Centralised Recruitment - Clinical Coder

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS teaching trust in Oxford is seeking a Clinical Coder to join their Clinical Coding Team. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years' experience with ICD-10 and OPCS-4 coding, excellent medical terminology knowledge, and strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include accurate inpatient information extraction and maintaining coding standards. This is a pivotal role for effective Trust management and clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in clinical coding using ICD 10 & OPCS classifications.
• Excellent knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
• Experience working within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Extract and translate inpatient information using ICD-10 and OPCS-4.
• Interact with clinicians and operational staff to maintain coding quality.
• Accountability for own workload and clinical coding accuracy.

Skills

ICD-10 coding

OPCS-4 coding

Medical terminology

Interpersonal skills

Education

GCSE 'C' grade in English and Maths

Completion of the Clinical coding Standards course

Tools

Electronic Patient Record Systems (EPR)

Job description

The Clinical Coding Team is responsible for the extraction and translation of inpatient information using the ICD-10 and OPCS-4 Coding Classifications. This information is essential for the effective management of the Trust and crucial to the National Tariff Payment System that underpins Trust income. Coded data is also important for clinical audit, governance and research. As part of the role, you will be expected to interact with clinicians, operational staff and have responsibility for your own work load whilst maintaining accurate clinical coding quality.

To apply you must have at least 2 years' experience in coding using ICD 10 & OPCS classifications as well as having an excellent knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• GCSE 'C' grade or equivalent in English and Maths
• Completion of the Clinical coding Standards course
• NHS Experience
• Experience and Knowledge of Electronic Patient Record Systems (EPR)
• Ability to translate information from a variety of sources using clinical coding rules into ICD10 diagnoses codes and OPCS 4 procedure codes
• Good interpersonal/team skills
• Ability to relate appropriately to various professional groups within the Trust to include clinicians, medical, management and admin staff

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to write reports

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.