Senior Clinical Coder/Intermediate Clinical Coder
Band 5 Senior Clinical Coder plus 30% R&R Premium
Band 4 Intermediate Clinical Coder
Full or part time hours would be considered.
Main duties of the job
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for motivated, highly enthusiastic, and dynamic Senior or Intermediate Clinical Coder to join our clinical coding team. We are able to offer 37.5 hours per week working over 5 days (Mon to Friday; part time hours would be considered). Flexible working is available, and homeworking is on a rotational basis for Band 5 Senior Clinical Coders. You will be expected to maintain your clinical coding skills and knowledge. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in other coding roles such as audit, training, and mentoring. The successful candidate must have a willingness to learn and embrace new experiences.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community healthcare in the West Midlands, serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, and the extension of a Neonatal Unit and a brand new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work, which is supported by the trust's values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate, and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job Responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description.
For the Senior Clinical Coder position (Band 5 + 30% R&R Premium), the successful candidate must have passed the NCCQ examination. An extensive understanding of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and OPCS-4, as well as a thorough understanding of national clinical coding standards and conventions, is required.
A Band 4 Intermediate Clinical Coder position would be considered for any candidates wanting to take the NCCQ examination or awaiting results and with a minimum of 2 years recent experience working as a clinical coder within the NHS. Any candidates not wishing to take the NCCQ examination must have a minimum of 3 years recent experience within an acute NHS trust clinical coding department.
Candidates must have completed the NHS Digital approved standards/foundation course. Other essential skills include excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with junior clinical coders, auditors, and clinicians. If you choose to sit the NCCQ examination, you will be fully supported.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NCCQ (ACC Status) for Band 5 position
* Standards/Foundation Course for Band 4 position
* Good educational background or equivalent gained through training qualification and experience in a related field.
Experience
* Proven and in-depth knowledge, experience, and understanding of ICD 10 and OPCS 4 coding classifications and standards in the NHS UK environment.
* Experience of using both paper records and electronic records to extract clinical information for the purpose of clinical coding.
* Attendance at clinical coding refresher courses every 2-3 years.
Knowledge
* Sound knowledge of the importance of clinical coding and its uses and an understanding of data quality issues.
Skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with a wide range of hospital personnel: Consultants, Clinicians, Secretaries, Ward Clerks, and others orally, in writing, or electronically in a professional, tactful, and courteous manner.
* Answering telephone queries within the department in a polite and professional manner, taking messages where appropriate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Depending on experience: Band 5 plus 30% R&R or Band 4 plus 30% R&R.
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working.
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