Clinical Coding Team Leader inWest Bromwich inWest Bromwich PUBLISHED 21 OCT 2024

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum  PERMANENT 


PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM ACC CLINICAL CODERS

The supervision and motivation of the Clinical Coding Team, including the general day to day organisation of the Clinical Coding Department's workload ensuring staff are trained and audited to deliver a high quality service.

The collection and interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events and the classification of these descriptions using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and the Office of Population Census and Surveys Classification (OPCS 4). This covers all inpatient care across the Trust.

Continued improvement of anatomy and physiology skills and medical terminology to enhance knowledge of the National clinical coding rules and conventions.

Work with the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager to implement day to day organisation of the clinical coding department workload to ensure targets are met and a high quality service is delivered.

Carry out training programmes for all staff as required by the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager.

Supervise and support coding of more complex cases on a regular basis.

Carry out validation of coded data as required by the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager.

Ensure all staff are booked on relevant training courses.

Support the implementation of changes to rules and conventions of clinical coding classifications.

Highlight data quality issues to other departments.

About us


Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full detail on what this role entails.


PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM ACC CLINICAL CODERS

The supervision and motivation of the Clinical Coding Team, including the general day to day organisation of the Clinical Coding Department's workload ensuring staff are trained and audited to deliver a high quality service.

The collection and interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events and the classification of these descriptions using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and the Office of Population Census and Surveys Classification (OPCS 4). This covers all inpatient care across the Trust.

Continued improvement of anatomy and physiology skills and medical terminology to enhance knowledge of the National clinical coding rules and conventions.

Work with the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager to implement day to day organisation of the clinical coding department workload to ensure targets are met and a high quality service is delivered.

Carry out training programmes for all staff as required by the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager.

Supervise and support coding of more complex cases on a regular basis.

Carry out validation of coded data as required by the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager.

Ensure all staff are booked on relevant training courses.

Support the implementation of changes to rules and conventions of clinical coding classifications.

Highlight data quality issues to other departments.

About us


Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full detail on what this role entails.



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