Senior Clinical Coder

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in London is seeking a dedicated Clinical Coder to enhance their coding services. This role involves accurately coding clinical information from electronic health records, ensuring compliance with national standards and the Trust's policies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in clinical coding and be an Accredited Clinical Coder. Join a high-performing organization that values diversity and inclusion, offering flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to quality healthcare delivery in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Inclusion and diversity initiatives

Access to a range of benefits

Qualifications

• Must be an Accredited Clinical Coder with 4+ years of experience.
• Strong problem-solving and workload prioritization skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate clinical coding for all patients.
• Mentor less experienced coders and ensure data accuracy.

Skills

Accredited Clinical Coder

Clinical Coding Experience

Problem-Solving Ability

Knowledge of HRGs

Ability to Prioritize Workload

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification

Tools

3M Medicode Software

Cerner

Job description

Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 2 days must be in the office)

Job ref 293-CSEP-0515

Site Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Town London

Salary period Yearly

Closing 29/12/2024 23:59

Interview date 22/01/2025

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Job overview

We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic specialist Clinical Coder to join our Trust. The role of the Senior Clinical Coder is to provide a timely, accurate and effective coding service to the Trust.

The post holder will be required to abstract, analyse and accurately code all clinical information from a patients electronic health records so that the correct information can lead to the correct HRG, Health Resource Group. You will be coding all specialties across the Trust using ICD -10 and OPCS -4 classifications in accordance with National Standard and the Trust's Policy & Procedure guidelines.

The role requires the successful candidate to produce coding technical support to the SLA, Divisions, Information/IT and Finance and all other areas. You will need to be consistent, accurate, & complete in all data for use by all departments in the Trust. You should have at least 4 years coding experience in an acute Trust and be an Accredited Clinical Coder.

Main duties of the job

• Must have taken the National Clinical Coding Qualification and achieved Accredited Clinical Coding status (ACC)
• To complete timely and accurate clinical coding for all deadlines on all patients by the 12th of every month
• To accurately code information to support the correct Health Resource Groups (HRGs)
• Ensure all data is coded onto 3M Medicode software & Cerner
• Act as a mentor and assist in the mentoring of less experienced coders
• Ensure that divisional/speciality coded data is regularly validated by clinicians to achieve the highest accuracy for mandatory information and payment flows
• You will be actively involved in meeting with clinicians and business managers to clarify coding issues that directly affect data quality and the Trust's finances
• Work efficiently as both an individual and as part of a team

Working for our organisation

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education / Skills / Experience/ Trust Values

• Accredited Clinical Coder
• Ability to code high volumes of summaries from EPR
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Ability to prioritise & plan personal workload
• Substantive clinical coding experience
• Experience in a wide range of specialties & their complexities
• Knowledge of Payment by Results/HRGs (Healthcare Resource Groups)
• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values

General Guidance for Applicants

Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.

Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.

If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.

Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.