Senior Clinical Coder

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in England is seeking a Clinical Coder to join their team. The successful candidate will provide high-quality coding, ensuring accurate patient data interpretation. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in clinical coding within an acute NHS setting. The role offers flexible hybrid working opportunities, commitment to staff development, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexibility in working hours

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute NHS healthcare setting.
• Completion of Clinical Coding Refresher Course within the last 3 years.
• Ability to work in a team and manage workload independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and high-quality clinical coding service.
• Ensure accuracy in interpreting patient diagnoses and procedures.
• Work with coding systems ICD-10 and OPCS-4.

Skills

Clinical Coding

Communication

Organization

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualifications (NCCQ)

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Coder to join our Northern Care Alliance Clinical Coding Team.

Are you a dedicated accredited clinical coder who has a passion for generating high-quality data that supports our wide range of clinical services? Do you enjoy managing your own workload and collaborating with like-minded individuals? If so, we want you!

We are looking for candidates with clinical coding experience across specialties in an acute setting and will hold the National Clinical Coding Qualification (ACC).

The post holder requires excellent communication, organisation skills and to be able to work as part of a team to deliver timely and accurate coded data to meet the Trusts deadlines.

We have the ability to offer hybrid working with a mix of office and at home working. The is via the use of electronic systems while also maintaining the need for case note and paper coding on site. The candidate will work for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at either Bury, Oldham, Rochdale or Salford.

We have a focus on progression and promoting from within the team so opportunities can and do arise.

Main duties of the job

The Coding Team is a skilled team with an excellent reputation that ensures complete and accurate coding of Trust activity. We have an in-house Audit, Training and Coded Data and Standards Assurance Team to support in your development.

While the candidate will have daily duties and responsibilities, the spectrum of work may be broad across the Department.

To provide an efficient and high-quality clinical coding service by ensuring accuracy within the interpretation of descriptions of patient diagnoses and procedural events using the (ICD-10) International Classification of Diseases and the (OPCS) Classification of Interventions and Procedure (OPCS-4) to carry out the coding function.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical Coding Refresher Course with last 3 years

Qualifications

Essential

• National Clinical Coding Qualifications (NCCQ) (UK)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of a variety of specialties in an acute NHS healthcare setting

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of mentoring junior clinical coding staff

Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical Coding Refresher Course with last 3 years

Qualifications

Essential

• National Clinical Coding Qualifications (NCCQ) (UK)

Experience

Essential

• Experience of a variety of specialties in an acute NHS healthcare setting

Experience

Desirable

• Experience of mentoring junior clinical coding staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Northern Care Alliance Hospital Sites

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD

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