Clinical Coding Team Leader(Internal Only)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 February 2025

Job summary

We are seeking 2 experienced and motivated Clinical Coding Team Leaders to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a team of clinical coders, ensuring the accurate and timely coding of patient records in compliance with national coding standards. This role involves leadership, training and mentoring of team members, while also maintaining high levels of quality and accuracy in the coding process.

Main duties of the job

Manage a team of clinical coders to effectively deliver the clinical coding service requirements, whilst ensuring the appropriate performance standards, health and wellbeing of all team members.
Undertake annual appraisals, quarterly health and wellbeing assessments, back to work interviews, 1-2-1 reviews and any other required processes with team members.
Provide a high-quality service ensuring that the performance targets are consistently achieved.
Work with those you support to develop a collaborative working partnership which positively contributes to their overall efficiency and role performance.
Plan & deliver regular team meetings providing service updates and other required information.
Undertake internal clinical coding audits on team members to ensure high quality clinical coding accuracy is maintained.
Review complex cases, including often complex deceased patient coding to ensure a high level of accuracy and completeness.
Complete clinical coding mortality reviews in line with the trusts mortality processes.
Monitor and review depth of coding across all areas, paying particular attention to those areas with a low depth of coding and work with the relevant clinical teams to establish reasons for this and promote improvements.

About us

Diversity is what makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Date posted

29 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Additional £4k per annum R&R

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

193-6948969CORB7CODING

Job locations

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships:

Head of Clinical Coding Services
Clinical Coding Data Assurance Managers
All members of the Clinical Coding Team
Consultants and other clinical & non clinical staff
Data Quality Team
Informatics Team

Role Responsibilities:

Leadership and Communication
Policy and Service Development
Financial and Budgetary Management
Physical and Financial Resources
Service Quality
Analysis and Judgement
Planning and Organisation
Training and Development
Information and Reporting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Working Relationships:

Head of Clinical Coding Services
Clinical Coding Data Assurance Managers
All members of the Clinical Coding Team
Consultants and other clinical & non clinical staff
Data Quality Team
Informatics Team

Role Responsibilities:

Leadership and Communication
Policy and Service Development
Financial and Budgetary Management
Physical and Financial Resources
Service Quality
Analysis and Judgement
Planning and Organisation
Training and Development
Information and Reporting

Person Specification

Essential

ACC or 10 years coding experience and 3 years team leader

Essestial

Essential

Have attended all relevant clinical coding courses & attend refresher courses as required by NHS England: oMedical terminology, anatomy and physiology courses. oICD10 & OPCS4 Clinical Coding foundation / standards course. oClinical Coding Refresher Courses - every three years. oClinical coding workshops as required and available.

Person Specification

Essential

ACC or 10 years coding experience and 3 years team leader

Essestial

Essential

Have attended all relevant clinical coding courses & attend refresher courses as required by NHS England: oMedical terminology, anatomy and physiology courses. oICD10 & OPCS4 Clinical Coding foundation / standards course. oClinical Coding Refresher Courses - every three years. oClinical coding workshops as required and available.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.