Clinical Coding Specialist - Southport, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Southport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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CLINICAL CODING SPECIALIST/MENTOR

Are you an experienced ACC Clinical Coder looking for an exciting development and progression opportunity? Find out more below

We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic specialist Clinical Coders to join our Trust; Your role will have responsibilities to ensure all coding is completed timely and accurately for SUS deadlines and support Payment by Results with the assistance of all colleagues.

The post holder will be responsible for coding some complex specialities.

They will work as part of the central coding team alongside other coders and additionally with other specialist coders as part of a more expert team sharing knowledge and providing assistance to trainee members of the team.

The post holder will act as a "mentor" and first port of call for any coding queries.

Together with the Management team, they will take the lead in meetings with clinicians and other Trust staff to review and discuss coding.

Applicants will be expected to work across any of the locations under MWL, including Southport.

Hybrid and flexible working available.

Interview date:

TBC

To work closely with the Coding Manager, Mentors, Auditors, and other Clinical Coding Specialists to support the improvement in clinical documentation and accurate clinically coded data.

To advise on data recording practises to ensure clinical coding accurately reflects inpatient care delivered. Undertake internal clinical coding validation audits highlighting training and data quality issues to the Clinical Coding Manager.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES
To operate on own initiative referring more complex cases to the Clinical Coding Divisional Leads for advice

To act in the capacity of coding expert and provides advice to junior team members on coding queries ensuring adherence to national clinical guidelines.

Responsible for undertaking the appraisal process for Senior Clinical Coding staff in line with Trust policy.

Assign codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) and the Office of Populations and Censuses and Surveys (OPCS4)

Responsible for the accurate entry of clinical coding against inpatient activity for the specialty/division

Use a variety of knowledge resources to translate procedures where the coding process does not fully apply

Responsible for summary reports for coding reviews undertaken

Participate in Departmental meetings and present the results of relevant reviews

Demonstrate good presentation skills to colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and Clinicians

Assist the Clinical Coding Divisional Leads to coordinate engagement between Coders, Clinicians and Divisional Managers

Responsible for planning own workload to ensure that the objectives of the whole team are achieved.

Maintain a professional standard of behaviour with all Trust staff.