Lead Clinical Coder

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset is currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team of clinical coders. Our clinical coding department has recently been restructured to meet the increasing demands of the NHS and to support the Trust's business activity.

Lead clinical coders are part of a team responsible for adhering to the National Clinical Coding Standards to ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the Trust's clinical coded data.

The post-holder will have gained Accredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status by passing the National clinical coding examination.

Interview Date: TBC

Base Location: University Hospitals Dorset

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the lead coder role are:

• Extract, analyse and code information from the patient's electronic medical record into a coded format using OPCS and ICD-10 formats.
• Communicate complex coding examples to relevant members of staff.
• Exercise judgement in the interpretation of information to ensure accuracy.
• Organise own work loads and work within deadlines.
• Continual personal development
• Provide a mentoring role to clinical coders

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.