Clinical Coding Manager | Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | East Grinstead, RH10 3DZ |
| Company: | Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6329499/276-6329499-JT |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Clinical Coding team at QVH. Clinical coding plays a crucial role in the management of the Trust as it directly influences income and forms the basis for clinical audit, clinical governance reporting, benchmarking, clinical performance indicators, information governance and medical research.
The post holder will ensure that the clinical coding department runs effectively and undertake long-term planning, objective setting and the deliver of performance reviews, training, development and clinical audit in conjunction with the Head of Business Intelligence and Clinical Systems.
• Line manage a team of clinical coders ensuring appropriate resource allocation on a daily basis.
• Provide development support for clinical coders through regular appraisal and personal development plans with targeted training and mentoring where appropriate.
• Ensure coding deadlines are met.
• Maintain high levels of accuracy and completeness in clinical coding assured by audit.
• Ensure that all mandated national standards and development are implemented in a timely manner.
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Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
• Ensure adequate cover is in place; managing sickness, annual leave, training and other absence.
• Represent the clinical coding department in meetings, providing specialist advice and support.
• Organise team meetings and take an active part in general departmental meetings to ensure knowledge and learning is widely communicated.
• Ensure appropriate and effective planning, communication and management of clinical coding projects which cross business units.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement and service development.
• Regularly review and, if necessary, revise the department's working practices to take account of the department, Trust and NHS mandatory requirements.
• Deal with complicated queries.
• Ensure timely and accurate coding completion to satisfy the needs of contracting and commissioning targets.
• Work with auditors in delivering feedback from audit results, reviewing personal development plans for the team.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Jun 2024