Job summary
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) seeks a National Clinical Coding Training Lead to design and deliver a high-quality clinical coding training program for Wales.
The ideal candidate will have strong planning and organisational skills, a passion for clinical coding and service improvement, and the ability to innovate.
Candidates should have significant experience of working in a clinical coding role and have passed the national Clinical Coding Qualification and attained Accredited Clinical Coder status.
This role involves collaborating with IT specialists, clinicians, and informaticists to develop clinical coding training content, including e-learning packages and classroom courses.
Candidates should be an Approved Clinical Coding Trainer or willing to obtain accreditation, with extensive knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS 4 codes, experience across specialties, and an understanding of clinical coding data applications.
If you thrive in a fast-paced, varied environment, we want you on our team.
Main duties of the job
Lead on the development, management and delivery of an effective and comprehensive Clinical Coding training programme for NHS Wales.
Devise bespoke clinical coding training material for use in e-learning packages, ensuring that the courses meet the needs of the clinical coders and that the highest level of competency and accreditation is maintained.
Provide support and guidance around the design, development, delivery and evaluation of clinical coding e- learning packages for Digital Health & Care Wales and the wider NHS Wales.
If not already accredited they will aim to achieve NHS Digital accredited trainer status to deliver licensed training workshops as published by the Clinical Classifications Service as required by the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain relationships with all levels of NHS Staff providing them with training, advice and support.
Work effectively with clinical coding staff to highlight areas of learning and improvement.
Deliver the mandatory clinical coding training courses to clinical coding staff across NHS Wales.
Make recommendations and where appropriate, implement the most appropriate solutions for the training needs of the Health Boards.
Develop a library of e-learning modules, ensuring that complex clinical coding and medical information is communicated in an effective manner to support learning.
Receive and review complex clinical information and translate the documentation into a case study for training uses.
Lead the Clinical Coding Training Group, using persuasive skills to collaboratively agree on the design and scope of the e-learning programme.
Advise the Classifications Standards Manager on areas for individual or specialty-based training.
Develop lesson plans, course documentation, interactive material, storyboards assessments and certificates for e-learning training courses.
Determine the most effective means of communicating information, including methods such as group forums, case discussions and newsletters.
Assist in the evaluation of training delivered and respond to user queries in a pleasant, timely and accurate manner.
Develop, maintain and analyse on-line questionnaires and surveys to assess user training requirements.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain relationships with all levels of NHS Staff providing them with training, advice and support.
Work effectively with clinical coding staff to highlight areas of learning and improvement.
Deliver the mandatory clinical coding training courses to clinical coding staff across NHS Wales.
Make recommendations and where appropriate, implement the most appropriate solutions for the training needs of the Health Boards.
Develop a library of e-learning modules, ensuring that complex clinical coding and medical information is communicated in an effective manner to support learning.
Receive and review complex clinical information and translate the documentation into a case study for training uses.
Lead the Clinical Coding Training Group, using persuasive skills to collaboratively agree on the design and scope of the e-learning programme.
Advise the Classifications Standards Manager on areas for individual or specialty-based training.
Develop lesson plans, course documentation, interactive material, storyboards assessments and certificates for e-learning training courses.
Determine the most effective means of communicating information, including methods such as group forums, case discussions and newsletters.
Assist in the evaluation of training delivered and respond to user queries in a pleasant, timely and accurate manner.
Develop, maintain and analyse on-line questionnaires and surveys to assess user training requirements.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree Level or equivalent experience
- Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status
- In-depth knowledge of National clinical coding National Standards and practices
- National & local performance & quality standards knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology
Desirable
- NHS Digital Clinical Coding Approved Trainer status
- Health Informatics Qualification.
- PGCE or equivalent training qualification
- Completion of SNOMED International's SNOMED CT Introductory course
- Knowledge of the NHS in Wales and relevant information requirements
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of clinical coding across all specialties.
- Experience of mentoring/training clinical coding staff
- Experience of explaining complex clinical coding concepts to non-clinical coding staff
- Experience of answering clinical coding queries
- Experience of successfully explaining complex clinical coding issues to non-coding staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of e-learning software
- Delivery of clinical coding training courses
- Experience of developing course material and other related documentation
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to deliver training and awareness sessions to all staff in a variety of different methods
- Ability to communicate detailed audit findings to clinical coders
- Coaching skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to communicate appropriately with all levels of staff
Desirable
- Welsh language skills from level 1 to 5 are desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree Level or equivalent experience
- Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status
- In-depth knowledge of National clinical coding National Standards and practices
- National & local performance & quality standards knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology
Desirable
- NHS Digital Clinical Coding Approved Trainer status
- Health Informatics Qualification.
- PGCE or equivalent training qualification
- Completion of SNOMED International's SNOMED CT Introductory course
- Knowledge of the NHS in Wales and relevant information requirements
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of clinical coding across all specialties.
- Experience of mentoring/training clinical coding staff
- Experience of explaining complex clinical coding concepts to non-clinical coding staff
- Experience of answering clinical coding queries
- Experience of successfully explaining complex clinical coding issues to non-coding staff
Desirable
- Knowledge of e-learning software
- Delivery of clinical coding training courses
- Experience of developing course material and other related documentation
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to deliver training and awareness sessions to all staff in a variety of different methods
- Ability to communicate detailed audit findings to clinical coders
- Coaching skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to communicate appropriately with all levels of staff
Desirable
- Welsh language skills from level 1 to 5 are desirable
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).
