Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES
* To operate on own initiative referring more complex cases to the Clinical Coding Assistant Manager for advice
* To act in the capacity of coding expert and provides advice to junior team members on coding queries ensuring adherence to national clinical guidelines
* Undertake staff audits and ad hoc specialty audits
* Assign codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) and the Office of Populations and Censuses and Surveys (OPCS4)
* Participate in preparing audit reports for staff audits undertaken
* Participate in Departmental meetings and present the results of relevant reviews
* Demonstrate good presentation skills to colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and Clinicians
* Coordinate engagement between Coders, Clinicians and Divisional Managers
* Responsible for planning own workload to ensure that the objectives of the whole team are achieved
* Maintain a professional standard of behaviour with all Trust staff
* Take responsibility for keeping up to date with current issues and developments within the coding department.
* Work with the Divisional Managers, Associate Managers and Clinicians to improve and sustain accurate clinical data recording to support clinical coding to National Standards
* Raise clinical coding issues with the Coding Manager
* Undertake clinical coding reviews as required and agreed
* Identify key areas impacting on HRG assignment and tariff making recommendations to the Clinical Coding Assistant Manager accordingly
* Work with the Audit and training team to identify key areas for clinical coding review
* Plan meetings with Senior Clinicians as and when necessary to undertake review of clinical information where queries have been raised
* To validate complex clinical data and procedures with Clinicians in order to assure depth of coding for accurate payment
* Analyse external audit reports and recommend to the Coding Manager and Divisions any corrective measures that need to be put in place to improve data quality and clinical coding outcomes
* Support the Auditors & Clinical Coding Assistant Manager in obtaining clarification on new interventional procedures and clinical practice within the divisional specialties to ensure correct understanding for code assignment and support cascading this information
* To liaise with clinicians and their support staff concerning interpretation of case notes documentation affecting coding
* To prioritise Junior Clinical Coders workload and reallocate work to cover sickness or leave at short notice.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GCSEs (A-C) or equivalent
* Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
* Clinical Coding Audit Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Extensive specialist clinical coding experience across all specialties
* Experience of working with the HRG Grouper
* Planning, organising workload to meet deadlines
* Experience of undertaking presentations relating to clinical coding
* Experience of mentoring junior members of the coding team
* Transferring coding skills and knowledge to others
* Experience of working with clinicians and or/senior staff
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of Information governance, data protection legislation, Caldicott and other relevant guidance.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Firm grounding in medical terminology and anatomy and physiology
* Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
* Good understanding of Payment by Results framework
* Excellent knowledge and understanding of clinical coding rules and conventions.
* Effective inter-personal skills.
* Possess motivation and persuasion skills
* Excellent PC skills.
Other
Essential criteria
* Excellent concentration skills, with attention to detail
* Flexible approach to work
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of Snomed CT
* Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver
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Documents to download
* Job Description ( PDF, 160.6 KB )
* Person Specification ( PDF, 128.6 KB )
* Important information for candidates ( PDF, 128.6 KB )
* Staff Benefits ( PDF, 4.0 MB )
* Your recruitment journey ( PDF, 915.4 KB )
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