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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAboutServing a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UK's largest Trusts. The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites. As a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should have equal access to the highest standards of quality care. Our Values Carethat is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families. Safetythat is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm. Pathwaysthat reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients. Systemsthat are efficient, user-friendly and reliable. Communicationthat is open and inclusive. ContactKey detailsLocationSite: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Address: Town Lane, Southport, PR8 6PN Major / Minor Region: Merseyside Contract type & working patternContract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week SalarySalary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum Salary period: Yearly Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5 SpecialtyMain area: Clinical Coding Job overviewCLINICAL CODING SPECIALIST/MENTOR Are you an experienced ACC Clinical Coder looking for an exciting development and progression opportunity? Find out more below! We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic specialist Clinical Coders to join our Trust. Your role will have responsibilities to ensure all coding is completed timely and accurately for SUS deadlines and support Payment by Results with the assistance of all colleagues. The post holder will be responsible for coding some complex specialities and will work as part of the central coding team alongside other coders and specialist coders. The post holder will act as a mentor and first port of call for any coding queries. Together with the Management team, they will take the lead in meetings with clinicians and other Trust staff to review and discuss coding. Applicants will be expected to work across any of the locations under MWL, including Southport. Hybrid and flexible working available. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesKEY DUTIES To operate on own initiative referring more complex cases to the Clinical Coding Divisional Leads for advice. To act in the capacity of coding expert and provide advice to junior team members on coding queries ensuring adherence to national clinical guidelines. Responsible for undertaking the appraisal process for Senior Clinical Coding staff in line with Trust policy. Assign codes from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) and the Office of Populations and Censuses and Surveys (OPCS4). Responsible for the accurate entry of clinical coding against inpatient activity for the specialty/division. Use a variety of knowledge resources to translate procedures where the coding process does not fully apply. Responsible for summary reports for coding reviews undertaken. Participate in Departmental meetings and present the results of relevant reviews. Demonstrate good presentation skills to colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and Clinicians. Assist the Clinical Coding Divisional Leads to coordinate engagement between Coders, Clinicians and Divisional Managers. Responsible for planning own workload to ensure that the objectives of the whole team are achieved. Maintain a professional standard of behaviour with all Trust staff. Applicant requirementsWarning: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteriaGCSEs (A-C) or equivalent ACC Status Desirable criteriaDegree or equivalent AMSPAR Medical terminology KnowledgeEssential criteriaMentoring junior staff. Experience of coding a wide variety of specialities. Desirable criteriaAt least 2 years’ experience as a Senior Clinical Coder. Supervision/Appraisal of junior staff. Experience of liaising with Clinicians, Directorate Managers and Senior nursing staff. SkillsEssential criteriaAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a team. Planning, organising workload to meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills. In-depth understanding of medical terminology. OtherEssential criteriaFlexible approach to work. Desirable criteriaAbility to travel to various hospital locations by own car/assisted driver. Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.#J-18808-Ljbffr