Clinical Coding Team Leader

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Coder to support the collection and interpretation of patient diagnoses and procedural events using ICD-10 and OPCS 4 across inpatient care within the Trust.

The role focuses on maintaining up-to-date knowledge of clinical coding rules, working with the Clinical Coding Manager to organise workload, mentor team members, and ensure data validation meets national standards, delivering a high quality service to patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• The collection and interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events using ICD-10 and OPCS 4.
• Continued improvement of anatomy and physiology skills and medical terminology to enhance knowledge of the national clinical coding rules and conventions.
• Work with the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager to implement day to day organisation of the clinical coding department workload to ensure targets are met and a high quality service is delivered.
• Mentor Clinical Coding Team Members.
• Validate coded data to ensure compliance with national standards.

Job description

The collection and interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events and the classification of these descriptions using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and the Office of Population Census and Surveys Classification (OPCS 4). This covers all inpatient care across the Trust.

Continued improvement of anatomy and physiology skills and medical terminology to enhance knowledge of the National clinical coding rules and conventions.

Work with the Clinical Coding Manager/Deputy Clinical Coding Manager to implement day to day organisation of the clinical coding department workload to ensure targets are met and a high quality service is delivered.

Mentor Clinical Coding Team Members

Validate coded data to ensure compliance with national standards

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sally Nicholds Job title: Clinical Coding Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0121 507 3560