An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills to join our existing professional hybrid working team of Clinical Coders at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The ACC Senior Clinical coder will be responsible for the mentoring and support of less experienced and trainee Clinical Coders, dealing with complex coding queries escalated through the Clinical Coding Team.

Excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines is essential. Senior Clinical Coders ACC are required to work to a high level of accuracy using their own initiative They will undertake to maintain work accuracy of 95% primary coding and 90% secondary coding, demonstrated by the established Trust internal Clinical Coding Audit Program and must code a minimum of 30 spells a day on average.

Main duties of the job

Senior Clinical Coder ACC qualified Band 5 + 15% R+RIn order to be shortlisted for the Band 5 position you must have held the National Clinical Coding Qualification for a minimum of 12 months, and demonstrate the following criteria on your application form:

• Demonstrable experience in a qualified Clinical Coder position in a complex coding environment in a healthcare setting
• Significant experience in cross specialty clinical coding experience
• In depth knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology
• Mentoring less experienced coders
• Ability to interpret and utilise Local Coding Policies
• Ability to absorb complex training and knowledge base
• Ability to communicate with all relevant healthcare professions about clinical coding

About us

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 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

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:recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

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 Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in a qualified Clinical Coder position in a complex coding environment in a healthcare setting
• Significant experience in cross specialty clinical coding experience
• Mentoring less experienced coders
• In depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• In depth knowledge of medical terminology

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to interpret and utilise Local Coding Policies
• Ability to absorb complex training and knowledge base
• Ability to communicate with all relevant healthcare professions about clinical coding

Desirable

• Experience of contributing to service improvements and changes to policy and practice

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification - ACC for a minimum of 12 months

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York

York

YO31 8HE

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419-5324436-ACC-DIS