Clinical Coding Contract Recruitment

We have focused on the Clinical Coding market for over 14 years, to help satisfy the continued increases in demand we experience from clients across the UK. Starting in 2010, we identified that NHS Trusts across the UK were struggling to recruit high calibre Clinical Coding staff which held significant financial consequences. Tom Blakey and the team dedicate their time to speaking and networking with a mixture of Coding Managers and Coding Professionals throughout the UK, working across both NHS and Private Sector clients.

The service has developed to meet a multitude of needs and as a result, we can be very flexible in how we engage. 

OUR CAPABILITIES

  • Over 500 registered Clinical Coders, Auditors and Managers
  • Relationships with 60+ NHS Trusts, private sector healthcare providers
  • Clinical Coding managed services - purchase a set number of days (e.g., 100) to provide ad-hoc fast response coding support when you need it
  • Weekend Project support – if you have limited space during the week we can provide coders at weekends
  • Contingent support from 1 day to 12 months
  • Off site clinical coding (undertaken remotely)
  • Accredited CCS NMNC (Crown Commercial Services Non Medical, Non Clinical) framework provider (RM6160 and RM6277)

CLINICAL CODING CONTRACTORS CAN EXPECT:

  • Constant updates of Clinical Coding opportunities available nationally both via our website and via email
  • Dedicated support both before and throughout your assignments from GSA Techsource – whatever your experience level
  • Prompt payments via our electronic self-billing timesheet system
  • The most competitive pay rates because of our excellent relationships with NHS and Private sector organisations and our honesty with both our clients and candidates
  • Complete confidentiality, whatever your present situation

CLIENTS CAN EXPECT:

  • GSA Techsource to provide fully qualified and compliant Clinical Coding staff with a proven track record at extremely competitive costs
  • Accurate and honest information regarding the availability and costs of recruiting Clinical Coding staff
  • Expert advice and solutions tailored to each Trust or organisation's requirements
  • A single point of contact providing as much assistance as required throughout the recruitment process
  • Regular updates of developments within coding and the availability of clinical coding contractors

RELATED LINKS

NHS Digital - (formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre) provides up to date Information, Data and IT Services throughout the healthcare sector – www.digital.nhs.uk 

IHRIM – An excellent source of information regarding up to date information on legislation, best practice and current developments in the health informatics arena – www.ihrim.co.uk

HSJ – A great source of information for current affairs within the Healthcare sector - www.hsj.co.uk

GSA Techsource Clinical Coding Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/451938828196696/

Keep an eye on our Blog for Clinical Coding related articles and topics for discussion
#ClinicalCoding #ClinicalCoder #NHS #ClinicalData #NCCQ #ACC

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL OUR JOBS ARE ADVERTISED. If you are interested in Clinical Coding work, either full or part time, but do not see a role that interests you, please get in touch. We will be happy to discuss current requirements or actively search for a suitable role if required.

Meet our Clinical Coding Team

Neil Jones

Neil Jones

Managing Director
Tom Blakey

Tom Blakey

Clinical Coding Recruitment Manager
Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Office Manager
Vickie Cox

Vickie Cox

Finance and Compliance Manager

Read our Blogs

01. 06. 2017

IR35 in the Public Sector – still not understood (by the public sector)

IR35 in the Public Sector – still not understood (by the public sector) Many of you may have read a couple of recent articles I wrote titled ‘The (un)intended consequences of Off Payroll changes in the public sector!’ and ‘The Farce that is IR35’. Something I mentioned in these articles was the lack of clarity provided to the public sector by HMRC, with almost zero time for the entire industry to be ready, and thus blanket decisions being taken on contractor statuses. Many of our NHS trust clients pushed out communications something like this: We have already undertaken some work in this respect. Initial assessments of placements have indicated that they are all deemed to be caught under the new IR35 rules. We, therefore, consider the most prudent approach to take post April 2017 would be to treat all engagements/placements as falling within the scope of the new rules. This will significantly reduce the level of administration and communication between us. What I hadn’t mentioned was that most of these communications were based on direct advice from NHS Improvement, the body responsible for overseeing foundation trusts and NHS trusts, telling the trusts to make these blanket decisions and deem ALL contractors inside the legislation. We then had to spend weeks and weeks working with our clients to unravel this misunderstanding and ensure that they took reasonable and proper care in making the decisions on status. Now after battling through the first couple of months of the wrong status, unfair and incorrect taxation, contract rate changes, contractors leaving roles, trusts losing critical contractors etc etc, NHS improvement has now released new advice, completely contradicting what they originally advised (I am pleased to say that this is a necessary and correct contradiction!). This just compounds the frustration felt regarding the handling and implementation of this entire fiasco, the lack of communication across government departments, HMRC, public sector bodies, and the entire contract community, and also highlights that fact that this legislation was clearly ill-conceived from the start and certainly should never have made it to statute. I just pray for those that benefit from the fact that the UK has a tremendous pot of skills in our flexible workforce, that some sense is seen before someone decides that this has worked and it’s time to push it through to the private sector. That will be an even greater disaster. Some simple guidance can be found here.
24. 02. 2017

Who's reading your CV?

A blank document in front of you and a CV to write – painful isn’t it? Firstly, recruiters, that’s people like me, will make a snap judgment based on what they see on a word document. Sad, but true Secondly, that CV needs to get past the recruitment team or HR, who, in large organisations, see hundreds of CVs every day and are usually tasked on ensuring every job spec criteria is matched before sending a CV to the hiring manager Thirdly, your CV goes to a hiring manager, and if you are lucky, to your hiring manager’s manager How to write a CV that goes the distance Read your CV back to yourself and be honest: does this reflect me, what I do, what I’m good at, and most importantly, your achievements. The paper round you had when you were 14 is unlikely to get you a CIO job, don’t include it. I am sure you will be proud of your very 1st job but is that job the job you want now? No? Then list it at the back without pages of detail. Make a profile. This is so important for so many reasons, but the main one is that your CV will be put in front of people who don’t know you. They might not phone you about a job as they may assume from something in your CV that you wouldn’t be interested. Tell people who you are, what you do and what you are looking for; nothing as basic as “works well in a team and individually”, but tell people why you are good. Name at the top with your phone number and email address, you would be surprised how many people don’t bother and that can make it incredibly hard to reach out to you. Your profile should come next Then straight into your career summary. Include dates, job title. No Gaps, if you went trekking across the Himalayas then say. In your job summary, list responsibilities and achievements separately and be concise. Repeat for every role that you feel is relevant to your current search. Once you get to a point where you don’t think the role is relevant, just list out in summary At the end, list the systems and software you use in detail. The thing to remember is that everyone has their own idea of how a CV should look and feel, so you won’t please everyone. But if you can make it as readable as possible then you stand a better chance. Your CV will be one of the most important documents you ever create, so spend time on it and get it right.
21. 11. 2016

What is self bill invoicing?

What is self bill invoicing? With many supply chains being driven by some very slick IT systems, there can still often be delays in payments (a rather key part of any business relationship) due to errors with invoicing. One of the simplest ways to avoid this issue is through self-billing. Simply put, self-billing allows the service/product recipient to raise the invoice on behalf of the provider, rather than the other way round. It is unlikely in this situation, therefore, that the party due to pay the invoice can moan about it being incorrect, as they will be the party who raised it! An example of where self-billing works perfectly is in the recruitment market, specifically, contract recruitment. If an online timesheet system is fully integrated with invoicing, and invoices are generated based on approved timesheets and pay rates contained within that system, then perfectly correct and timely invoices can be raised at the click of a button. There is nothing worse for a contractor than to find there is a delay in payment to them because their invoice does not tally with the timesheets that have been approved. Can one company raise invoices on behalf of another? Yes, as long as a self-billing agreement has been signed. This is a requirement of HMRC and is a very simple and straight forward document. GSA have self-bill agreements in place for over 99% of our contractors ensuring payroll is both accurate and prompt. For more information on self-billing, please visit the HMRC guide here, or GSA’s guide here