Clinical Coding Team Lead

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

• Skills

  Ability to handle challenging conversations

• Skills

  Ability to work positively under time pressures

• Skills

  Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

• Skills

  Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

• Skills

  Excellent interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal

• Skills

  Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure timescales are met

• Skills

  Ability to apply self-learning directive to maintain and develop own skills and knowledge.

• Skills

  Fast and accurate keyboard skills with good IT skills

• Skills

  Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality, the Data Protection Act and Caldicott principles.

• Skills

  Ability to maintain frequent prolonged concentration with a VDU.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Experience of supervising and line managing colleagues

• Knowledge and Experience

  Expert knowledge of National Clinical Coding Standards as evidenced by audit results and Accredited Clinical Coder status.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Strong knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Good level of knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office 365 suite.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Administration and clerical experience in an office environment

• Knowledge and Experience

  Experience with accurate data entry.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Significant experience of working in an Acute NHS Trust or equivalent knowledge.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Experience with hospital and/or clinical information systems.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Knowledge and experience with SNOMED-CT.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Good understanding of the relationship between codified data and HRG allocation and the various uses of codified data across the NHS.

• Knowledge and Experience

  Experience of mentoring colleagues

• Knowledge and Experience

  Basic understanding of Agile Principles.

• Educations, Training and Qualifications

  Educated to Level 6 qualification standard (e.g. degree with honours) or equivalent working experience.

• Educations, Training and Qualifications

  National Clinical Coding Qualification and holds Accredited Clinical Coder status.

• Educations, Training and Qualifications

  Successful completion of a Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 3 years.

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  Adaptable to change.

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  Willingness to undertake training to develop professionally.

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  A keen interest in data quality.

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  Capable of handling indirect exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.

• Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

  Ability to travel between the Kettering and Northampton Hospital sites and other sites across the Group