Clinicians regarding coding queries and clinical documentation.
You will be required to be consistent and accurate in working to recognized coding methods and to meet deadlines of agreed time scales. This is a vital role in which you will support the Trust's business requirements and effective patient care. As a Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing the Clinical Coding and Data Quality team staff.
Proposed Interview Date: 11th March 2025
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will work closely with Data Quality Officers to provide data quality & correction support and highlight to all the Trust stakeholders all the data quality issues raised, especially by the Clinical Coding team, to improve overall Data Quality. You will also assist the Clinical Coding Audit Manager and fellow Supervisors in dealing with queries on Outpatient Coding and OP coding processes.
In return for your hard work, we offer support for your personal development and training needs and provide you with flexible working hours.
These posts attract RRP until 31st March 2027 and are subject to approval on a yearly basis after that.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.
CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre, and the Crocus home birthing team.
Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy, and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon. We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.**
Person specification
CCSRC
* CCSRC
Experience and Qualifications
* NCCQ
* Supervisory experience
* Experience of Data Quality issues and need for correction
* Experience and knowledge of Outpatient Coding
* Clinical Coding Trainer/Auditor Qualifications
* Understanding of HRGs and Financial flows
* Teaching on the importance of Coding and Data Quality issues for good data
Clinical Coding Test
* Pass the Internal Coding Test
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Name: Dr. Suraj M. Paudel
Job title: Head of Clinical Coding & Data Quality
Email address: suraj.paudel@nhs.net
Telephone number: 02084013908
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Dr. Suraj M. Paudel, Head of Clinical Coding & Data Quality at 0208 401 3908 or by email suraj.paudel@nhs.net.
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