Accredited Senior Clinical Coder - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's

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Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is proud to deliver outstanding health care across a wide range of general and specialist services,making it a centre of excellence for children's health services.

Being a centre of excellence for paediatric clinical coding is also the vision of the coding department which, over recent years, has seen significant investment in developing both the team and their engagement work with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across the organisation.

We recognise the vital contribution of our coding team to our overall Trust performance and regard our team as pivotal to our future.

The importance of a skilled coding workforce is paramount and we are committed to the ongoing training and development of our coding professionals, both personally and professionally.

Sheffield Children's routinely achieves a high level in staff satisfaction surveys, and you will be joining a fabulous clinical coding team which iswell-supported by senior management and the Trust Executive.

Part of the Trust's Digital Services, we are a small, well- structured and friendlyteam working from a centralized office with the option of working from home and flexible hours.

As a diverse team we are proud of our commitment to an inclusive and compassionate environment, and work constantly to actively promote theimportance of health and wellbeing in our department.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who is an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC), having previously passed the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and can further demonstrate significant experience of coding in NHS hospitals, across all specialties and who thrive in a busy, pressured environment.

We are looking for a team player who enjoys a collaborative and supportive atmosphere in both the office and remote environment.

You will be expected to work closely with the leadership team to promote the importance of clinical coding and contribute to the department's strategic plan to make Sheffield Children's a centre of excellence for paediatric clinical coding.

You will be passionate about the quality of the Trust's coded data and actively participate in the Trust's health record digitization plan to facilitate an EPR that supports high quality clinical coding.

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people.

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Outstanding patient care
Leader in children's health

generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative.

Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Clinical Coding Refresher status is current
Medical terminology qualification
Substantial experience of clinical coding in an acute NHS trust setting
Experience and knowledge of coding a wide range of specialties and all levels of complexity
Experience in paediatric coding
Experience of applying complex coding rules and conventions in order to reach appropriate coding decisions
Experience in specialist paediatric coding
Experience in mentoring junior staff
Excellent knowledge of coding theory
High level of understanding of medical terminology and physiology and anatomy
Ability to make judgements in complex coding cases
Excellent PC skills including a working knowledge and current experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and use of email
Evidence of CPD education and training
Flexible approach to work and adaptable to changing situations
Committed to continuous professional development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
£Contract
Permanent
Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working
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