Job summary
As Head of the Clinical Coding department, you will be responsible for setting, implementing and monitoring clinical coding policy, quality measures, and provision of service delivery across the trust and will work closely with stakeholders to ensure high performance across a number of key coding metrics.
Leading a large, experienced and successful team of coding professionals you will set targets for and develop the team to high standards, overseeing the day-to-day running of the department.
Please note that interviews for this post will be on-site and in person.
Main duties of the job
Leadership and day-to-day operational management of the trust-wide clinical coding service.
Development and monitoring of effectives of the clinical coding function.
Leadership of a culture of high performance and effectiveness, supportiveness and inclusion.
Ensuring the department keeps pace with technological and clinical development and classification of new procedures and techniques are in-line with latest guidance.
High-level staff development and ensuring that audit and training programmes continually improve the quality of clinical coding and clinical coder ability.
As the Head of Clinical Coding, you will hold the nationally recognised Accredited Clinical Coder Qualification (ACC) and be responsible for leading and developing the Clinical Coding service across sites, with a view to maximising coded data quality, in turn supporting the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in the delivery of its objectives.
The post holder will be expected to work with a high degree of professional confidence and autonomy ensuring an outstanding service is delivered.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details and main responsibilities please see attached Job description and person specification documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details and main responsibilities please see attached Job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- NCCQ - Accredited Clinical Coder (professional qualification established by NHS Digital in collaboration with Institute of health record and information management).
- Experience of day-to-day service delivery. Staff development and implementation of change.
Experience
Essential
- To have extensive and recent experience of working within an NHS acute Trust Clinical Coding environment.
- NHS managerial experience of a Clinical Coding or other team
Desirable
- Experience of delivering workforce change.
Communication and Relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate complex coding rules to coding staff, clinical staff, managerial staff and external agencies.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- NCCQ - Accredited Clinical Coder (professional qualification established by NHS Digital in collaboration with Institute of health record and information management).
- Experience of day-to-day service delivery. Staff development and implementation of change.
Experience
Essential
- To have extensive and recent experience of working within an NHS acute Trust Clinical Coding environment.
- NHS managerial experience of a Clinical Coding or other team
Desirable
- Experience of delivering workforce change.
Communication and Relationship skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate complex coding rules to coding staff, clinical staff, managerial staff and external agencies.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).