Clinical Coder

Job overview

Clinical Coder – AFC Band 3-5, dependant on experience and qualifications

An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are looking to recruit Clinical Coders with enthusiasm and motivation to join our dedicated, award winning and friendly team.

We are able to offer a hybrid working pattern, with all coders currently working from home 3 days a week.  We promote flexible working with varied working patterns to suit individual personal commitments, encouraging a healthy work/life balance.

This is a great time to join us as we embrace increased collaborative working with colleagues at Tameside & Glossop ICFT, sharing a Head of Clinical Coding and a Training Manager. We are hopeful that this will allow for more support and consistency across both coding teams.

We are looking for candidates who are ACC qualified and who have experience coding across a wide range of specialities within an Acute NHS Trust.  You should have a sound knowledge of medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology, be able to demonstrate competency in the use of ICD10 and OPCS4 classifications, be proficient in the use of digital systems and have a thorough understanding of national clinical coding standards and conventions.

This post is also open to individuals who do not hold ACC qualification, or are looking to begin their career in Clinical Coding, and are willing to commit to the training and development necessary to become qualified.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidates will possess excellent analytical and judgement skills, be methodical with a high degree of accuracy and excellent attention to detail; you will need to be a team player who can manage your own workload whilst contributing to meeting local and national deadlines.  You will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills and will be expected to develop effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels.  The role will require some interaction and collaboration with clinical and divisional staff to ensure data is accurately recorded in accordance with national standards.

Applications for a Band 5 role will only be considered from ACC qualified coders and you must be able to demonstrate experience of coding across a wide range of specialties for an acute NHS Trust as well as evidence of attending a Refresher course within the last 3 years.

If you don’t have ACC but have significant experience of cross-specialty coding and are working towards obtaining your NCCQ we will consider you for a band 4 role, however you will be expected to achieve your ACC status within a set timeframe before progression to a band 5. Consideration will also be given to those looking to become band 3 Trainee Clinical Coders. Full support and training will be provided.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful candidates will contribute to the provision of a high quality clinical coding team supporting the business and clinical needs of the Trust by ensuring accurate and timely translation and input of medical terminology, Senior Coders will support validation and data quality improvement work, liaising with clinical teams and managers, act as a mentor and support trainee clinical coders and deal with complex coding queries.

Clinical Coding is part of Digital & Informatics services, the coding team are committed and enthusiastic, with a work-life balance afforded by agile and flexible working, the team code from scanned clinical case-notes and use an in-house developed clinical coding portal to assign and monitor workloads.

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job descriptions and full person specifications.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us using the details below.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.