Clinical Coder

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented clinical coder to join our clinical coding team, who will be responsible for maintaining the continued accuracy and integrity of our coded data.

You will work closely with coders and senior coding staff, ensuring the diagnoses and procedures are accurately coded against the patients’ medical record in accordance with national and local coding standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical coder to support senior management and clinical coding team by working as a team-player, thereby contributing to the department in achieving the highest accuracy standards of clinical coding.

You will need to exhibit excellent analytical skills, logic, and a high level of interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written. Flexible in your approach, you must be able to work as a part of the team to tight deadlines. You will have a daily workload considering your experience and expertise and you will participate in the ongoing monthly completion cycle of coded data to flex and freeze dates.

You do not need to hold the ACC qualification but do need to have considerable acute trust experience of coding most specialties. Full support would be given if you wish to undertake the ACC study program. The department works remotely 2 days per week (Tuesday/Wednesday) and at home on other days. This job attracts a 10% RRP on the basic salary.

Main duties of the job

• To accurately analyse and interpret the relevant clinical information of patients admitted to the trust, in order to transcribe it into the agreed national clinical encoded data format (ICD10, OPCS4) to the defined national standards.
• To support the completion of the monthly coding process within the agreed timescale of discharge, meeting the freeze and flex deadline.
• To review and validate clinical codes generated by the AI-assisted coding system against the patient’s EPR and to ensure that AI-assisted coding meets all trust standards. Ensure data completeness and error reduction by providing feedback and ensure deadlines are take into account.
• To study towards the NCCQ (National Clinical Coding Qualification), attending all relevant courses and workshops, attending in-house training sessions and develop an efficient programme of home and work study in order to pass the accreditation.

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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.