Job Advert
Clinical Coding Tutor
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland is Scotland’s lead national body for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people. Our vision is for a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.
To support this vision, Public Health Scotland collects, validates, interprets and disseminates information on Health, and Health and Social Care in Scotland, providing support and advice to the Scottish Government, NHS Boards, social care organisations, and to a variety of professional bodies and researchers. Please see the Public Health Scotland website for further information on products and services.
The Post:
The digital health and care environment in Scotland is developing rapidly. Clinical data standards, terminologies and interoperability between systems are at the heart of these developments and provide a framework for consistent and accurate recording to support meaningful comparison and effective decision making. Providing a key function within Public Health Scotland, the Terminology Services team offer training, advice and support in clinical coding and terminology to NHS Scotland staff and to members of other associated health related organisations.
We are now recruiting for an additional clinical coding tutor to join our team. This is an exciting and varied post, requiring a wide range of skills. It would suit an individual with a logical and enquiring mind who appreciates the challenge of a job where you are constantly learning (in addition to teaching) and where no two days are the same. The successful candidate will work alongside other clinical coding tutors to support the work of the national Terminology Advisory Service (including provision of help desk advice) and to develop training materials and deliver clinical coding and terminology training to NHS staff throughout Scotland. In addition, the post holder is expected to manage a variety of clinical coding and terminology related projects (e.g. e-learning developments).
The Candidate:
We are looking for:
- An excellent team worker.
- A degree qualification is preferred but we would also encourage non-graduate candidates with an appropriate level of experience to apply.
- Excellent communication skills (essential) and the ability to work independently and to take initiative when required.
- A good knowledge and understanding of health information systems and healthcare data collection processes (desirable).
- A teaching or training qualification(desirable) including experience of developing training materials.
- A good understanding of clinical classifications systems and terminologies, particularly ICD10, OPCS4, Read and SNOMED CT is desirable as are good business systems analytical skills (preferably in a healthcare environment) and a good understanding of databases and their development.
- A candidate who can demonstrate the ability to quickly learn NHS structures, information requirements and systems, data flows and new terminologies.
- A flexible approach to working which is essential for the post, together with good numeric skills, attention to detail and the ability to balance conflicting priorities and deliver to timescales.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow.
Please note that PHS will be relocating from Central Quay, Glasgow to Bothwell Street, Glasgow in September 2024.
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week however PHS supports flexible working and we are happy to discuss requests for alternative working patterns.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Janice Watson, Service Manager Terminology Services: janice.watson@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is Thursday 13th June
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.