Senior Clinical Coder - #138596

Would you like to join our Clinical Coding team as an Accredited Clinical Coder? Read on to learn more about this rewarding role and submit your application. The Clinical Coding service is a part of the Digital Division of the University Hospitals of Leicester and is responsible for extracting and codifying complex clinical information that describes a patient's diagnostic and procedural healthcare status within an episode of care in a timely manner.

The ability of UHL to accurately record and codify its clinical activity is fundamental to understanding the quality of its clinical services. Our coded data is used by all parts of the Trusts business to deliver trusted and high-quality services to patients. Accredited Clinical Coders are a core component of the Clinical Coding service and have a crucial supporting role in the overall management of the Trust as their output directly influences income through the NHS Payment Scheme.

• We support flexible working arrangements including remote working.
• You will be well supported to develop yourself professionally.
• You will be supported to become comfortable with working to an agile framework as a member of the Digital Division.
• Your quality as a coder will be improved by a well-established Clinical Coding Quality Assurance function.
• You will be able to input meaningfully to the direction of travel and cultural development of our growing team.
  
  

Main duties of the job

As an Accredited Clinical Coder you will be responsible for codifying in a timely manner complex clinical activity according to all relevant National Clinical Coding Standards and Local Clinical Coding Policies. You will be expected to evidence an expert grasp of National Clinical Coding Standards (evidenced by audit results, maintaining your professional Accredited Clinical Coder status and attending regular Clinical Coding Standards Refresher courses and other associated training).

You will assist the Clinical Coding Site Leads to support and mentor Trainee Clinical Coders and to achieve the submission of codified data in a timely manner.

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, incorporating Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital, General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading Heart Centres. The UHL Trust team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that our Trust Values are not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

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
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jacqueline Venton Job title: Clinical Coding Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07950 891565

For Further Information Or An Informal Discussion Please Contact

Name

Jacqueline Venton ACC

Job Title

Clinical Coding Manager

Email Address

[email protected]

Phone number

07950 891565

To find out moreabout the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Previous applicants should not apply.

• Please ensure you can demonstrate the criteria required for shortlisting*
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Attained Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification
• Completed Refresher course in the last 3 years
  
  

Experience

Essential

• At least three years NHS clinical coding experience
• Experienced in the use of ICD 10 and OPCS
• Experience in working in a clinical coding department in an Acute trust