Are you an experienced, Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking for the chance to develop your operational and managerial skills? Come and work for the York and Scarborough coding team, where we hit our freeze deadline on the first day of the working month and our depth of coding is in the top quartile nationally.At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the clinical coding department sits within the Digital Information Service and provides a timely and accurate clinical coding service. A team of trained coders translate clinical documentation for approximately 15,000 inpatient spells per month into data that describes diagnoses and interventions for all consultant episodes. Encoded clinical data is submitted to NHS England on a monthly basis and its uses include but are not limited to national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, commissioning services, development of national policy and epidemiology. The team provides internal audit and training programmes and seeks to work closely with clinicians and corporate colleagues alike to provide continual improvement in data quality.The Clinical Coding Team Manager provides operational management for the clinical coding department, ensuring that all national and internal deadlines are met in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

The key responsibilities of the Clinical Coding Team Manager are to:

Manage the clinical coding service and clinical coders.

Undertake long-term planning for the clinical coding service.

Undertake clinician engagement to implement coding improvement which increase data quality.

Undertake clinical coding audits, and/or deliver training.

This role may offer: Hybrid home/on-site working accommodated, with consideration given to requests for fully-remote working in some circumstances. However please note it is a requirement that Identity and Qualifications documents are checked in person and therefore you may be required to attend an appointment at either York or Scarborough Hospital.

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 generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at �18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager
• 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.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

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: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

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.

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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.

Person Specification

Education, qualificatoins and training

Essential

• Holds the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) with Accredited Clinical Coder status
• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Managerial qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Has completed the Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 12 months
• Is an NHS England Approved Trainer or Auditor

Experience and knowledge required

Essential

• Can demonstrate 'standards exceeded' coding accuracy levels as set out in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
• Knowledge of HRGs
• Knowledge of national benchmarking systems relevant to clinical coding e.g., CHKS/HED and metrics such as SHMI/HSMR
• Knowledge and experience in applying a wide range of HR policies and procedures

Desirable

• Experience of delivering formal clinical coding audit or training programmes
• Experience of delivering organisational change

Aptitude and personal qualities

Essential

• Possesses well-developed influencing skills in order to persuade colleagues at all levels in relation to transformation/improvement initiatives
• Works well independently and as part of a team
• Diplomatic and able to de-escalate issues arising within a team environment
• Understanding of patient confidentiality and good information governance practice
• Coaching Skills

Values and behaviours

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours

Skills and attributes

Essential

• Able and willing to participate in and potentially deliver complex, intense training workshops
• Can organise and prioritise own and team workload
• Is able to use initiative on a daily basis to make operational decisions
• Works under pressure to meet sometimes extremely challenging deadlines

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

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