Accredited Clinical Coder

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Lewes; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Accredited Clinical Coder with potential remote coding availability. The role requires NCCQ, accurate diagnostic coding and experience with ICD-10/OPCS, using encoding software and PAS systems.

The post is based in the Corporate division within the Strategy, Governance and Performance care group, offering flexible working and opportunities within the NHS Trust. A permanent position with full-time hours is advertised.

Qualifications

• National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
• Has passed a Clinical Coding Refresher Course within the last 3 years
• Clinical Coding Standards Course

Responsibilities

• To analyse and abstract diagnostic and procedural information from patient records across all specialties.
• To translate diagnostic and procedural information using ICD-10 and OPCS and enter coding onto the Trusts PAS via encoding software.
• To routinely use all electronic clinical systems available to ensure all relevant details are recorded for each patient spell.
• To ensure all discharged patient spells are coded by SUS submission deadlines.
• To regularly communicate issues with uncoded discharges via internal reporting processes in the agreed format.
• To maintain the levels of coding accuracy as defined by Data Security Toolkit Standard 1 Data Quality and achieve the performance metrics as defined internally by the Clinical Coding department

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Logical thinking

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

NCCQ

Clinical Coding Refresher (last 3 years)

Clinical Coding Standards Course

Tools

Encoder software

PAS systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Accredited Clinical Coder (Remote coding availability)

Division: Corporate

Care Group: Strategy, Governance and Performance

Band: 6

We are recruiting for an Accredited Clinical Coder who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be expected to have passed the National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ) and hold Accredited Clinical Coder status.

As a Clinical Coder you will ensure that all clinical information from patient records is translated into a coded format in accordance with National and International Clinical Coding Standards and Trust guidelines.

Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply with the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

To analyse and abstract diagnostic and procedural information from patient records across all specialties.

To translate diagnostic and procedural information using ICD-10 and OPCS and enter coding onto the Trusts PAS via encoding software.

To routinely use all electronic clinical systems available to ensure all relevant details are recorded for each patient spell.

To ensure all discharged patient spells are coded by SUS submission deadlines.

To regularly communicate issues with uncoded discharges via internal reporting processes in the agreed format.

To maintain the levels of coding accuracy as defined by Data Security Toolkit Standard 1 Data Quality and achieve the performance metrics as defined internally by the Clinical Coding department.

Qualifications

• National Clinical Coding Qualification (NCCQ)
• Has passed a Clinical Coding Refresher Course within the last 3 years
• Clinical Coding Standards Course

Skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Sound judgement and excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work logically and methodically
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a number of competing demands
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively both verbally and written

Experience

• Practical experience of working in a clinical coding setting using ICD10 & OPCS in a large organisation
• Coding experience in all clinical specialties
• Experience using encoder software and PAS systems
• Experience using various clinical systems including EPR
• Experience of using IT applications including Microsoft Office

Knowledge

• Thorough understanding of the latest National Clinical Coding Standards
• Extensive knowledge of human anatomy and medical terminology
• Detailed understanding of the Payment by Results (PbR)/National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs)
• Detailed understanding of statistical uses of coded data including Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) and Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR)

Values Based Question

• Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working