Senior Clinical Coder

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR); Stevenage; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust in Stevenage is recruiting a Senior Clinical Coder to join the Clinical Coding Department. You will code diagnoses and treatments for inpatient and outpatient activity using ICD10 and OPCS4, ensuring timely, accurate service and achieving coding quality targets.

The post includes a structured training pathway from Band 4 to Band 5, with NCCQ study and a 15% Recruitment and Retention Premium on qualification.

Qualifications

• NHS experience in clinical coding desirable.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent; accredited coding qualification.
• Knowledge of ICD10/OPCS4 conventions and NHS data requirements.

Responsibilities

• Code diagnoses and treatments for inpatient/outpatient activity.
• Ensure accurate, timely coding meeting quality targets.
• Utilise case notes, discharge summaries and data sources for coding.
• Support data-driven income management under Payments by Results.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Confidentiality

Organize and work systematically

Work under pressure

Flexible/adaptable

Education

GCSE Biology or Combined Science

Degree level or equivalent

Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification

Tools

ICD10

OPCS4

Excel

Job description

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is:Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Coder who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Clinical Coding Department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust in Stevenage, has a well structured team design that includes training, career development and personal development plans.

The rewards for a well motivated person to join our team is a training programme that commences on a Band 4 and progresses to a Band 5.

During this time it is expected that you will study for the National Clinical Coding Qualification [NCCQ]. Although this has a high pass mark, the rewards are that once you are qualified a Recruitment and Retention Premium of 15% on top of your salary will be applied.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The role of a Clinical Coder is to provide an effective, accurate, timely and consistent clinical coding service to the Trust and to ensure all coding quality targets are achieved.

To code diagnosis and clearly defined treatment for inpatient and outpatient activity according to the coding conventions of ICD10 (International Classification of Diseases) and OPCS4 (Operation Procedure Classification Standards).

Data sources used include case notes, discharge summaries, histology results, Chemocare and other manual records.

This data is essential for the effective management of the Trust and directly influences the Trust’s income in line with the ‘Payments by Results’ process.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• GCSE (Grade A-C) Human Biology, Biology or Combined Science
• Professional qualifications General training qualifications Other specific attainments
• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant
• Accredited Clinical Coding Qualification

Previous Experience

• NHS experience as a Clinical Coding Clerk for 3 or more years
• Attended and passed NHS Clinical Coding Standards Course/Refresher Course in last 3 years
• Study, problem solving, interrogation of data
• Experience of using and analysing data

Other Requirements

• Willingness to learn and to progress Work as part of a team Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day

Knowledge

• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Efficient use of Microsoft Office Products
• Financial Flows in the NHS

Skills

• Experience of using Microsoft Office Confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure and to exact timelines
• Organize and work systematically, with flexibility and adaptability

Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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