Clinical Coding Liaison Officer

Job summary

As an established Clinical Coder, you will play a key role in supporting the department in the accurate and timely coding of clinical activity. This will include managing a speciality portfolio and carrying out the coding function in line with local and national standards, rules and conventions. In joining a dynamic and supportive team this provides an exciting opportunity to not only enhance your coding skills and career through a supportive framework but also engage with clinical services and range of stakeholders across the Trust.

The coding team have an established track record for delivering high quality coding within an infrastructure that provides for inclusion, joined up working and a collaborative approach, marking an ideal opportunity for someone looking to be a part of this success and make a difference.

Please note that this is a fully remote working role and there is an additional 10% of salary paid for possession of the National Clinical Coding Qualification in addition to the 20% inner London HCAS. Previous applicants need not apply until 6 months after their last interview.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Coding Liaison Officer will be responsible for coding a range of specialties to a complex level in line with the needs of the service and under the guidance of their Specialist coder and Team manager. This will include effectively planning and configuring their work in a way that provides for both efficient and accurate outcomes both independently and as part of a team.

Ongoing engagement with clinical divisions is key to ensuring symmetry between clinician and coder, enhancing the understanding amongst clinical teams in regard to information required by coding, its use and purpose and the pivotal role that they play within the process. Therefore, this role will include fostering good working relationships with clinical leads, attending clinical forums where required and providing an effective interface between clinical teams and the service.

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.

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.