Clinical Coding Manager

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women's, children's, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

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Job overview

Job Title: Clinical Coding Manager

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week

Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Closing Date: 29th January 2025

Interview Date: 10th February 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

The Trust is implementing EPR starting in 2025 so an exciting opportunity to be involved from the start in respect of clinical coding.

The post holder will work across all George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust services providing highly specialist technical and analytical support to managers throughout the organisation. The post holder will be responsible for operational and developmental work streams with an ongoing improvement focus.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To evaluate and table suggestions to amend strategy regarding any information issues requiring resolution as appropriate to ensure good quality information, including undertaking clinical coding audits.
• Manage the clinical coding team for the Trust to ensure that coding is accurate and timely in accordance with internal and external requirements. Networks with other providers and brings best practice to the Trust.
• To translate and communicate highly complex information both internally and externally to individuals or groups to ensure it is understood and acted on appropriately.
• Present information to large groups e.g. internally at coding team meetings; to groups of clinical, operational or finance colleagues; or at regional conferences.
• Communicates highly complex information and analysis to peers and individuals with no background knowledge in information to ensure the message is clear and concise.
• To be visible within the hospital to promote our directorate's services and strategies.
• To liaise with management and directors and attend meetings to raise awareness of information issues.

**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**

Person specification

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential criteria

• Educated to MBBS or master level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
• NHS Experience in Clinical Coding or Clinical experience with patient records

Desirable criteria

• Accredited Clinical Coder
• Clinical Coding Audit qualification
• Clinical Coding Trainer qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Coding on PAS
• Excellent level of numeracy
• Understanding of the issues within Clinical Coding and ability to develop solutions.
• Critically examines information, recognizing and analysing problems
• Ability to think and act strategically.
• Supervision of staff, ability to lead and motivate a team in a changing environment.
• Expert knowledge of medical terminology and human anatomy and physiology.
• Demonstrates a willingness to undertake further training as necessary.
• Identifies solutions and actions to achieve effective day-to-day performance.

Desirable criteria

• Use of a Patient Administration System (PAS)
• ECDL
• Coding Software
• Managing clinical coders
• Understanding NHS strategic directions to support the business requirement of the department and Trust.
• Knowledge and awareness of national initiatives, ERF, HRGs, and Clinical Coding development.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Have good project management skills, including the ability to juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines for self and team.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team
• Work autonomously to drive own work Programme and that of team members.
• Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and resolve them.
• Problems in relation to project or service delivery
• Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution

Desirable criteria

• Good presentation skills for conveying complex concepts
• Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others
• Developed written and verbal communication skills

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Communicates in a clear and understandable manner both orally and in writing
• Can explain Coding Conventions & Guidelines and interpret them to a novice audience
• Is able to effectively manage time to successfully carry out set tasks, prioritising as necessary in order to achieve deadlines/objectives
• Excellent administration abilities and demonstrated fine attention to detail
• Strong communicator
• Good problem-solving abilities able to think outside the box
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Comfortable liaising with senior staff (Doctors and nurses)
• Understand team dynamics and change management principles

Please note:

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust utilises a third party recruitment system (TRAC). When applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into TRAC where all subsequent information regarding your application will be generated. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages via the NHS Jobs website. Furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any emails/messages sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are consenting to George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system, TRAC.

The Job application data you provide will be used to assess your application for employment at GEH, to verify your information and conduct reference checks, and to communicate with you. If you accept employment with GEH, the information collected will become part of your employment record and will be used for employment purposes.

All information provided will be used for recruitment purposes only and processed in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.

Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Clinical Coding Manager (PDF, 752.3KB)
• Clinical Coding Manager (PDF, 464.6KB)
• Clinical Coding Manager (PDF, 648.5KB)