Royal Papworth Hospital is pleased to advertise the role of Billing Team Leader. This is an exciting opportunity work as part of a vibrant and supportive team.

The Billing Team Leader will lead the Trust's billing team to ensure billing information, activity and income data is accurate and robust by developing and implementing procedures within the department that monitor and validate the quality of data from across the Trust's systems. This is a varied and exciting role working with multiple stakeholders and systems from across the Trust.

The postholder will primarily work between the Trust's offices in Huntingdon and from home (digital equipment will be provided to post-holder by the Trust to facilitate this). Office space is also available at the Hospital site on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and can be considered for the right candidate.

The Finance Directorate at Royal Papworth are are committed to the wellbeing and development of their staff. You will be part of a highly functioning team who are One NHS Finance level 3 accredited and have been recognised both regionally and nationally for excellence in this area.

For the right candidate, this role at Royal Papworth can offer a fulfilling and supportive environment in which to develop your knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

The Commissioning & Income team are responsible for a wide range of information analysis relating to patient information, business and performance management and reporting. The department is integral to the Trust's performance management and the team's specialist knowledge plays an important part in operational decision making.

The post holder will ensure billing information, activity and income data is accurate and robust by developing and implementing procedures within the department that monitor and validate the quality of data downloaded from the electronic patient record and other systems across the Trust, working closely with key stakeholders to achieve and maintain this.

The post holder will develop expert knowledge on NHS payment systems and their effect on the Trust's income.

The post-holder will work closely with Department Team Leaders around Data Quality and clinical coding ensuring that issues are identified, understood, and resolved at source. Liaising with both clinical and non-clinical staff across the Trust to obtain the information required to accurately report activity, high cost drugs and devices.

Line manage the Billing Team and ensure that adequate training is given to staff to enable them to perform effectively within their roles ensuring all monthly internal and external deadlines are met.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Management qualification or significant experience in a supervisory position.

Desirable

• AAT qualified or working toward qualified.

Experience

Essential

• Line management of other staff to include the personal development and appraisal process.
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• Knowledge of NHS Commissioning and tariff mechanisms.
• Able to motivate staff.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, dealing with changing and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Able to work on own initiative and also as part of a team in delivering agreed objectives.
• Able to communicate, both verbal and written, complex information to all levels of staff
• Able to work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Maintain own personal and professional development.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Clinical Coding with particular interest in the billing aspects.
• Understanding of the importance of data quality, confidentiality and security and the implications for the Trust.
• In depth knowledge of NHS data definitions and data sets
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingfisher House

Kingfisher Way, Hinchingbrooke Business Park

Huntingdon

Cambridge

PE29 6FH

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