Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Clinical Coding Training and Audit Team as a Clinical Coding Trainer.
This post is open to those who wish to start a career as a Clinical Coding Trainer as well as those who may already hold NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer Status.
We will support the successful candidates to work towards achieving NHS England Approved Trainer Status.
We will support the successful candidates to work towards achieving NHS England Approved Trainer Status if not held already.
The post holder will work with our Senior Clinical Coding Trainer to assist in running an efficient and high-quality clinical coding training service across MTW sites.
Ensuring that MTW Clinical Coders receive first class training and in turn support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance and finance by ensuring accurate translation of medical terminology using ICD & OPCS.
To assist the Coding Trainer in providing comprehensive and appropriate training for all staff within the coding department ensuring they are trained and supervised to achieve coding accreditation.
Supporting Trainee Clinical Coding Analysts in the learning process, mentoring and checking their work.
We will support the successful candidates to work towards achieving NHS England Approved Trainer Status.
Main duties of the job
- Working with the Coding Trainer to plan, coordinate and deliver a comprehensive clinical coding training schedule for new employees and continued training and development of existing staff ensuring they operate in accordance with national standards, and to assist in inducting new staff in all relevant processes and methods as carried out by the clinical coding department.
- In conjunction with the Coding Trainer, develop and deliver an ongoing awareness campaign by delivering presentations to small and large groups and attending meetings with clinicians and senior managers across the Trust to promote clinical coding and the importance of good data quality.
- To check trainee coder's work before it is put onto the system and advise and support where coding is incorrect providing training when required.
- To represent the Training & Audit team at clinical coding data quality meetings, presenting coding queries and feeding back at quarterly departmental data quality meetings to the coding teams.
Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent/equivalent experience.
- Coding Foundation Diploma including specialty workshops: ?Neoplasm ?Vascular ?Obstetrics ?T & O ?Refresher course
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification, ACC Evidence of Continuing professional development.
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of using Patient Administrations Systems and coding software e.g. Medicode.
- Provision of expert coding advice on coding rules to all levels within the Trust.
- Demonstrable and extensive practical experience with standard clinical coding schemes (ICD and OPCS)
- Excellent understanding of PbR
- Comprehensive knowledge of coding rules and classifications.
- Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to an expert level.
- Demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and medical terminology.
- In depth knowledge of HRGs (Health Resource Group
skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information.
- Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills.
- Ability to prioritise and evaluate options for promoting the business opportunities for training.
- Successfully manage conflicting demands and achieve outcomes.
- Ability to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment
- To judge from textural information the accurate coding hierarchy of coding with local practices.
- An inquiring mind with willingness to learn new skills to high standard.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent/equivalent experience.
- Coding Foundation Diploma including specialty workshops: ?Neoplasm ?Vascular ?Obstetrics ?T & O ?Refresher course
- Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification, ACC Evidence of Continuing professional development.
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of using Patient Administrations Systems and coding software e.g. Medicode.
- Provision of expert coding advice on coding rules to all levels within the Trust.
- Demonstrable and extensive practical experience with standard clinical coding schemes (ICD and OPCS)
- Excellent understanding of PbR
- Comprehensive knowledge of coding rules and classifications.
- Use MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint to an expert level.
- Demonstrable and extensive understanding of Anatomy and Physiology and medical terminology.
- In depth knowledge of HRGs (Health Resource Group
skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational, written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information.
- Excellent interpersonal/influencing skills.
- Ability to prioritise and evaluate options for promoting the business opportunities for training.
- Successfully manage conflicting demands and achieve outcomes.
- Ability to work to deadlines in a pressurised environment
- To judge from textural information the accurate coding hierarchy of coding with local practices.
- An inquiring mind with willingness to learn new skills to high standard.
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.
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.
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).
