Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist, . Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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Oldham OL1 2JH, UK
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Coding professional to join the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) Clinical Coding Team as a Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist.
At NCA, you'll work within one of the largest and most diverse clinical coding services in the NHS, covering a wide range of specialties from obstetrics and paediatrics to neurosurgery, spinal, vascular and major trauma. This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced coding expertise while working closely with clinical teams to improve documentation quality and coded data.
We are seeking an experienced, accredited clinical coder who holds the National Clinical Coding Qualification and has strong multi-specialty experience, alongside proven leadership and influencing skills.
As a Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist, You Will:
- Provide expert clinical coding advice across a wide range of specialties, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Act as a key link between clinical teams and the coding service, promoting high-quality documentation.
- Line manage, mentor and support clinical coding staff, strengthening capability.
- Contribute to clinical coding and wider data quality improvement work.
What We Offer:
- Breadth: exposure to one of the widest casemixes in the NHS.
- Influence: a key role working directly with clinicians.
- Career growth: leadership experience within a supportive senior team.
- Community: a collaborative department within one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Coding Liaison Specialist has the responsibility to lead on engagement & collaboration with the clinical groups. To communicate complex coding rules, standards, and information to ensure the coded data accurately reflects the clinical care provided.
The post holder will ensure accurate, timely and robust coded data to support the Organisation's data, and correct reimbursement through NHS Payment Systems.
The post holder will work closely with clinical colleagues to advise on data recording and documentation practices to ensure clinical coding and data quality principles are adhered to.
The post holder will work as part of the central coding team alongside other coders and additionally with other liaison specialists as part of a more expert team sharing knowledge and providing support.
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About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job Responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited Clinical Coder status (ACC) / NCCQ
- Degree or equivalent Level with relevant experience
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification (e.g. ILM Level 3/5)
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Clinical Coding Standards Refresher (CCSRC) within the last 3 years
- Knowledge of classifications and terminology including SNOMED CT
- Management and Leadership skills
- Practical experience of using EPR, PAS and Encoder
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Coding Standards Refresher (CCSRC) within the last 3 years
- Knowledge of classifications and terminology including SNOMED CT
- Management and Leadership skills
- Practical experience of using EPR, PAS and Encoder
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
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Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Oldham Hospital (although post holder travel across Salford, Bury and Rochdale sites)
Rochdale Road
Oldham
OL1 2JH
United Kingdom
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