Role: Clinical Coder Contract Length: 3 months with possible extension Location: Initially on site to be given an overview, mandatory training for access, collect IT equipment etc but can be virtual after this point IR35: Inside Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £136.36 per day Spinwell is recruiting for a Clinical Coder for an excellent opportunity within the public sector. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CLINICAL CODER To extract and code all inpatient Finished Consultant Episodes (FCE’s) using 3M’s Medicode encoder system which incorporates ‘International Classification of Diseases’ version 10 (ICD10) and ‘Office of Population Census and Surveys’ version 4 (OPCS4) coding manuals applying national rules and conventions To ensure all FCE’s are completed and data input by monthly Performance Management (Trust) deadlines To gain a continuing understanding of HRG’s and Financial Flows so as to ensure that the Clinical Coding process delivers good quality, timely data To participate in departmental audit programme through both: Having own work audited to ensure expertise maintained in all areas By data validating specific coding issues To raise coding or data issues with the management team and work to resolve To have output monitored to ensure full contribution to departmental workload To both participate in and support the departmental training programme: By attending internal training programmes Through mentoring and sharing of knowledge with peers and more junior codes To communicate and liaise effectively with clinicians and other healthcare professionals at all levels of queries with varying levels of complexity, relating to clinical information To communicate and liaise effectively with medical secretaries, health records personnel and ward personnel regarding access to case notes To visit designated wards on a rota basis, throughout the month, checking case notes against discharge documentation To visit wards, at month end, to extract diagnostic and procedural information from current inpatients case notes to clear outstanding FCE’s To ensure adherence to policies and procedures established for Clinical Coding To undertake other tasks as required by the management team SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE CLINICAL CODER To have operating knowledge of PAS and all policies associated with PAS To be proficient in the use of all Trust clinical systems and how they are utilised for coding purposes To have operating knowledge of Medicode encoding system To be proficient in using Microsoft Office and departmental S-Drive To be proficient in the use of reporting tools to include, Business Objects To have demonstrable communication and customer skills If you are a Clinical Coder, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by Spinwell Ltd constitutes an agreement for Spinwell Ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which You will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. In line with GDPR regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us About You Not Specified About Us