Candidates should be accredited clinical coders seeking to advance their operational and managerial skills, with the option for hybrid or fully remote working arrangements. The Trust emphasises its commitment to inclusivity and diversity in hiring, welcoming applicants from various backgrounds while adhering to its core values of kindness, openness, and excellence.
Are you an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) looking to grow your operational and managerial skills? Come and work with the clinical coding team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Our team is known for meeting deadlines and ranks highly in coding depth. As part of the Digital Information Service, our department delivers accurate and timely coded data.
Our skilled team of coders translates clinical documentation for approximately 15,000 inpatient spells each month into data that captures diagnoses and interventions for all consultant episodes. This data is essential for NHS England submissions, influencing national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, commissioning services, policy development, and epidemiology. We are committed to continuously improving data quality through internal audits and training programs, collaborating closely with clinicians and corporate colleagues.
As a Clinical Coding Team Manager, you will: - Lead and manage the clinical coding service and a team of coders. - Develop strategic plans for the clinical coding service. - Collaborate with clinicians to implement coding improvements that enhance data quality. - Conduct clinical coding audits and deliver training sessions.
We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified candidates seeking to work on a fully remote basis, as well as those preferring to work from our hospital site(s).
The key responsibilities of the Clinical Coding Team Manager are to:
- Manage the clinical coding service and clinical coders.
- Undertake long-term planning for the clinical coding service.
- Undertake clinician engagement to implement coding improvement which increase data quality.
- Undertake clinical coding audits, and/or deliver training.
This role may offer: Hybrid home/on-site working accommodated, with consideration given to requests for fully-remote working in some circumstances. However please note it is a requirement that Identity and Qualifications documents are checked in person and therefore you may be required to attend an appointment at either York or Scarborough Hospital.
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Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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