The Grade VI – Clinical Coding Team Leader will be responsible for: 

• Manage and co-ordinate the HIPE department on a day to day basis.
• Regular audit and training to ensure compliance with guidelines and maintain quality data.
• Development of Activity Based Funding (ABF), in conjunction with the Clinical Coding Manager, Finance Manager and RCSI Hospitals Group.
• Manage, support and develop departmental staff.
• Engage with clinicians, nurses and hospital management as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop the function and awareness of HIPE throughout the hospital.
• Implement any new initiatives that would enhance the HIPE Clinical Coding function to ensure accuracy and completeness of data coded in conjunction with colleagues.
• To act as team leader in reviewing and extracting demographic, clinical and administrative data and information from the medical record based on documented clinical information and translating this information into ICD-10-AM codes according to Australian Coding Standards (ACS) and Irish Coding Standards (ICS).

The salary scale for the post is:

57,325 58,691 60,359 63,491 65,363 67,695 70,034 LSIs

There is currently 1 specified purpose, whole-time vacancy available.

Informal Enquiries: Nial Sherry, Systems Accounting. 087 3825096 or nial.sherry@hse.ie

This campaign is confined to staff who are currently employed by the HSE, TUSLA, other statutory health agencies*, or a body which provides services on behalf of the HSE

under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004 as per Workplace Relations Commission agreement -161867

* A list of ‘other statutory health agencies’ can be found: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/9c9c03-bodies-under-the-aegis-of-the-department-of-health/?referrer=http://www.health.gov.ie/about-us/agencies-health-bodies/.

Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:

1. Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

(i) Have satisfactory experience as a Clerical Officer in the HSE, TUSLA, other

statutory health agencies, or a body which provides services on behalf of the HSE

under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004

Or

(ii) Have obtained a pass (Grade D) in at least five subjects from the approved list of

subjects in the Department of Education Leaving Certificate Examination, including

Mathematics and English or Irish 1.Candidates should have obtained at least Grade C on

higher level papers in three subjects in that examination.

Or

(iii) Have completed a relevant examination at a comparable standard in any equivalent

examination in another jurisdiction

Or

(iv) Hold a comparable and relevant third level qualification of at least level 6 on the

National Qualifications Framework maintained by Qualifications and Quality

Ireland, (QQI).

Note1:

Candidates must achieve a pass in Ordinary or Higher level papers. A pass in a foundation

level paper is not acceptable. Candidates must have achieved these grades on the Leaving

Certificate Established programme or the Leaving Certificate Vocational programme.

The Leaving Certification Applied Programme does not fulfil the eligibility criteria.

And

(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of

suitability, for the proper discharge of the office.

2. Age

Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where s/he is not classified as a new entrant

(within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004). A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first

 day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.

3. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of

undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character

Post Specific Requirements

• Certification in Clinical Coding
• Experience of clinical coding including working in a hospital setting with practical coding experience e.g. extraction of appropriate information from charts and application of clinical codes from a recognised clinical coding scheme e.g. ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS.
• Expert knowledge of the HIPE portal and its functions, including HCAT, HIPE Reporter and PICQ.
• Evidence of attending on-going clinical coding training courses up to specialist level e.g. certification or confirmation of attendance at coding courses required.

Releavant Documentation:

Grade VI Clinical Coder Job Spec

Additional Campaign Information Booklet