Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Coding Lead

Liverpool On-site 5-10 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 1,486 employees

Clinical CodingCommunicationLeadershipAttention to DetailReliability

Requirements

Candidates must be Accredited Clinical Coders with strong communication skills and the ability to provide guidance and solutions. They should demonstrate leadership, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Job Description

To apply for this post you must be an Accredited Clinical Coder.

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The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Clinical Coding services within the Trust including those undertaken in conjunction with clinical staff. The post holder will be required to deliver coding within the overall coding cycle and represent the coding team by working with CBU service teams and other colleagues. This will include clinical coding advice guidance and interpretation, and review audit and validation of records on a regular basis.

Additional £1,500 R&R payment

To participate in the Internal Clinical Coding Validation Programme within the Trust. This will include with regular meetings with clinical teams to explore ways in which to improve coded data, analysis of coded data to improve the quality of coded data.
As an ACC qualified professional, you must have the ability to communicate clearly and with confidence, offer advice and solutions, demonstrate empathy, leadership, attention to detail, reliability and business acumen related to Clinical Coding.
Monitor data quality and clinical coding standards in line with local and national guidelines. Report any complex coding issues as directed for verification and/or resolution with NHS Digital. Follow up all responses with relevant staff.
Demonstrate effective organisational and time management skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Work flexibly across specialties. Be highly motivated and lead by example with the ability to motivate other team members.

Alder Hey has been officially accredited as a HIMSS Stage 7 hospital and is now working through a strategy refresh. Alongside this the Trust are upgrading their Electronic Patient Record (Meditech) to the latest version available, maximising our investment in core clinical systems to ensure our staff have the best tools available when providing patient care.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suzanne Williams Job title: Clinical Coding Manager Email address: suzanne.williams@alderhey.nhs.uk

Contact via email or MS Teams call.

Education

Professional Certificate

Skills

Clinical CodingCommunicationLeadershipAttention to DetailReliabilityBusiness AcumenData Quality MonitoringOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementTeamworkMotivationEmpathyClinical Coding StandardsAuditValidation

About Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, treating more than 450,000 children and young people every year. It is one of only four stand-alone paediatric trusts in the UK and is staffed by more than 4,000 employees. We offer 20 specialist services including being the designated national centre for head and face surgery and a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease. It is a teaching hospital and trains 550 medical and 400 nursing students each year. Alder Hey hosts the UK Medicines for Children Research Network (MCRN) with a Department of Health grant worth £22m and is also the lead centre for the Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales MCRN. It leads the field in paediatric pharmacovigilance, being recently awarded the only paediatric NHS programme grant (£2m) for work in this area. In 2015 Alder Hey became Alder Hey in the Park. The new hospital is built in Springfield Park, next door to the old site. The new Alder Hey sits right in the heart of the park, surrounded by green space which can be seen from almost every window.