Clinical Coding Team Leader in West Bromwich inWest Bromwich PUBLISHED MON 21 OCT 2024 Jump to job information section
Job description
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.
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