Job summary
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust are
seeking to recruit dedicated and enthusiastic individuals with excellent
communication skills, good organisational skill and are eager to learn to join
our Clinical Coding team.
Training and development is important to us, we offer full
support from internal training programmes and assessments delivered by an
accredited Clinical Coding Trainer and also offer support from our internal
Accredited Clinical Coders and Audit Manager
The post holder must ensure the accuracy and timely
allocation of diagnostic and procedural classification codes
Experience working within a Clinical Coding department is
desirable. However, experience within
other healthcare environments, either within an NHS or private hospital within
the UK will also be considered
Main duties of the job
The post holder
must demonstrate the ability to read
and analyse patient records to help identify all relevant diagnoses, procedures
and interventions, relevant to the current period of patient care
To code all patient episodes applying
knowledge of the information contained within ICD-10 and OPCS4 Classifications
To ensure the completion of all patient
episodes within the agreed timescales and to follow up any uncoded episodes
promptly and accurately and ensure all data is valid for the contract minimum
data sets to be produced
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the
accurate and timely allocation of diagnostic and procedural codes to patients
treated within South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. You will
work as part of the Clinical Coding team working on rotation at ward level
and also office based in the Clinical Coding Office.
Duties
and Responsibilities of the Post:
Clinical Professional and/or Technical
Responsibilities
To read and analyse patient records to help identify all
diagnoses, operations and procedures relevant to the current period of
patient care
To code all patient episodes applying knowledge of the
information contained within the International Classification of Diseases
(ICD-10) and the tabular list of Surgical Operations and Procedures
To clarify inconsistent, doubtful or non-specific
information in a patient record by consulting with the appropriate clinician
To ensure the completion of all patient episodes within
the agreed timescales and to follow up any uncoded episodes promptly.
To code all episodes to ensure that the data is available
for the contract minimum data sets to be produced.
Assess the quality and content of the patients medical
record and highlight shortcomings to the Coding Manager
To notify Cancer Registration Out-posted fieldworker of
new cancer cases that would not be picked up from Pathology, e.g., clinical
cases and CT scans.
To assist the Clinical Coding Manager in auditing the
quality of the discharge summaries.
To participate in training sessions relating to Clinical
Coding as appropriate.
To cover duties of absent members of staff as required.
To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade at
the request of the Clinical Coding Manager.
The post holder will be expected to work towards the
National Coding Qualification and undertake further training as required in
order to learn or improve job-related skills.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DSCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled
Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold
requirements. Applicants are requested
to consider this when making their application.
Please visit Gov.UK for further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure the
accurate and timely allocation of diagnostic and procedural codes to patients
treated within South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. You will
work as part of the Clinical Coding team working on rotation at ward level
and also office based in the Clinical Coding Office.
Duties
and Responsibilities of the Post:
Clinical Professional and/or Technical
Responsibilities
To read and analyse patient records to help identify all
diagnoses, operations and procedures relevant to the current period of
patient care
To code all patient episodes applying knowledge of the
information contained within the International Classification of Diseases
(ICD-10) and the tabular list of Surgical Operations and Procedures
To clarify inconsistent, doubtful or non-specific
information in a patient record by consulting with the appropriate clinician
To ensure the completion of all patient episodes within
the agreed timescales and to follow up any uncoded episodes promptly.
To code all episodes to ensure that the data is available
for the contract minimum data sets to be produced.
Assess the quality and content of the patients medical
record and highlight shortcomings to the Coding Manager
To notify Cancer Registration Out-posted fieldworker of
new cancer cases that would not be picked up from Pathology, e.g., clinical
cases and CT scans.
To assist the Clinical Coding Manager in auditing the
quality of the discharge summaries.
To participate in training sessions relating to Clinical
Coding as appropriate.
To cover duties of absent members of staff as required.
To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade at
the request of the Clinical Coding Manager.
The post holder will be expected to work towards the
National Coding Qualification and undertake further training as required in
order to learn or improve job-related skills.
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DSCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled
Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold
requirements. Applicants are requested
to consider this when making their application.
Please visit Gov.UK for further information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Numeracy & Literacy Skills to Level 1 or equivalent
- IT Skills
- Educated to GCSE level A,B or C or equivalent (preferably including English and Biology)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of anatomy & physiology
- Evidence of willingness and aptitude for study
Desirable
- Willingness to work towards National Clinical Coding qualification
- Understanding of Payments by Results
- A levels
- Experience in interpretation of clinical documentation and coding abstraction techniques.
Experience
Essential
- Previous work in a healthcare environment
- Minimum 6 months experience of work in a coding environment
- Computer literate
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Outgoing, friendly personality
- Able to work to strict deadlines and cope with pressure
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Ability to manage own workload
ANALYTICAL/ JUDGMENTAL
Essential
- Able to abstract and analyse complex patient clinical records
- Able to exert judgement in the translation of clinical details to codes and in applying the classification framework.
ATTITUDE
Essential
- Flexible approach
- Self motivated
- Well presented
- Confident approach
Desirable
OTHER
Essential
- Daily exposure to case note documentation concerning injuries, self abuse / self harm (overdoses, self inflicted wounds, self neglect, etc), assault cases and terminally ill patients
- Able to deal with general stresses of tough workload targets
- Able to cope with exposure to noise (constant background interuptions)
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Good keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Methodical and attention to detail
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- Knowledge of V6 abstracting, EMR modules
- Microsoft Office
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic Numeracy & Literacy Skills to Level 1 or equivalent
- IT Skills
- Educated to GCSE level A,B or C or equivalent (preferably including English and Biology)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of anatomy & physiology
- Evidence of willingness and aptitude for study
Desirable
- Willingness to work towards National Clinical Coding qualification
- Understanding of Payments by Results
- A levels
- Experience in interpretation of clinical documentation and coding abstraction techniques.
Experience
Essential
- Previous work in a healthcare environment
- Minimum 6 months experience of work in a coding environment
- Computer literate
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- Outgoing, friendly personality
- Able to work to strict deadlines and cope with pressure
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team
- Ability to manage own workload
ANALYTICAL/ JUDGMENTAL
Essential
- Able to abstract and analyse complex patient clinical records
- Able to exert judgement in the translation of clinical details to codes and in applying the classification framework.
ATTITUDE
Essential
- Flexible approach
- Self motivated
- Well presented
- Confident approach
Desirable
OTHER
Essential
- Daily exposure to case note documentation concerning injuries, self abuse / self harm (overdoses, self inflicted wounds, self neglect, etc), assault cases and terminally ill patients
- Able to deal with general stresses of tough workload targets
- Able to cope with exposure to noise (constant background interuptions)
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Good keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Methodical and attention to detail
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- Knowledge of V6 abstracting, EMR modules
- Microsoft Office
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