Job Title: Clinical Coder
Location: Remote working role
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – manager will also accept applications from candidates wishing to work part time hours
Trust Location: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Role type: Temporary ongoing
What you’ll be responsible for:
· Coded clinical data is used to support healthcare planning, reimbursement, management of services, statistical analysis and research therefore it is essential that data is accurately and consistently recorded to well-defined standards. he post-holder will work as part of a team providing an efficient and high quality clinical coding service to support the business and clinical needs of the Trust, by ensuring accurate and timely translation and input of medical terminology, within specified local and national timescales.
· The post-holder will abstract, analyse and translate complex medical, interventional, procedural and other clinical information from patient’s health records into a coded format using (ICD10) International Classification of Diseases and (OPCS) Office of Population Census and Surveys Classification, adhering to the rules and conventions as set down by NHS Digital
· Dealing with enquiries; liaise with clinicians regarding coding queries
· Locate and collates missing source material e.g. missing case notes or electronic
documentation, histology or data quality records
· Apply knowledge of complex national coding standards ...