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CLINICAL CODING SITE LEAD
The closing date is 29 July 2025
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Clinical Coder looking to advance their career within the profession. To directly line manage a coding team of staff with a variety of different posts over three sites to support delivery of the coding service. You will be fundamental to delivering a world class clinical coding function to the Trust and other key stakeholders, playing a key role in developing, maintaining and evolving the Trust's clinical coding systems, processes and service delivery to support the provision of in-depth and quality coding.
Through team work, you will ensure that every aspect of our service meets the rapidly changing needs of our organisation providing quality service to consultants, clinicians and non-clinical colleagues. You will be required to work with operational and corporate teams and clinical portfolios in the development and delivery of complex coding requirements. This will require analysis, interpretation and resolution of highly complex problems, covering a wide range of clinical and business areas including at a national level.
You should be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills, excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to work accurately under pressure to meet deadlines. Remote working is available to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Site Lead role are:
* accurately abstract, analyse, and assign complex diagnostic and procedural codes using ICD-10 and OPCS-4 classifications
* work closely with clinical teams to validate and enhance the quality of coded data
* organise own & team work loads and work within deadlines.
* act as a mentor to junior coders and support their development
* contribute to clinical engagement, KPI monitoring, audit preparation and data quality improvement.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* high-quality care for all,
* being a great place to work,
* partnerships for impact, and
* research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* we are compassionate,
* we are proud,
* we are inclusive, and
* we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role, duties and expectations please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.
Please ensure you can demonstrate the criteria required for shortlisting
*Please ensure you can demonstrate the criteria required for shortlisting*
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
* Completed Refresher course in the last 3 years
Experience
* Minimum 4 years experience of coding multiple specialties within an NHS environment.
* Experienced in the use of ICD 10 and OPCS-4 classification
* Experience in working in a Clinical Coding department in an Acute trust
SkillsEssentialAbility to analyse and abstract complex recordsAbility to resolve complex coding issues and aptly articulate resolutions to other.Able to identify data quality issues and coding workflow impediments and use sound intuition to resolve.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
* Must hold NCCQ
* Indepth knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology and ICD10 & OPCS4 classifications
* Degree level in a Healthcare related subject or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
* Management qualification or completion of leadership programme.
* NHS Appraisal experience or completion of NHS Appraisal training
Experience
* NHS enviroment experience of coding multiple specialties
* Current Refresher Training
* Familiar with using an encoder
Communication and relationship skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with staff at all levels
* Ability to effectively explain complex coding rules and guidelines to a professional audience. Must be able to deliver presentations
Analytical and Judgement skills
* Ability to use own judgement to interpret & summarise relevant clinical terminology used for diagnostic & procedural information and assignment of relevant classification codes applying rules and conventions. Must be able to recognise and act upon possible problems
Planning and organisation skills
* Highly self-motivated. Ability to organise staff, delivering good service and reaching all deadlines under pressure. Assignment of relevant classification codes applying national rules & conventions
* Must be able to recognise and act upon possible problems. Ability to inspire & enthuse others.
Other requirements specific to the role
* Accuracy / attention to detail. Ability to learn quickly. Completer / finisher. Must be able to work on any site
Physical Skills
* Ability to work with prolonged concentration.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working
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