University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Coding Liaison Officer

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Job summary

Are you an experienced coder, ready to move your coding career onto the next level?

Here at UCLH we offer our coding team much more than just financial incentives which is the reason why we have a successful and thriving Clinical Coding Department that continues to go from strength to strength.

Pivotal to our success is our systematic training and development framework and investor in people approach that forms a key cornerstone of our agenda. This supportive framework enables all our coding team to benefit from:

  • Fully remote working with flexible working hours and a very flexible approach.
  • Being one of the leading tertiary referral trusts in the country, coder skill sets are enhanced through exposure to cutting edge procedures and highly specialist areas within Neurosurgery, T&O, Urology, General Surgery, Interventional Radiology, Cancer Services, Ophthalmology, Infectious & Tropical Diseases and more.
  • Intuitive coder specialty rotation structure
  • Monthly specialty training workshops for the whole coding team
  • Fortnightly ring-fenced coder study time
  • Monthly Audit, feedback and training cycles
  • Individual development plans /Support towards Auditor, Trainer, Management status
  • Monthly 1- 1 sessions and performance reviews with Team Managers

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will provide a vital and dynamic coding role within a high performing and supportive coding team with experienced coders possessing the Accredited Clinical Coding (ACC) qualification or equivalent experience within in a wide range of specialities.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

Details

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS (10% for ACC)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-3533-D

Job locations

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2PG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Candidates will be required to attend an on-site coding assessment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Candidates will be required to attend an on-site coding assessment.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

  • oACC** national qualification or equivalent experience
  • oDemonstrated medical terminology and anatomy knowledge

Experience

Desirable

  • o3 years Clinical Coding experience, minimum

Communication

Essential

  • oDemonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills able to liaise with multi-disciplinary teams using various methods of communication

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • oAbility to act as a lead coder for your specialities
  • oAbility to act as a mentor for trainee coders
  • oDemonstrated interest and motivation in position
Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

  • oACC** national qualification or equivalent experience
  • oDemonstrated medical terminology and anatomy knowledge

Experience

Desirable

  • o3 years Clinical Coding experience, minimum

Communication

Essential

  • oDemonstrates a high level of interpersonal skills able to liaise with multi-disciplinary teams using various methods of communication

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • oAbility to act as a lead coder for your specialities
  • oAbility to act as a mentor for trainee coders
  • oDemonstrated interest and motivation in position

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2PG


Employer's website

https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2PG


Employer's website

https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Coding Services

Gregory Stephenson

gregory.stephenson@nhs.net

07929233822

Details

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,089 to £41,498 a year Per annum inclusive of HCAS (10% for ACC)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-3533-D

Job locations

UCLH

250 Euston Road

London

NW1 2PG


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