Senior Specialist Clinical Coder

Job overview

Are you looking to further your career or maybe make a sideways move within the field of Clinical Coding? Then we want to hear from you.

The opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to fill the role of Senior Specialist Clinical Coder here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH) as part of One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC).

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is dedicated to providing a first-class service to the department and Trust. As such you will need to be extremely organised, focused, and willing to develop your skills. In return, we can offer rewarding experiences and the ability to make a positive difference to service delivery.

You will be involved with the direction of workflow, mentoring / supervision of staff, the achievement of deadlines, and promotion of the importance of Clinical Coding to the Payment by Results and local / national reporting processes.

As a Senior Specialist Clinical Coder, you will have extensive knowledge of A&P, Medical Terminology and Coding Classifications. You will be experienced in coding within an acute Trust setting covering a wide variety of specialities, with a particular interest in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. You will be ACC qualified or willing to gain on your commencement in post.

Main duties of the job

To provide Clinical Coding expertise in several specialty areas, to department and Trust staff.

To provide maximum coverage and high quality clinically coded information within the Clinical Coding Department and in line with national and local standards, in accordance with Trust deadlines.

To be accountable for the accurate translation of medical information, and therefore the quality of data produced, by responsibility for maintaining current and appropriate knowledge.

To use the ICD10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – 10th Revision) and OPCS classifications to appropriately assign codes to admitted patient care episodes in order to support service and management information requirements, along with the Payment by Results (PbR) process.

To ensure Coding deadlines are met, in accordance with SUS submission timetable.

To work as a productive member of a pro-active team to ensure optimal efficiency for provision of an outstanding Coding Service to the Trust.

This role is mentally demanding requiring long periods of concentration in a highly pressured and changeable work environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities