The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit accomplished Accredited Clinical Coders to join their Clinical Coding team.
The Trust is looking for committed and experienced Clinical Coders with excellent communication skills and expertise in the role as an Accredited Clinical Coder.
The department offers comprehensive training for all coders with help developing existing skills and learning new ones.
The department has an established internal Clinical Coding Audit Program.
Hybrid working can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the coding of all specialty based patient admissions, by abstracting clinical data from electronic patient records and translating it into diagnostic (ICD10) and procedure (OPCS4) coding classifications.
Applicants will be eager to work with good organisational skills, be able to work well under pressure and prioritise their own workload.
A first-class knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology is essential along with the ability to demonstrate competence in the use of ICD10 and OPCS4 classifications. The application of clinical coding standards across specialties is a prerequisite. Coders should have completed the National Clinical Coding Refresher Course within the past two years.
Job responsibilities
* To accurately extract relevant clinical information from the Patient Health Care Record and to assign appropriate codes following established National Coding Guideline.
* To interface with clinicians, healthcare workers, and other relevant personnel in order to ensure coding accuracy and integrity are maintained at the highest level.
* To mentor and support all junior staff.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC).
* Good general education (Degree level or equivalent).
* Certificate in Medical Terminology.
* Clinical Coding Standards Course.
Experience & Knowledge
* Minimum 2 years NHS experience.
* Refresher course in the past 3 years.
* Experience in a team environment.
* Clerical experience.
* Awareness of patient confidentiality and GDPR.
* Working knowledge of an electronic patient record system.
* Working knowledge of Medicode encoder/other encoder.
* Wide specialty coding.
* Working with the public.
Skills & Abilities
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to work calmly in a busy environment.
* Evidence of supporting junior staff.
* Polite and efficient manner.
* Ability to analyse.
* Able to maintain levels of high concentration.
Personal Qualities
* Supportive of others and is a team player.
* Motivated.
* Flexible approach to working hours/duties.
* Has an eye for attention to detail.
* Analytical.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Job locations
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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