Clinical Coding Validation Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Lead responsibility validating patient activity across specialities as well as feedback to both clinical staff and the Clinical Coding team leading to an improvement of HRG and Tariff generation for UHCW
• Support Head of Clinical Administration in optimisation of any processes around how activity is coded and liaising with relevant stakeholders to assess, implement and measure improvement
• Review Clinical documentation and provide expert Clinical Coding support to Surgical Services in documentation improvement projects
• Work closely with lead clinicians within their respective areas, to ensure that Group level clinical content is accurate, standardised and is reflective of modern healthcare systems
• Receive and review complex clinical information and translate the documentation into a case study for training uses

Policy development

• Support Head of Clinical Administration in creating procedures around coding of activities at UHCW
• Promote best practices with regard Clinical Documentation
• Attend any relevant stakeholder meetings in support of the Head of Clinical Administration
• Identify the need for and lead on the development of any other departmental or Trust policies
• Help the Clinical Coding management team in training and support of Clinical Coding team members regarding clinical activity

Communication

• Ability to resolve clinical coding queries, some of which may be complex and cross several work areas
• Experience of working with other stakeholders both internal and external to the organisation
• Full understanding of computer systems, including Microsoft Office and the ability to apply knowledge to develop an understanding of using e-learning software
• Work effectively with clinical coding staff to highlight areas of learning and improvement
• Keep an up-to-date live reporting tool working with Commissioning to track any HRG/Tariff improvemen

Performance

• Lead the Clinical Coding Validation programme
• Drive improvement in HRG/Tariff
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and presentation skills
• Support and train staff working towards any Clinical Coding qualifications such as the ACC
• Support Head of Clinical Coding & Data Quality in implementation of any applicable Local Policy's Management
• Ability to manage, train and support Clinical Coders
• Ability to support Senior management team in their absence
• Support the Head of Clinical Administration as required

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Desirable criteria

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Experience and Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Documents to download

• Job Description and Personal Specification (PDF, 688.3KB)
• Welcoming Disabled Candidates (PDF, 371.7KB)
• Candidate Information (PDF, 736.7KB)