Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Coding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 419-6565554-TM-DIS
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Coding Team Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Are you an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking for the chance to develop your operational and managerial skills? Come and work for the York and Scarborough coding team, where we hit our freeze deadline on the first day of the working month and our depth of coding is in the top quartile nationally.
At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the clinical coding department sits within the Digital Information Service and provides a timely and accurate clinical coding service. A team of trained coders translate clinical documentation for approximately 15,000 inpatient spells per month into data that describes diagnoses and interventions for all consultant episodes. Encoded clinical data is submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis and its uses include but are not limited to; national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, commissioning services, development of national policy and epidemiology. The team provides internal audit and training programmes and seeks to work closely with clinicians and corporate colleagues alike to provide continual improvement in data quality.
The Clinical Coding Team Manager provides operational management for the clinical coding department, ensuring that all national and internal deadlines are met in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
The key responsibilities of the Clinical Coding Team Manager are to:
- Manage the clinical coding service and clinical coders.
- Undertake long-term planning for the clinical coding service.
- Undertake clinician engagement to implement coding improvement which increase data quality.
- Undertake clinical coding audits, and/or deliver training.
This role may offer: Hybrid home/on-site working accommodated, with consideration given to requests for fully-remote working in some circumstances. However please note it is a requirement that Identity and Qualifications documents are checked in person and therefore you may be required to attend an appointment at either York or Scarborough Hospital.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person specification
Education, qualificatoins and training
Essential criteria
- Holds the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) with Accredited Clinical Coder status
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Managerial qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Has completed the Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 12 months
- Is an NHS England Approved Trainer or Auditor
Experience and knowledge required
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate ‘standards exceeded’ coding accuracy levels as set out in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
- Knowledge of HRGs
- Knowledge of national benchmarking systems relevant to clinical coding e.g., CHKS/HED and metrics such as SHMI/HSMR
- Knowledge and experience in applying a wide range of HR policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering formal clinical coding audit or training programmes
- Experience of delivering organisational change
Aptitude and personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Possesses well-developed influencing skills in order to persuade colleagues at all levels in relation to transformation/improvement initiatives
- Works well independently and as part of a team
- Diplomatic and able to de-escalate issues arising within a team environment
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and good information governance practice
- Coaching Skills
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Able and willing to participate in and potentially deliver complex, intense training workshops
- Can organise and prioritise own and team workload
- Is able to use initiative on a daily basis to make operational decisions
- Works under pressure to meet sometimes extremely challenging deadlines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jonathon Bremmer
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Clinical Coding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 726891
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