Approved Clinical Coding Trainer

Trac Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization that champions kindness, openness, and excellence! As an NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer, you'll lead a dynamic training program for clinical coders, ensuring high standards in coding accuracy and data quality. This role offers significant professional development opportunities, allowing you to shape training approaches and contribute to departmental policies. Work alongside a dedicated team while making a real impact on healthcare delivery. If you're passionate about training and improving clinical coding practices, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Qualifications

• NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer with expertise in clinical coding.
• Experience in designing and delivering training materials.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver clinical coding training services.
• Design and develop local training programs for coders.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to trainee coders.

Skills

Clinical Coding

Training Development

Medical Terminology

Coaching Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)

Degree Level Education

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

Trac proudly powers the recruitment for

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington.

Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.

We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

It’s our privilege to be the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff who work incredibly hard to support safe, high quality patient-centred care on a day-to-day basis. Staff work across nine hospital sites, providing 1,127 beds (including day case beds) to people in our communities, as well as community services across our different localities.

For anyone interested in coming to work for us, we can offer a minimum of 27 days annual leave (on top of Bank Holidays). If that sounds good to you, we hope we’ll hear from you soon!

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

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Key details

Location

GwefanYork HospitalCyfeiriadYork Hospital, Wigginton RoadTrefYorkCod postYO31 8HEMajor / Minor RegionNorth Yorkshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentOriauWe invite applications from potential candidates seeking to work on a full time or part time basis. Additionally, whilst an element of on-site work would be necessary for this role (to deliver face-to-face training), this role is offered on a hybrid basis (a mixture of remote/home and on-site work).

• Full time
• Part time

Salary

Cyflog£37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rataCyfnod cyflogYearlyGradd(NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliadClinical Coding

note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority

Trosolwg o'r swydd

Join a Trust that champions the core NHS values of Kindness, Openness, and Excellence! At York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we're seeking an NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer to lead our comprehensive training programme for clinical coders.

As the driving force behind our coding standards, you'll use your expertise to develop both internal training programmes and deliver income-generating NHS England Approved courses to external organisations. You'll join a department that translates approximately 15,000 inpatient episodes per month into accurate clinical data that directly impacts national tariff reimbursement, healthcare planning, and national policy development.

This Band 6 position offers significant professional development, with opportunities to design innovative training approaches using MS Office 365 and digital solutions. You'll work alongside a dedicated team of coding professionals whilst providing guidance, and instruction to trainee coders. The role offers genuine scope to shape departmental policy and directly contribute to Trust-wide data quality initiatives.

** Interviews for this role are likely to be scheduled for 11th April 2025 **y.

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In this critical role, you'll:

• Manage and deliver the clinical coding training service both internally and externally to the Trust, including National Clinical Coding courses that generate additional income
• Design and continually develop the local training programme for trainees and established coders, creating specialty-specific workshops and bespoke training sessions
• Provide guidance, instruction, and mentorship for trainees, monitoring their development through structured assessment and providing guidance through complex coding scenarios
• Create and maintain the departmental policy portfolio, leading on yearly reviews and implementing innovative approaches for delivery
• Participate actively in the department's quality assurance programme, conducting specialist coding research to resolve complex coding queries
• Communicate complex coding rules to a wide range of stakeholders, from clinical coders to senior clinicians and corporate colleagues
• Utilise your advanced knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and coding classifications to deliver training that exceeds national standards
• Work collaboratively with the Deputy Head of Clinical Coding to maintain NHS England Approved Trainer status and contribute to departmental throughput

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityourapplication at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications fromeveryone,while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected] .

As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [email protected] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Relocation Package

The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

If you require sponsorship

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Holds the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) with Accredited Clinical Coder status
• Is an NHS England Approved Clinical Coding Trainer
• Degree level education or equivalent experience

Meini prawf dymunol

• Has completed the Clinical Coding Standards Refresher Course within the last 12 months

Experience and Knowledge Required

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Can demonstrate ‘standards exceeded’ coding accuracy levels as set out in the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)
• Experience of designing and delivering formal and informal training materials to wide audiences
• Knowledge of HRGs
• Knowledge of national benchmarking systems relevant to clinical coding e.g.CHKS/HED and metrics such as SHMI/HSMR
• Knowledge and experience in applying HR policies and procedures

Meini prawf dymunol

• Experience of managing and delivering an income-generating service
• Experience of delivering organisational change

Skills and Attributes

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Able and willing to deliver complex, intense training workshops
• Can organise and prioritise own and team workload
• Is able to use initiative on a daily basis to make decisions in relation to training
• Can work under pressure to meet sometimes extremely challenging deadlines
• Understanding of patient confidentiality and good information governance practice
• Coaching skills
• Keyboard skills

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Possesses well-developed influencing skills in order to persuade colleagues at all levels in relation to training/improvement initiatives
• Highly motivated individual
• Works well independently and as part of a team
• Diplomatic and able to deescalate issues arising within a team environment

Values & Behaviours

Meini prawf hanfodol

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: We are Kind.
• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: We are Open.
• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: We pursue Excellence

Documents

• Job Description - Approved Clinical Coding Trainer (, 575.1)PDFKB
• Further information for candidates. (, 352.6)PDFKB
• Our Strategy at a glance 2018-2023 (, 54.1)PDFKB
• Guidance for Applicants (, 798.8)PDFKB
• Relocation Offer Information (, 134.7)PDFKB

Further details / informal visits contact

EnwJonathon BremmerTeitl y swyddDeputy Head of Clinical CodingCyfeiriad ebost [email protected]Rhif ffôn01904 726 891Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais

If you're curious about this role and would like to know more about working for our team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please get in touch for an informal chat, Teams call, or visit to the department.