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In this role, you will lead a coding team, providing support and mentorship to junior analysts, and engaging with clinicians across various specialties. Responsibilities include ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of coding input, guiding complex coding queries, adhering to national standards, and facilitating mandatory training for the team. The role also emphasises maintaining high-quality clinical coding services that support the Trust's clinical governance and financial needs.
DIVISIONAL CODING LEAD / SENIOR CODING ANALYST - FLEXIBLE HYBRID WORKING - 15% R & R
Are you an experienced Senior coder with ACC qualification or without an ACC qualification?
We have a role for you to join our esteemed coding team as a Band 6 Divisional Coding lead or Band 5 Senior coding Analyst.
Salary
Band 6 - Outer London Pay £42,938 upto 50,696 per annum pro rata depending on years of experience plus 15% R&R (ACC)
Band 5 - Outer London Pay Starting £34,521-upto £41955 per annum prorate depending on years of experience (NONACC)
** Previous applicants need not apply**
You will have gained experience of coding a number of Specialty areas including Trauma & Orthopaedics, Urology, General Surgery, General/Elderly Medicine, Obstetrics and Paediatrics.
You will provide support and mentoring junior Clinical Coding Analysts as well as engaging with clinicians on various specialities.
You will also be expected to continue your professional development by attending Coding courses and other relevant training courses.
15 % R&R premium for staff with ACC qualification.
About us
To provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance and finance by ensuring accurate translation and input of medical terminology.
To act as an expert Clinical Coder, guided by occupational policies, assisting coders with complex coding queries, providing expert advice to other departments on coding issues.
To lead the coding team assigned to support a specific area of Clinical work (which may be directly aligned with one of the Trusts Directorates or work on patients discharged from a specific type of ward)). You will be responsible for ensuring that coding deadlines are met and working with senior staff within the department for ensuring that staff are adhering to national and local coding standards, polices and guidelines.
Ensuring that the mandatory and coding training of staff within the team is up to date, and that performance is at the expected level linking into the PDR process.
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