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Job overview

The Trust requires a highly motivated and driven individual to join our highly experienced and friendly Clinical Coding Team.  The purpose of the role is to increase the depth and quality of the clinically coded data using local and national benchmarking, auditing, appraising clinical systems, and working closely with colleagues and senior clinicians within the Digital Transformation Team and the wider Trust, to improve clinical documentation, as the Trust begins its journey of procuring and implementing an electronic patient record.
Clinically coded data is fundamental in helping the Trust deliver against its overall vision to “deliver safe, exceptional, person-centred care”. The income of the Trust is reliant on accurate and timely coded data.  This information is also used for resource management, clinical research, clinical audit, and healthcare contracting, and service provision both locally and nationally.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly experienced Accredited Clinical Coder looking to take the next step in their career, to join our busy and highly skilled Clinical Coding team. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills with a real passion for clinical coding. You must be willing to undertake training to become an Approved Clinical Coding Auditor.

The ability to extract, analyse and model data from Trust systems and nationally available benchmarking data and present in a clear and meaningful format using Microsoft products, in particular Excel is essential to monitor and drive improvements in the Team’s compliance in applying Local and National Coding rules, standards, and conventions to ensure the data is accurate, complete and of the highest quality.

The post holder is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of best practice systems and processes to ensure timely and the highest quality coded data across the Trust.

The post holder will plan and undertake audits, develop action plans and implement monitoring against targets for improving the depth and quality of the clinically coded data.

The post holder will undertake the role of System Manager for the 3M Medicode Encoder and other clinical coding data quality software.

Working for our organisation

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.   

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.