Senior Clinical Coder

John-Paul Pochin Photography; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a skilled Clinical Coder to enhance their coding department. This role offers an exciting opportunity for professional development and flexible working hours. As a Clinical Coder, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high data quality by collaborating with clinical and non-clinical staff. Your expertise in ICD-10 and OPCS 4 classifications will be pivotal in maintaining accurate records for all admissions. Join a friendly team that values precision and efficiency, and contribute to the continuous improvement of clinical data management in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced Clinical Coder with a focus on data quality and medical terminology.
• Certification in Clinical Coding is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality Clinical Coding services to support Trust's business needs.
• Ensure accurate and complete input of medical terminology for coding standards.

Skills

Clinical Coding

Data Quality Assurance

Medical Terminology

Collaboration Skills

Education

Relevant Clinical Coding Certification

Degree in Health Information Management

Tools

ICD-10

OPCS 4

Job description

Job Overview

Are you a Clinical Coder looking for an exciting development and progression opportunity with flexible working hours? East Cheshire has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our friendly team.

Experienced coders play a pivotal role in enhancing our coding department, working within the team to meet deadlines, reporting back to the Clinical Coding Manager, and collaborating with both non-clinical and clinical staff within the Trust to ensure high data quality.

Hours per week: 37.5

Main Duties of the Job

1. To provide an efficient and high-quality Clinical Coding service to support the business needs of the Trust, including Clinical Governance, Information Governance, and Finance by ensuring accurate, consistent, timely, and complete inputting of medical terminology.
2. To provide consistently recorded data to well-defined Clinical Coding standards. The Clinical Coding Department uses the ICD-10 and OPCS 4 classifications to record all diagnoses and procedures for all inpatient and day case admissions.
3. To assist the Clinical Coding Management to ensure that complete and high-quality Clinical Coding is delivered within the timescales set by the Secondary User Service and Payment by Results/National Payment Tariff System.
4. To enhance the original information provided for Clinical Coding and therefore improve the quality of coded information, the job holder will assist the Clinical Coding Management to develop an improved communication system between the Clinical Coding Department and Clinicians and other Medical Professionals.