Clinical Coding Delivery Manager

• To be responsible for the day-to-day management of the operational delivery section of the clinical coding team and focusing on maintaining the departments operational effectivenessand a high standard of work is always maintained.
• Responsible for the day-to-day processes needed to support the operational delivery of the clinical coding service, such as, but not limited to, the management of Teams channels andreview of rotas, etc.
• Contributes, as a member of the Clinical Coding Department, to extract and analyse highly complex/sensitive patient data from all patient clinical records and to identify and select theappropriate diagnosis/procedure in line with current National guidelines. Judgement would need to be applied with regards to the translation of complex cases whilst ensuring accuracy.
• Responsible for the management of all clinical coding queries.
• Responsible for planning own workload and that of the clinical coding team to ensure that the objectives of the whole team are achieved.
• Take responsibility for keeping up to date with current issues and developments within the coding department.
• Be responsible for creating an environment conducive to the acquisition of further knowledge and skills.
• Ensure that all clinical coding is completed accurately and timely in accordance with national and contractual mandates and is delivered to the required quality and coverage. Provide regular updates to the Clinical Coding Manager on progress throughout the month.

Essential

• Excellent standard of education
• Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC)
• Degree level education or equivalent experience
• Managerial qualification or equivalent experience

Essential

• Can demonstrate 'standards exceeded' coding accuracy levels as set out in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
• Knowledge of national benchmarking systems relevant to clinical coding, eg HED and metrics such as SHMI/HSMR
• Experience of working with clinicians and/or senior staff
• Experience of undertaking presentations relating to clinical coding
• Working in an office environment
• Excellent medical terminology and anatomy and physiology knowledge
• Able to use own initiative on a daily basis to make operational decisions
• Can organise and prioritise own and team workload
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Works under pressure to meet sometimes extremely challenging deadlines
• Knowledge of data protection legislation, Caldicott and other relevant guidance
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of clinical coding rules and conventions
• Effective inter-personal skills
• Report-writing skills
• Presentation skills
• Microsoft Office skills, knowledge of EPR system

Essential

• Excellent concentration skills, with attention to detail
• Flexible approach to work
• Use of PC/VDU for substantial proportion of the working day
• Ability to travel across the various sites of the Trust