Clinical Coder (Higher)

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading healthcare institution in Nottingham, where you can leverage your expertise as a Clinical Coder. In this full-time remote role, you will play a vital part in ensuring accurate clinical coding that supports the Trust’s financial and statistical commitments. You will work independently while being part of a dedicated team, utilizing your skills to abstract and analyze clinical information from diverse sources. This role not only offers the chance to contribute to high-quality healthcare but also provides endless opportunities for personal and professional development. Join a team that values diversity and innovation, and make a meaningful impact on patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Pension contributions

Annual leave allowance

NHS exclusive discounts

Qualifications

• Accredited Clinical Coder or several years' experience required.
• Minimum 1 year as Clinical Coder with formal training.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyse clinical data from various sources.
• Ensure accurate coding of clinical data using national standards.
• Input coded information into patient information systems.

Skills

Clinical Coding

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

NCCQ - Accredited Clinical Coder

5 GCSEs or equivalent

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

This is an exciting opportunity in Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust working remotely full time. You will be an Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) or have several years' experience working as a Clinical Coder. Working as part of a large team, you will abstract and analyse clinical information from digitised case notes, other relevant documents, hospital electronic systems and translate into diagnostic and operative procedure codes using the current classifications, adhering to the national standards and conventions, inputting the data on to the Trust’s patient information system to meet the Trust’s financial and statistical data commitments.

You’ll need the ability to work independently, code accurately to national coding guidelines with little or no supervision and organise/prioritise your own day to day work requirements. You’ll be physically capable of sitting for prolonged periods, using computer systems.

There may be an opportunity for the right candidate to be recruited to a B3 Clinical Coder post if all criteria for the higher clinical coding post not quite met.

Main duties of the job

1. Abstract and analyse relevant clinical data from a variety of manual and computerised sources, including digitised case notes, laboratory reports and discharge summaries.
2. Ensure that complex clinical data regarding diagnoses and surgical procedures on patient episodes is coded using national (OPCS-4) and international (ICD-10) or any other classifications that may be implemented in the future adhering to all national standards and conventions.
3. Input coded clinical information into the Trust’s patient information system in conjunction with a clinical encoder ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness at all times.
4. Liaise closely with the data quality team to ensure correct episode data on patient hospital system.
5. Work within deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality of accuracy and completeness of clinical coding.
6. Effectively manage assigned workload.
7. Continue professional education and undertake personal professional development in order to refresh clinical coding skills. Keep up to date on changes to code assignment, coding methodology and local policy amendments to ensure coding reflects the activity of the trust.
8. Participate in in-house audits to promote the accuracy and consistency of clinical coding and the representation of activity and case-mix within the Trust.
9. Maintain confidentiality of all coded and other patient information.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, catering for a population of 4.5 million. Operating 7 days per week and 24 hours per day.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• NCCQ - Accredited Clinical Coder
• To have at least 5 GCSE's or equivalent Educational qualifications
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience as a Clinical Coder with documented evidence of formal training and competency achievement gained or formal refresher training

Experience

• Have experience Clinical Coding working in a NHS hospital setting.
• Ability to code accurately and to national coding guidelines with little or no supervision

Other skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use own judgement to interpret & summarise relevant clinical terminology
• Organisation/prioritisation of own day to day work requirements
• Be able to work remotely

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