Clinical Coding Engagement and Data Quality Lead

2 months ago


Truro, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is continuing on its digital and clinical transformation journey that will change the way in which we deliver care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme will underpin everything we do for our patients, our people, and our communities, as well as creating a working environment renowned for excellence and innovation that enables our staff to deliver safe and compassionate care every day.

The Clinical Coding Engagement and Data Quality Lead will report to the Clinical Coding Service Manager whilst working closely with the Business Intelligence Principal Information Analyst and EPR Project Teams. The successful applicant will provide accurate and comprehensive guidance around clinical coding in relation to the EPR programme. The post holder will also be responsible for establishing and embedding cultural change across the organisation, working closely with transformation leads.

We would encourage you to contact us to understand more about our service and our team.

The Clinical Coding team aid the high quality of patient care delivered across RCHT by providing accurate and in-depth clinical data capture.

The main purpose of this role is to lead in the clinical coding element of the new EPR and to provide the knowledge and expertise required during the planning, design and implantation of the new system.

The post holder will ensure a high level of engagement is sought across the Trust involving colleagues who are key to providing the comprehensive clinical information our clinical coders require to code our inpatient and day case activity.

As a department we can offer staff a comprehensive training and development structure through strong leadership, an in-house training programme and continued professional development for our staff developing existing skills and learning new ones.

We are a friendly, hard-working team who work to a hybrid working pattern. The department offers a flexible approach to varied working patterns to suit individual personal commitments and believes fully in a healthy work/life balance.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England
- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

Successful leadership, management and implementation of the clinical coding element of the EPR, utilising specialist healthcare knowledge to investigate and resolve complex problems and to provide training, support and guidance to colleagues within the clinical coding team.

To provide a comprehensive clinical coding engagement and data quality validation and audit programme to ensure completeness of clinical coding, whilst working to published national clinical coding standards.

Develop and implement the clinical coding engagement and data quality validation programme for all clinical specialties for inpatient/day case activity as well as outpatients, where relevant.

This role requires the post holder to carry out complex clinical coding quality checks & reviews on data for inpatient and day case activity across all specialties; in a timely and accurate manner producing detailed reports of findings where necessary.

Please see Job Description for full list of responsibilities.



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