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Leading the Clinical Safety Management function across the Cegedim UK Group of companies comprising Cegedim Rx, In Practice Systems, Cegedim Health Data and The Health Improvement Network (THIN).- Steering ongoing development, implementation and operation of Clinical Risk Management Plan and systems and processes that support it- Overseeing registration of products with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in conformity with the EU's Medical Device Directive (MDD) and Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), and UK Government's regulation of medical devices on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland markets- Development, implementation and operation of a Clinical Stakeholder Reference Group (CSRG), comprising an advisory panel of Clinicians representing each of the four UK home nations- Triaging Clinical Safety items for effective action and management by cooperating with the group's Clinical Safety Officers (CSOs) and CSRG members- Representing the business to UK regulatory agencies in relation to all Clinical Safety matters

Deputising for the Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) function as required.- Authoring Clinical Safety documentation (e.g. Hazard Logs, Clinical Safety Case Reports), including to meet the requirements of NHS Digital and other NHS National bodies and project sponsors- Reviewing Clinical Safety issues and risks raised internally and externally- Co-ordinating Clinical Safety advice requested by others within the company- Maintaining the company's Clinical Safety Policy in line with regulatory standards and compliance, including Data Coordination Board standards DCB0129 and DCB0160, as well as any organisational / process changes

A business analysis function working within the company's Strategy, Commercial, Product and Clinical Safety Management teams throughout the development of healthcare Information Technology applications for use within primary care settings and the wider healthcare environment throughout the UK.- Requirements analysis, management, assurance and validation- Change management- Bid management- Product and project management support- Risk and issue management- ISO audit management

Analysis, documenting and validation of NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) project requirements. Business Analyst working on the development of BT Health's in-house CaTTS (Coding and Taxonomy/Terminology Service) clinical terminology service that focussed on supporting SNOMED CT term search.Regular attendance and participation at local and national health informatics working groups.Contributing input to Commissioning & Information Management specific user engagement workshops.

Developing and delivering high quality system specification and design documentation in the development of a clinical GP system to meet NHS contractual requirements.Working on NHS data migration projects to support data analysis and cleansing processes.Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on clinical coding and clinical terminologies and classifications, including SNOMED CT, Read codes, ICD-10 & OPCS-4.Regular attendance and participation at customer led clinical terminology forums.Providing support to the development of new improved casemix classifications for HRGs (Health Resource Groups) for the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) (now NHS Digital).

Initiating and maintaining effective and efficient clinical coding procedures at Ravenscourt Park Hospital, providing secondary care services. People management, quality control, delivery management, status reporting and resourcing.Monitoring completion and accuracy of coding information. Ensuring adequate internal and external audit according to national guidelines.Creating information reports for management and clinicians based on analysis of clinical data.Member of the Trust’s Medical Informatics Steering Group.Acting as SME on clinical coding, providing advice and guidance on coding issues.

Working as part of the Clinical Coding Team at Charing Cross Hospital.Responsible for quality driven clinical coding in accordance with national and international coding standards and guidelines via translation of clinical information held in patient records and medical terminology into coded records using classification codes obtained from the following:- International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) for diagnoses- Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 4th revision (OPCS-4) for procedures and interventionsProduction of GP discharge summaries using mapped Read codes.

Working in the Clinical Coding Teams at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Southern General Hospital.Completion of timely and accurate clinical coding of patients’ records using UK and international classification tools (ICD-10 & OPCS-4), patient notes and hospital PAS. Management information reporting.Extensive interaction with clinicians and exposure to clinical environments.Presenting clinical coding awareness sessions to clinical staff.

Bsc (Hons), Zoology

Diploma, Media Graphic Design

M.B Ch.B, Medicine And Surgery

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