Remote Clinical Coder: Expert ICD10/OPCS Data Quality

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is recruiting Band 4 Clinical Coders responsible for abstracting from patient notes and assigning ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes in line with National standards. The role includes leading complex coding for various wards and specialties and ensuring data quality.

Training will be provided; the post involves supporting the coding service, validation of data, and assisting the management team to monitor performance.

Qualifications

• Must have completed NHS Clinical Coding Foundation Course.
• Ability to abstract information from patient notes and assign accurate codes.
• Proven focus on data quality and accuracy with audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Take lead responsibility for coding of complex activity including deceased patients to the highest standard of quality coded data as verified by audit
• Maintain coding accuracy when audited in line with national requirements
• Assist the Management team in validation of coded data and to monitor and report on performance and data quality issues as appropriate
• Organise and take lead responsibility for the cover of absent team members, extraction of clinical information from patient’s case notes and the coding of this information across a variety of wards and specialities
• Participate in the development and management of coding services to enhance the accuracy of clinical coding
• Exhibit expert knowledge of clinical coding data aspects in support of Payment by Results and participate in the management of the clinical coding service to provide accurate, timely and completed coded clinical data for all episodes of care for all specialties within the Trust using ICD10 and OPCS4

Skills

Clinical Coding

Audit & Data Quality

Education

NHS Clinical Coding Foundation Course

Tools

ICD10

OPCS4

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is recruiting Band 4 Clinical Coders responsible for abstracting from patient notes and assigning ICD-10 and OPCS-4 codes in line with National standards. The role includes leading complex coding for various wards and specialties and ensuring data quality.

Training will be provided; the post involves supporting the coding service, validation of data, and assisting the management team to monitor performance.