Band 7 - Watford, United Kingdom - West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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Watford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Clinical Coding Department at WHTH is undergoing a complete transformation to be more responsive to the changing demands of the organisation, especially, with the Trust adopting Electronic Patient System (EPR) recently.


There is a requirement for high quality data collection and reporting with implementation of EPR to accurately reflect clinical activity and outcomes.

This in turn will ensure that our services are set up to support our patient case mix enabling us to provide the right care for our patients.

As part of this transformation, we welcome applicants who are competent NHS Digital Approved Clinical Coding Trainers.

You will contribute to designing and delivering a robust clinical coding training programme for WHTH ensuring that accurate and comprehensive clinical coding data is produced by the Trust for reliable and effective clinical and statistical analysis.


You will report to and assist the Coding Quality Assurance Lead in designing and delivering a robust clinical coding training programme for WHTH ensuring the highest quality coding data to satisfy NHS regulatory bodies that the Trust exemplifies best practice and promotes a culture of continuous improvement.


You will deliver regular in-house coding training including the mandatory clinical coding standards courses and speciality workshops in line with the Approved Trainer Code of Conduct.


You will provide training feedback and SMART recommendations for improving the quality of the coded data to ensure the Trust gets accurately reimbursed for its services.


You will be required to work alongside the clinicians, coders, and managers to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the clinical documentation provided for coding purposes.

As a learner-focussed trainer, you will have proven expertise in delivering a comprehensive coding training programme to the team.


You will respond to external FOI requests, disseminate training feedback, advise the coding team of new coding guidelines and updates to national standards and local policies, and provide appropriate support where required.


  • Please refer to the job description and person specification documents for more details on the responsibilities and requirements for this role.


There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme.

These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.


The trust has recently gained 'teaching hospital' status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

  • You will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:
  • delivering formal clinical coding training that complies with the Approved Clinical Coding Trainer Framework
- discussing and resolving coding queries from the coding team as well as providing expert advice for coding information requests from other divisions and departments within the Trust in a timely manner
- disseminating training feedback to the team members and devising action plans to improve coding performance
- sharing responsibility with the Coding Quality Assurance Lead in providing constructive feedback on coding performance and ensuring knowledge and learning points are communicated effectively across the team
- assisting the Coding Quality Assurance Lead in developing and implementing a robust clinical coding training programme for the coding team
- regularly liaising with clinicians, coders, and managers to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the clinical documentation provided for coding purposes.
- advising the team of new coding guidelines and updates to national standards and local policies and providing appropriate support where required
- maintaining own productivity by ensuring accurate, timely, complete, and consistent clinical coding is carried out within strict timescales, using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications, and adhering to the national coding standards and local clinical coding policies of the Trus

  • Please refer to the job description and person specification documents for more details on the responsibilities and requirements for this role.
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