Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Coding
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-COR-R12199-A
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Accredited Senior Clinical Coder Trainee Trainer, Band 6
Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, Clinical Coding Trainee Trainer who possess good interpersonal skills, and excellent communication skills.
The successful applicant will act as a role model for setting a standard of excellence in the provision of the service.
- The post holder will be working in a busy and fast-paced environment, assisting in the training of Trainee/Apprentice Coders from their first steps in coding to becoming fully trained independent coders ready to work towards achieving their NCCQ accreditation.
They will drive the service through an exciting period of change, as the Trust procures a new EPR and we move towards increased digital and agile ways of working.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours) based at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with opportunity for hybrid working and flexibility with working times to support our employees with a healthy work-life balance. Such arrangements will be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
If you feel you have the qualities required for this post and would like the opportunity to work within a division that will help to secure the future success of the Trust; we would be delighted to receive your application.
The Clinical Coding Trainee Trainer, will be responsible for ensuring that accurate, timely, complete, and consistent clinical coding is carried out within strict timescales. Using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, and adhering to the national coding standards and local clinical coding policies of the Trust.
The Trainee Trainer will work closely with the Training manger and Head of Clinical Coding to ensure the success of the in-house training and mentoring programme.
*Please refer to the job description and person specification documents for more details on the responsibilities and requirements for this role.
Working for our organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.
We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
- Ensuring accurate, timely, complete, and consistent clinical coding is carried out within strict timescales, using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, and adhering to the national coding standards and local clinical coding policies of the Trust
- Collect, collate, and code clinical information, highly complex in nature, covering a wide range of specialities. This may involve coding highly sensitive and emotionally distressing patient medical records
- Maintaining own productivity by ensuring high quality work is done by required timescales
- Assisting the Clinical Coding Training manger in the implementation of training programme for department.
- Regularly liaise with and update the managers and senior colleagues regarding deficiencies and ambiguity in clinical documentation to facilitate discussions with the clinical teams and other departments to improve the clinical documentation provided for coding purposes
- Raise data quality issues (e.g., inaccurate admission and discharge dates) to the Coding Mangers
- Attend and participate in team meetings to ensure knowledge and learning points are received and communicate
*Please refer to the job description and person specification documents for more details on the responsibilities and requirements for this role.
Contact Details
If you require more information on the vacancy then please contact;
Rebecca Gyimah (Head of Clinical Coding Strategy & Development)
0300 422 ext 6015 GRH 4797 CGH
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- National Clinical Coding Accreditation NCCQ
- GCSE A*-D or 9-3
Desirable criteria
- A Level A*-D
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial years experience as an Accredited Clinical Coder coding within an Acute NHS Trust
- Previous experience and good knowledge in coding of a wide range of specialties.
- Supervisory /mentoring experience
- Evidence of good working relationships within a team
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Previous experience and good knowledge in coding of a wide range of specialties.
- Sound knowledge of Payment by Results, Health Care Resource Groups & any other relevant sub groups
- IT Proficiency
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Gyimah
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Coding Strategy & Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 6015
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