The modernisation of the NHS to provide first-class patient care requires that the information exchanged between healthcare professionals, and across NHS organisations, is always of a consistently high quality. To ensure confidence in any information produced as part of the clinical process, the underlying data must be accurate and fit for purpose.

Our Clinical Coding Auditors play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our coded clinical data.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate Clinical Coding Auditor to join our clinical coding team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be an excellent clinical coder - as well as being organised, methodical and driven, with a very keen eye for detail.

If this sounds like you, please don't hesitate to apply!

All applicants must hold Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status and have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience of working in a clinical coding department.

For current NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Auditors - applicants with this certification will commence on AFC Band 6.

If you are not NHS England qualified, you will be recruited into the post on AFC Band 5 and will progress to Band 6 upon successfully obtaining NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Auditor Status, which you will be expected to acheive within 18 months- 2 years of appointment.

Main duties of the job

To carry out the Clinical Coding Audit function for the trust, under the supervision of the Clinical Coding Operational Manager and as commissioned by the Head of Clinical Coding.

To carry out validation of the coded data, under the supervision of the Clinical Coding Operational Manager.

Undertake targeted clinical coding audits for all specialties across the Trust and clinical coders within the department, ensuring that the coded clinical data conforms to the current National Clinical Coding Standards.

As part of this role you will be required to feedback coding errors and flag poor practice both in coding and documentation standards. In order to acheive this, you will work closely with the Operational Clinical Coding Manager, Clinical Coding Training Manager and the wider clinical coding management team.

As a Clinical Coding Auditor, you will liaise with clinical coders, clinicians and managers, to enhance the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.

As part of the audit team you will provide expert clinical coding advice to the coding team, clinicians, managers and other staff.

The post-holder will advise on and assist in the implementation of any new guidance and ensure that all local policies are updated in line with national standards.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details, requirements and responsibilities of this role.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• National Clinical Coding Qualification
• Accredited Clinical Coding Auditor Qualification
• Minimum A'Level qualifications including Biology/Human Biology/PE or equivalent, or other relevant clinical coding experience
• Continued professional development, including Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within last 3 years

Desirable

• Leadership/Management certificate
• AMSPAR Medical Terminology Qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology
• Specialist knowledge of National Clinical Coding Standards
• Knowledge of Data Security & Protection Toolkit standards
• Knowledge of the impact of clinical coding on Healthcare Resource (HRGs) and mortality measures

Desirable

• Understanding of how acute hospital services function in relation to the patient admission/transer/discharge journey
• Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality, the Data Protection Act, and Caldicott Principles

Experience

Essential

• Experience of conducting clinical coding audits at coder/specialty/consultant level
• Significant practical coding experience across a wide range of complex medical and surgical specialties
• Experience of mentoring trainee coders

Desirable

• Experience of using both paper and electronic records to extract clinical information
• Experience of working with clinicians and divisional managers, and contributing in meetings
• Experience of using benchmarking systems, e.g. HED

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to confidently audit coded data, providing feedback to all levels of staff
• Ability to analyse and abstract detailed information from electronic and written records
• Ability to apply national standards and local coding policies across a wide range of specialties and highly complex coding scenarios
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail and demonstrate DSPT 'standards exceeded' level in audits
• Ability to provide coding advice and support to less experienced clinical coders
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to relay complex coding information to a variety of staff at all levels
• Ability to prioritise, cope with pressure and work to deadlines
• Able to work autonomously and effectively as part of a team
• Good IT skills and able to use Microsoft Office applications

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

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