Clinical Coding Specialist (XN05)

Job Summary

The Clinical Coding Department is looking for new Clinical Coders to join our hybrid team. We are a modern forward-thinking department looking for qualified clinical coders or open-minded enthusiastic people who are willing to undertake our 3-year Clinical Coding Training plan.

The post holder will become a key member of the department, responsible for the daily management of their job plan, ensuring the delivery to highest of standards whilst meeting the national targets and standards whilst working mostly independently from home.

Our Clinical Coding Department delivers coding complete for over 250,000 episodes per year. We have 34.36 WTE Clinical Coders with 53% AAC qualified and the remaining working towards their qualification. Our Trust treats a wide range of complex / regional patients so our work is interesting and varied. We are looking for someone with an understanding of the key principles of clinical coding with the ability to continuously improve performance.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Coders analyse clinical documentation and accurately record information about each patient's diagnosis and procedures for each hospital admitted attendance. This data is used to analyse hospital activity and outcomes at a national and local level. To do this, Clinical Coders must have a substantial knowledge of human anatomy, diseases and the surgical techniques used by clinicians in many different specialties. They must have an excellent understanding of the over 400 coding standards and data collection rules.

Prior experience of coding is desirable but not essential; full in-house training will be provided with our training progression plan. Those with no prior experience of coding can expect to learn the role over the course of three years, prior to sitting the National Clinical Coding Qualification to achieve full accreditation.

About Us

The Clinical Coding Department is a large and diverse team with a strong work ethic and high standards. The team work mainly from home barring a few exceptions by choice. This is because of our Trust EPR and scanning service enables our team to code digitally.

We ask that the teams attend the LTHT site a minimum of four times per year or for business need such certain training, equipment failure and operational requirements. This will ensure that staff can build and maintain relationships with other team members.

As a department we rotate the clinical coders assigned job plans every six months to ensure our clinical coders maintain their skill mix.

The department has a training and audit function with 3 auditors, a trainer and an assistant trainer. This is to ensure the continued improvements in the depth and quality of our clinical coding as well as support the trainees undertaking our annex 21 training plan for the ACC qualification.

Date Posted

28 March 2025

Pay Scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference Number

C9298-INF-198B

Job Locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job Description

Responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Continued professional development

Desirable

• Detailed working knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS4 coding rules with extensive experience of their use in order to provide an advisory service to own staff and other interested bodies
• Experience of Patient Administration Systems
• Excellent keyboard skills and use Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.) and Outlook emails

Qualifications

Essential

• ACC Qualified or willing to work towards accreditation, under Annex 21
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) Grade C or above in English Language and Human Biology

Desirable

• Post ACC experience in a clinical coding role

Other Criteria

Essential

• Knowledge of Data Protection Act and management of Freedom of Information requests
• Be aware of, and demonstrate commitment to the Trusts and Department policies and procedures

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

• Good standard of written and spoken English and ability to adapt style/method to suit the situation
• Works to a high degree of accuracy within tight deadlines.
• Capable of developing effective working relationships with all professional contacts in all disciplines
• Ability to prioritise own and others workload
• Adaptable, cope with conflicting pressures
• Enhanced knowledge of medical and clinical terminology
• Excellent knowledge of hospital information systems
• Embodies the Leeds Way Values

Desirable

• Excellent attention to details
• Ability to detect data anomalies
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to offer advice on complex clinical coding issues

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's Website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/