Remote Senior Clinical Coder – NHS Training

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester, Ipswich; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£2,000 recruitment incentive

Job summary

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Remote Senior Clinical Coder. The role focuses on abstracting complex clinical data and coding to national standards, with entry to hospital systems to support statutory information and payment flows.

The post involves teamwork across specialties, mentoring, and ongoing training within ESNEFT's coding team for professional development and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Abstract and analyse complex clinical information from patient records and translate into coded data per National Standards.
• High level knowledge of Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology.
• Enter final encoded data onto the appropriate computer systems to meet statutory information and payment requirements.
• Work as part of a team of experienced staff with rotation across specialties.
• Handle enquiries from all parts of the hospital.
• Read histology, cytology and radiology reports to locate source documents.
• Mentor and assist in education of less experienced coders.
• Be aware of wider information and patient administration systems.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and analyse complex clinical information from patient records and translate this into a coded format in line with National Standards.
• Enter the final encoded data onto the appropriate computer systems to meet essential Trust requirements for statutory information and payment flows.
• The post holder will work as part of a team of experienced trained and trainee staff and the job will involve rotation between duties working on all specialties.
• Deal with enquiries from all parts of the hospital.
• Locate source documents; read histology, cytology and radiology reports.
• Analyse complex medical information from paper documents and via other computer systems.
• Act as mentor and assist in the education of less experienced coders.
• To be aware of wider information and patient administration service systems.

Skills

Clinical coding experience across all?

Job description

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Remote Senior Clinical Coder. The role focuses on abstracting complex clinical data and coding to national standards, with entry to hospital systems to support statutory information and payment flows.

The post involves teamwork across specialties, mentoring, and ongoing training within ESNEFT's coding team for professional development and accuracy.