Job summary
The
Clinical Coding Department is looking for new Clinical Coders to join our
hybrid team. We are a modern forward-thinking department looking for qualified
clinical coders or open-minded enthusiastic people who are willing to undertake
our 3-year Clinical Coding Training plan.
The
post holder will become a key member of the department, responsible for the
daily management of their job plan, ensuring the delivery to highest of
standards whilst meeting the national targets and standards whilst working
mostly independently from home.
Our
Clinical Coding Department delivers coding complete for over 250,000 episodes
per year. We have 40.16 WTE Clinical Coders with 62% AAC qualified and the
remaining working towards their qualification. Our Trust treats a wide range of
complex / regional patients so our work is interesting and varied. We are
looking for someone with an understanding of the key principles of clinical
coding with the ability to continuously improve performance.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Coders analyse clinical documentation and accurately record information about
each patients diagnosis and procedures for each hospital admitted
attendance. This data is used to analyse
hospital activity and outcomes at a national and local level. To do this,
Clinical Coders must have a substantial knowledge of human anatomy, diseases
and the surgical techniques used by clinicians in many different
specialties. They must have an excellent
understanding of the over 400 coding standards and data collection rules.
Prior
experience of coding is desirable but not essential; full in-house training
will be provided with our training progression plan. Those with no prior experience of coding can
expect to learn the role over the course of three years, prior to sitting the
National Clinical Coding Qualification to achieve full accreditation.
About us
The
Clinical Coding Department is a large and diverse team with a strong work ethic
and high standards. The team work mainly from home barring a few exceptions by
choice. This is because of our Trust EPR and scanning service enables our team
to code digitally.
We
ask that the teams attend the LTHT site a minimum of four times per year or for
business need such certain training, equipment failure and operational
requirements. This will ensure that staff can build and maintain relationships
with other team members.
As
a department we rotate the clinical coders assigned job plans every six months
to ensure our clinical coders maintain their skill mix.
The
department has a training and audit function with 3 auditors, a trainer and an
assistant trainer. This is to ensure the continued improvements in the depth
and quality of our clinical coding as well as support the trainees undertaking
our annex 21 training plan for the ACC qualification
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Description with further information on requirements of the role, the
department and workflows and full person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see supporting documents for full Job
Description with further information on requirements of the role, the
department and workflows and full person specification.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to use data for analysis outlining improvements required to achieve departmental standards
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and judgement skills when extracting clinical information
- IT skills
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads
- Confidence in own skills and the ability to share knowledge and skill with others in the team
- Understands key trust policies, our core values, data protection and FIOA obligations
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Applies exceptional attention to details in everyday work
- Organises their own work and consistently delivers to deadlines
- Proficient understanding of written and spoken English (e.g., native English-speaker or CEFR-C1 / IELTS>7)
- Excels at analysing complex documents, resolving problems and applying judgement in line with guidance
- Shares knowledge and good practice with the team in a way that leads to systemic improvement
- An ability to explain complex coding terminology to a variety of stakeholders and contacts in order that they clearly understand the coding requirements
- Excellent organisational and time management skills together with the ability to work accurately, sometimes under pressure to meet deadlines
- The ability to work on own initiative to prioritise both own workload and that of others.
Desirable
- Provides advice and guidance to others about complex information
- Mentors less experience team members
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs A*-C (or 9-4), including English Language, Science and Maths
- (ACC) Clinical Coding Accreditation OR Willing to work towards ACC qualification over three years under Annex 21 (or currently working towards)
- Continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience post ACC qualification in a clinical coding role
- UK Clinical coding standard course [ICD-10 and OPCS] (>= 21days)
- ACC Qualification
- Medical terminology qualification
Experience
Essential
- If ACC Qualified:
- Significant experience as a clinical coder gained in an acute trust setting with experience of coding multiple specialties and a varied complexity of case load
- Experience of working with clinicians and senior managers specifically around clinical engagement and education
- Worked with stakeholders / clients / customers to resolve problems
- Expert knowledge of the structures and application of clinical languages ICD10, OPCS and other clinical terms
- Enhanced knowledge of medical and clinical terminology
- Excellent knowledge of hospital information systems
- Sound knowledge of payment by results (PbR) and Healthcare Resource Groups (HRG)
- General Requirements:
- Worked independently, managing/assigning their own workload/Working as part of a team.
- Previous use of Microsoft packages including Excel, Teams and Outlook
- Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to communicate the same message to staff at various levels
- A confident clinical coder who understands the application of national coding rules and who can demonstrate a sound knowledge of this through performance in departmental staff audits
- Technical understanding and the ability to use a variety of Microsoft packages particularly Ms Word for report writing and Ms Excel for graphs and other trend charts
Desirable
- Experience coding hospital spells using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications in line with NHS data standards
- Worked as a hospital coder covering at least four different hospital specialities (e.g., Oncology, Obstetrics, Trauma, Surgery)
- Worked in a role with research, training or audit elements
- Worked in a hospital administration role
- Worked in a role in which reading and understanding medical notes was a key element
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Able to use data for analysis outlining improvements required to achieve departmental standards
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and judgement skills when extracting clinical information
- IT skills
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads
- Confidence in own skills and the ability to share knowledge and skill with others in the team
- Understands key trust policies, our core values, data protection and FIOA obligations
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Applies exceptional attention to details in everyday work
- Organises their own work and consistently delivers to deadlines
- Proficient understanding of written and spoken English (e.g., native English-speaker or CEFR-C1 / IELTS>7)
- Excels at analysing complex documents, resolving problems and applying judgement in line with guidance
- Shares knowledge and good practice with the team in a way that leads to systemic improvement
- An ability to explain complex coding terminology to a variety of stakeholders and contacts in order that they clearly understand the coding requirements
- Excellent organisational and time management skills together with the ability to work accurately, sometimes under pressure to meet deadlines
- The ability to work on own initiative to prioritise both own workload and that of others.
Desirable
- Provides advice and guidance to others about complex information
- Mentors less experience team members
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs A*-C (or 9-4), including English Language, Science and Maths
- (ACC) Clinical Coding Accreditation OR Willing to work towards ACC qualification over three years under Annex 21 (or currently working towards)
- Continued professional development
Desirable
- Experience post ACC qualification in a clinical coding role
- UK Clinical coding standard course [ICD-10 and OPCS] (>= 21days)
- ACC Qualification
- Medical terminology qualification
Experience
Essential
- If ACC Qualified:
- Significant experience as a clinical coder gained in an acute trust setting with experience of coding multiple specialties and a varied complexity of case load
- Experience of working with clinicians and senior managers specifically around clinical engagement and education
- Worked with stakeholders / clients / customers to resolve problems
- Expert knowledge of the structures and application of clinical languages ICD10, OPCS and other clinical terms
- Enhanced knowledge of medical and clinical terminology
- Excellent knowledge of hospital information systems
- Sound knowledge of payment by results (PbR) and Healthcare Resource Groups (HRG)
- General Requirements:
- Worked independently, managing/assigning their own workload/Working as part of a team.
- Previous use of Microsoft packages including Excel, Teams and Outlook
- Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to communicate the same message to staff at various levels
- A confident clinical coder who understands the application of national coding rules and who can demonstrate a sound knowledge of this through performance in departmental staff audits
- Technical understanding and the ability to use a variety of Microsoft packages particularly Ms Word for report writing and Ms Excel for graphs and other trend charts
Desirable
- Experience coding hospital spells using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications in line with NHS data standards
- Worked as a hospital coder covering at least four different hospital specialities (e.g., Oncology, Obstetrics, Trauma, Surgery)
- Worked in a role with research, training or audit elements
- Worked in a hospital administration role
- Worked in a role in which reading and understanding medical notes was a key element
