Senior Clinical Coder

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Work from home via remote access

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking ACC-qualified Senior Clinical Coders to manage the clinical coding of all acute specialties. You will translate medical records into ICD-10 and OPCS codes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with national standards.

The role supports an Agile Working Policy with on-site and remote working opportunities, including the facility to work from home via remote access, and offers an uplift for ACC qualification.

Qualifications

• ACC qualification required.
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10 and OPCS classification systems.
• Experience in clinical coding of inpatient and day-case episodes.

Responsibilities

• Code inpatient and day-case episodes across all specialties.
• Liaise with clinicians to verify data in patient notes and systems.
• Mentor and support junior coders to develop accuracy and speed.

Skills

ACC qualification

ICD-10 coding

OPCS coding

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the department for full time, ACC qualified, Senior Clinical Coders, with enthusiasm and motivation to join our extremely busy Clinical Coding Department. The post holder will have responsibility for the clinical coding of all acute specialties, by abstracting clinical data from the patients records and translating it into diagnostic (ICD10) and procedure (OPCS) coding classifications.

With a flexible approach to work, the post-holder will work as part of a team to meet tight deadlines. The Trust operates an Agile Working Policy, offering both on-site and remote working opportunities.

A good knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology is essential as is a good standard of education..

The post involves some interaction and collaboration with clinicians in all specialties, ensuring that procedures and diagnosis are correct and agree with national standards.

This role requires an organised approach to the workload and the ability to work in a very busy environment where a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail and experience of working to tight deadlines is paramount.

There is the facility to work from home for a period of time, via remote access.

Successful applicants that hold the ACC qualification can expect a ‘10%’ uplift in addition to their Band 5 salary.

The accuracy of clinical coding activity is vitally important for secondary care Trusts, not only to secure the correct income but also to inform decision making regarding the future of clinical services. Coded activity is also used by secondary users within the NHS, Government, and external bodies, who produce statistics such as standardised mortality rates which monitor clinical outcomes and key quality indicators.

The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical coding of inpatient and day-case episodes across all specialties provided at Barts Health hospitals.

The post involves liaising with clinicians and clinical teams on a regular basis to verify data recorded in patient case-notes and on electronic systems.

The post holder will contribute positively towards the development of the novice clinical coders, will act as mentor to and assist in the training of less experienced coders.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paula McConnell Job title: Associate Director of BIU Email address: [e-mail]